David Cyranoski reports: China’s enormous population is a genetics goldmine. But the government, wary that this data could be exploited for profit, has been cracking down on researchers and companies that violate rules on sharing its citizens’ genetic material and information. Some scientists fear that this closer attention is creating hurdles for international collaborations. Last…
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Event: Join EFF For the Sixth Annual Aaron Swartz Day This Weekend at The Internet Archive
Join EFF and others on November 10 and 11 to celebrate the sixth annual Aaron Swartz Day, with a weekend of lectures, a virtual reality fair and a hackathon. This weekend we’ll join our friends at the Internet Archive in celebrating Aaron’s work as activist, programmer, entrepreneur, and political organizer. Aaron’s life was cut short…
Privacy Law’s Indeterminacy
Forget Black Friday! We’ve got a new article by Ryan Calo to read and ponder. Having just skimmed the abstract, I see a terms/concepts that I am not familiar with, so much to learn here….. Abstract American Legal Realism numbers among the most important theoretical contributions of legal academia to date. Given the movement’s influence,…
DC Antifa Publishes Home Addresses of Tucker Carlson and His Brother — As Well As Ann Coulter, Neil Patel, and Sean Hannity
Cassandra Fairbanks reports: Hours after an Antifa mob showed up at the home of Fox News host Tucker Carlson, an affiliated Twitter account published his home address and the home address of his brother Buckley Carlson — along with the addresses of Ann Coulter, Daily Caller’s Neil Patel, and Sean Hannity. We will not be…