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Fake News (& Deep Fakes) And Democratic Discourse, Russell L. Weaver
Fake News (& Deep Fakes) And Democratic Discourse, Russell L. Weaver
Journal of Technology Law & Policy
This Article explores the problems related to fake news, bots and deep fakes. In addition to discussing the problems that they pose for public debate, it examines whether society has effective ways to deal with these problems.
The Secretary's Emails: The Intersection Of Transparency, Security, And Technology, Joshua Jacobson
The Secretary's Emails: The Intersection Of Transparency, Security, And Technology, Joshua Jacobson
Florida Law Review
Transparency laws are designed to inform the public of government workings and to hold government officials accountable to the people. The emergence of email has amplified the government’s communicative abilities and simultaneously created major challenges for records management. These challenges were put on full display when it was revealed that Hillary Clinton exclusively used a private email address and server for government business while serving as Secretary of State. The email arrangement Clinton used was permissible under the law at that time, and despite recent changes, government employees may still use private email for non-classified correspondence so long as the …
Does The Telephone Consumer Protection Act Violate Due Process As Applied?, J. Gregory Sidak
Does The Telephone Consumer Protection Act Violate Due Process As Applied?, J. Gregory Sidak
Florida Law Review
The Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (TCPA) subjects a telemarketer’s use of autodialed telephone calls, automated text messages, and faxes to statutory damages of $500 per violation or up to $1,500 per willful violation. Depending on the circumstances of the violating communication, the TCPA’s penalties can exceed by orders of magnitude any plausible economic estimate of the recipient’s actual harm, such that the TCPA, as applied, likely violates the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment.