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Featurization And The Myth Of Data Empowerment, Nur Lalji
Featurization And The Myth Of Data Empowerment, Nur Lalji
Washington Journal of Law, Technology & Arts
Every day, we make a series of tradeoffs between privacy and convenience. We may check our email, post on social media, use the free Wi-Fi in public spaces, or take our cellphones with us wherever we go without a clear understanding of what information we are giving away when we do so. Increasingly, we are seeing products that claim to defy this opaqueness associated with big data and put users at the helm of their information. These "featurized" products wrap themselves in a data empowerment narrative, but ultimately erode individual privacy in new ways, sometimes even capitalizing on it. This …
Debugging The Tallinn Manual 2.0'S Application Of The Due Diligence Principle To Cyber Operations, Colin Patrick
Debugging The Tallinn Manual 2.0'S Application Of The Due Diligence Principle To Cyber Operations, Colin Patrick
Washington International Law Journal
As global cyber connectivity increases, so does opportunities for large-scale nefarious cyber operations. These novel circumstances have necessitated the application of old-world customs to an increasingly complex world. To meet this challenge, the Tallinn Manual 2.0 on the International Law Applicable to Cyber Operations was created. The Manual provides 154 black letter rules detailing how international law applies to cyber operations during peacetime. Of particular import is the Manual’s interpretation of the due diligence principle. This principle, which defines the contours of a state’s obligation to prevent their territory to inflict extraterritorial harm, is increasingly significant in light of the …
Crashworthy Code, Bryan H. Choi
Crashworthy Code, Bryan H. Choi
Washington Law Review
Code crashes. Yet for decades, software failures have escaped scrutiny for tort liability. Those halcyon days are numbered: self-driving cars, delivery drones, networked medical devices, and other cyber-physical systems have rekindled interest in understanding how tort law will apply when software errors lead to loss of life or limb. Even after all this time, however, no consensus has emerged. Many feel strongly that victims should not bear financial responsibility for decisions that are entirely automated, while others fear that cyber-physical manufacturers must be shielded from crushing legal costs if we want such companies to exist at all. Some insist the …