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We must reconcile privacy and safety in the digital era by https://is.gd/GH23I4

The fourth industrial age has been driven by a transformative digital revolution. Billions of people worldwide are now inter-connected. We have nearly unlimited access to knowledge, computer processing power, and cloud-based data storage….

…However, the digital revolution also intensifies fundamental tensions regarding how best to reconcile the privacy of our citizens with our desire for personal safety; pitting at times national security against our own individual liberties, and balancing the interests of a company’s customers against its civic responsibilities…

…Unfortunately, many laws governing data sharing and privacy were created decades ago and are woefully outdated. For example…

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Why Legislation Alone Won’t Solve IoT Cybersecurity by https://is.gd/0lUNkk

Few people would argue that cybersecurity is in a parlous state. In the last few weeks, we’ve seen a connected car wash and fish tank hacked respectively and a smart gun unlocked and fired thanks to a magnet at the latest DefCon. In response to the problem, a bipartisan group of U.S. senators has put forward new legislation to address the security problems of the Internet of Things. The new bill, introduced on Tuesday, would require vendors that provide connected equipment to the U.S. government ensure products are patchable and meet industry security standards, according to Reuters.

The Internet of Things (IoT) Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2017 is backed by the co-chairs of the Senate Cybersecurity Caucus — Democrat Mark R. Warner and Republican Cory Gardner, as well as Democrat Senator Ron Wyden and Republican Senator Steve Daine.

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In a First in China, a Court Will Handle Proceedings Only on Internet by https://is.gd/84j769

Legal disputes in e-commerce, digital copyrights and other internet-based contracts in China can now be settled without requiring plaintiffs or defendants to abandon the comfort of their easy chairs at home.

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Gartner says AI systems might start replacing lawyers in just 5 years by https://is.gd/8sTKUO

Artificial intelligence-powered robots are coming along so fast that they could start replacing doctors, lawyers and IT workers within the next five years, according to a new prediction. It’s hardly a new forecast of course, but this time it comes from respected analyst firm Gartner Inc.

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‘Do’s and Don’ts’ for Dealing with Regulators by https://is.gd/UBjXxg

When covered entities and business associates are faced with a data breach investigation or compliance audit by federal regulators, there are a number of moves they should and shouldn’t make, says attorney Marti Arvin of security consulting firm Cynergistek.

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A conversation about digital copyright reform by https://is.gd/LzFTmd

The European Union is in the process of reforming copyright laws that date back to 2001, as part of a wider strategy to establish a Digital Single Market across the 28 Member States of the bloc, aiming to break down regional barriers to ecommerce.

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How Google Book Search Got Lost by https://is.gd/VZKoqO

Books can do anything. As Franz Kafka once said, “A book must be the axe for the frozen sea inside us.” It was Kafka, wasn’t it? Google confirms this. But where did he say it? Google offers links to some quotation websites, but they’re generally unreliable.

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Unfiltered Technology Suggestions – January 2017

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Towards the End of Software Patents in the United States by Dr. Roy Schestowitz via

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“…Summary: A closer look at the latest historic decision on software patents and other news serving to cement the end of software patents in the United States (provided the cases are appealed upwards)…”