麻豆社区 Law News: 2019

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How close is Washington state to using self-driving trucks?

How close is Washington state to using self-driving trucks?

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麻豆社区 Law Professor William Covington said the first thing to remember is there are varying levels of autonomous vehicles, the upper echelon of which are still largely out of reach. (Source: MyNorthwest)

San Francisco becomes first city in U.S. to ban facial-recognition software

San Francisco becomes first city in U.S. to ban facial-recognition software

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Jevan Hutson, a University of Washington law student, is quoted. (Source: The Washington Post)

KUOW's the Record: Ryan Calo on supermarket surveillance

KUOW's the Record: Ryan Calo on supermarket surveillance

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Every time you make a purchase, in store or online, businesses learn more about you. Should you be worried? (Source: KUOW)

Who protects you from making a bad purchase... on your smart speaker?

Who protects you from making a bad purchase... on your smart speaker?

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"We're interacting with technology that we bring into our houses as though we were interacting interpersonally," Calo said. (Source: Marketplace)

Want a nonpolitical Supreme Court? Try a foreign model

Want a nonpolitical Supreme Court? Try a foreign model

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"The real solution is to amend our constitution鈥檚 mechanism for Supreme Court appointments and switch to a system less prone to partisanship." 鈥 Professor Hugh Spitzer (Source: The Seattle Times)

This immigration bill won鈥檛 pass but is still a 鈥榤ajor win'

This immigration bill won鈥檛 pass but is still a 鈥榤ajor win'

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University of Washington law professor Mary Fan says that HR-6 matters, even if it doesn鈥檛 pass, because the legislation is 鈥渘ot about gaining political consensus, but about demonstrating values.鈥 (Source: PRI)