Is Location Tracking Technology the Magic Pill to Stemming the Coronavirus? American Civil Liberties Union

Mar 302020
 

This piece first appeared on Just Security. If asked to give up their privacy in the interests of stemming the coronavirus, many Americans might be inclined to say yes. But the answer requires more nuance, both because there are serious tradeoffs to be made, and because sacrificing privacy may actually backfire.Consider, for example, serious discussions reportedly underway between the tech industry and the White House over how our cellphone location data might be used to help in…

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Permission Culture Gone Mad: Worries About Proper License For ‘Balcony Singing’ Lead Collection Society To Say It’s Okay, You Can Sing Techdirt.

Mar 302020
 

Yet another reminder that copyright is really, really broken. As you may have seen, there have been a few viral videos making the rounds of people locked down in apartment buildings deciding to hold impromptu music performances from balconies. When the first of these came out, I had joked that it would only be a matter of time until some music collection society called these an unlicensed public performance and demanded royalty payments. Thankfully, that…

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