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Encryption: Selected Legal Issues

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Via FAS – CRS report – Encryption: Selected Legal Issues, Richard M. Thompson II, Legislative Attorney; Chris Jaikaran, Analyst in Cybersecurity Policy. March 3, 2016.

“This report first provides background to the ongoing encryption debate, including a primer on encryption basics and an overview of Apple, Google, and Facebook’s new encryption policies. Next, it will provide an overview of the Fifth Amendment right to be free from self-incrimination; survey the limited case law concerning the compelled disclosure of encrypted data; and apply this case law to help determine if and when the government may require such disclosures. The next section of the report will provide back ground on the All Writs Act; explore both Supreme Court and lower court case law, including a discussion of United States v. New York Tel. Co.; and apply this case law to the San Bernardino case and potential future requests by the government to access a locked device…”

Online Privacy and the Invisible Market for Our Data

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Lipman, Rebecca, Online Privacy and the Invisible Market for Our Data (January 18, 2016). Penn State Law Review (2016, Forthcoming). Available for download at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2717581 “Consumers constantly enter into blind bargains online. We trade our personal information for free websites and apps, without knowing exactly what will be done with our data. There is… Continue Reading

Measuring Tax Treaty Negotiation Outcomes: The Actionaid Tax Treaties Dataset

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Hearson, Martin, Measuring Tax Treaty Negotiation Outcomes: The Actionaid Tax Treaties Dataset (February 21, 2016). International Centre for Tax and Development working paper 47, Institute of Development Studies.. Available for download at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2744547 “This paper introduces a new dataset that codes the content of 519 tax treaties signed by low- and lower-middle-income countries in… Continue Reading

Google Flights

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“You can start using Google Flights in Google Search from your mobile device, tablet, or computer. Google Flights helps you find the best deals and routes for air travel.” Users may discover destinations without choosing specific travel destinations or dates – users may choose to travel during a specific season, combined with range of dates… Continue Reading

Wake Forest Institute succeeds in creating 3D printed tissue

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Via Robotic Trends – “A new method of 3D printing, which has been a decade in the making, can produce human-sized bone, muscle, and cartilage. And when implanted into mice and rats, the 3D-printed ear, cartilage and bone all grew and developed blood vessels. The 3D-printed skeletal muscle has similar results, contracting like developing muscle… Continue Reading

Opportunity Project – working together to increase opportunity by harnessing the power of data

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“In early 2016, the White House, the U.S. Census Bureau, and the U.S. Department Housing and Urban Development facilitated a process in which tech developers worked with subject matter experts and cities to build digital tools that help families, community leaders, local officials, and the media to access what they need to thrive. This effort… Continue Reading

GAO Reports – GAO FY2017 Budget Request, Troubled Asset Relief Program

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Fiscal Year 2017 Budget Request: U.S. Government Accountability Office, GAO-16-409T: Published: Mar 8, 2016. Publicly Released: Mar 8, 2016: “In fiscal year 2015, GAO’s work resulted in an unprecedented return of about $134 for every dollar invested in GAO, generating an estimated $74.7 billion in financial benefits. Implementation of GAO’s recommendations also led to 1,286… Continue Reading

OECD countries confirm their drive to improve gender equality in public leadership

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“OECD countries have strengthened their determination to work towards greater gender equality in public life – including in governments, parliaments and judiciaries – with concrete measures to improve women’s access to leadership and decision-making roles and integrate more of a gender perspective into public policies. The OECD Recommendation on Gender Equality in Public Life, launched on… Continue Reading