John Villasenor

Video from Google's self-driving car

Soft law as a complement to AI regulation

John Villasenor

Friday, July 31, 2020

WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES - President Donald J. Trump (right) signs an executive order on preventing online censorship in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, United States on May 28, 2020. Trump signed an executive order that directs federal agencies to clarify the scope of a US law known as Section 230, which protects Internet companies from liability for content posted by users and allows them to regulate or delete posts that, while legal, are objectionable.

Why creating an internet “fairness doctrine” would backfire

John Villasenor

Wednesday, June 24, 2020

--FILE--A Chinese mobile phone user shows the icons of App Store app, left, and messaging app Weixin, or WeChat, of Tencent on his iPhone smartphone in Ji'nan city, east China's Shandong province, 27 June 2017.Apple China said it will not take the blame for developers who charge differently on the iOS app and Android versions for the same product or service. Netizens have found they need to pay more on iOS than Android in using the same ride-sharing or video subscription services. Some Internet companies have reportedly adopted differential pricing plans through the use of Big Data based on a customer's buying behavior or interest, so a new customer may pay less than an old customer for the same product or service.No Use China. No Use France.

How digital privacy law asymmetries can hurt criminal defendants

John Villasenor and Rebecca Wexler

Friday, June 5, 2020

May 12, 2020, Topeka, KS, USA; Using his laptop, Trip Carter, a sophomore at Topeka High, works on school work virtually at his home Mandatory Credit: Evert Nelson/The Capital-Journal via USA Today Network

Online college classes are here to stay. What does that mean for higher education?

John Villasenor

Monday, June 1, 2020

Apartment buildings are shown in downtown Los Angeles, California, U.S. October 2, 2018. REUTERS/Mike Blake - RC1DE752AF80

Why a proposed HUD rule could worsen algorithm-driven housing discrimination

John Villasenor and Virginia Foggo

Thursday, April 16, 2020

An inmate hangs his hands outside his cell as he chats with another prisoner in a nearby cell at the Taylor County Jail June 20, 2019. A proposition to add a new jail pod with 212 additional cells would address overcrowding at the facility, but might worsen another problem - a shortage of jailers.0707jail4

How well-intentioned privacy laws can contribute to wrongful convictions

Rebecca Wexler and John Villasenor

Tuesday, February 11, 2020

A man walks past a stand with binary digits representing digital information during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona February 27, 2012. The GSMA Mobile World Congress, representing the interests of the worldwide mobile communications industry, will take place from February 27 to March 1 in Barcelona. REUTERS/Albert Gea (SPAIN - Tags: BUSINESS TELECOMS SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY)

Artificial intelligence, geopolitics, and information integrity

John Villasenor

Thursday, January 30, 2020

Ways to mitigate artificial intelligence problems

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A view shows self-driving cars owned and tested by Yandex company during a presentation in Moscow, Russia August 16, 2019. Picture taken August 16, 2019. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina - RC1685FF8CC0

Products liability law as a way to address AI harms

John Villasenor

Thursday, October 31, 2019

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center (NCCIC) in Arlington, Virginia, U.S. November 6, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - RC1FA07A2FE0

Don’t be fooled by deepfakes

John Villasenor and Fred Dews

Friday, August 16, 2019