San Francisco becomes first city in U.S. to ban facial-recognition software
Jevan Hutson, a University of Washington law student, is quoted. (Source: The Washington Post)
In the Media
KUOW's the Record: Ryan Calo on supermarket surveillance
Every time you make a purchase, in store or online, businesses learn more about you. Should you be worried? (Source: KUOW)
Want a nonpolitical Supreme Court? Try a foreign model
"The real solution is to amend our constitution’s mechanism for Supreme Court appointments and switch to a system less prone to partisanship." — Professor Hugh Spitzer (Source: The Seattle Times)
Who protects you from making a bad purchase... on your smart speaker?
"We're interacting with technology that we bring into our houses as though we were interacting interpersonally," Calo said. (Source: Marketplace)
This immigration bill won’t pass but is still a ‘major win'
University of Washington law professor Mary Fan says that HR-6 matters, even if it doesn’t pass, because the legislation is “not about gaining political consensus, but about demonstrating values.” (Source: PRI)
You would be much happier on permanent daylight saving time
Researchers say that extra hour of sunshine saves lives on the roadways, reduces crime, increases leisure activity and may save a little electricity. Steve Calandrillo, a professor of law at the UW, is quoted. (Source: Vice News | HBO)