"Bitcoin's Dark Side Could Get Darker"

That's the title of this interesting article by Tom Simonite over at the MIT Technology review. Simonite outlines a myriad of ways that...

Bail Decisions Based on Algorithms

The New York Times has this interesting report on using algorithms to make bail determinations. From the article: Setting bail is a difficu...

Google to Remove Revenge Porn Images from Search Results

From the BBC : Victims of revenge porn will be able to put in requests to Google to take down content from search results.  The images will ...

Supreme Court Narrowly Decides Online Threats Case, Elonis v. U.S.

At long last, the Supreme Court has issued an opinion in Elonis v. United States . I blogged about the opinion back when the Court granted c...

XKCD on Drone Regulation

Regular readers of this blog should know that I am interested in state and federal regulation of drones. It therefore shouldn't be a sur...

New Florida Law Restricting Private Drone Use

Florida's governor recently signed S.B. 766, a bill that expands and clarifies restrictions on drone use listed in section 934.50, Flori...

North Dakota's New Law Restricting Law Enforcement Drones

North Dakota's governor recently signed this bill  (H.B. 1328) restricting the government's use of drones, which makes North Dakota ...

Prison Security and Drone-Smuggled Contraband

Today's New York Times has this interesting article on the use of drones to smuggle contraband into prisons. It begins: During the grav...

Drones Banned Above "Game of Thrones" Set in Belfast

So reports Belfast Live : Crafty Game Of Thrones fans have been thwarted from getting any sneak behind-the-scenes peeks after a ban on drone...

FAA Increasing Enforcement Efforts Targeting Commercial Drone Use

So reports Kathleen Kirby at Weily Rein's media law blog. From the blog: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has recently stepped...