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Does fMRI Lie Detection Have a Future in the Courtroom?

January 10, 2018

Background

Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) is a brain imagining technique developed in the 1990’s based on blood oxygenation levels in the brain. The underlying property

STLR Link Roundup – December 2, 2017

December 2, 2017

Supreme Court Oral Arguments on Constitutionality of Inter Partes Review

Last Monday, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Oil States Energy Services LLC

Changing Privacy Laws in the Digital Age: Carpenter v. United States

November 28, 2017

In an age of ever-increasing reliance on digital technology, concerns about security and privacy have become increasingly relevant. When such technology has been used by

Automated Notices for Copyright Infringement: Pitfalls and Remedies

November 28, 2017

Background of Notice and Takedown

Since the birth of the internet, online service providers (OSPs) have butted heads with copyright holders over whether OSPs should be

STLR Link Roundup – November 25, 2017

November 25, 2017

Diverging Perspectives on Artificial Intelligence

Carlos Moedas, the EU Research Commissioner, recently gave a speech in which he censured the overwhelming pessimism of contemporary artificial

Human Germline Modification Is Coming

November 22, 2017

Introduction

Inside a decade, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) will approve clinical trials for the genomic modification of a viable human embryo in order

Is Your Smart Home Spying on You? Personal Data Issues with the Internet of Things

November 22, 2017

In the finale of the latest season of HBO’s Silicon Valley, a network of “smart” refrigerators were the unlikely heroes. In earlier episodes, the

Internet Piracy: The Effects of Streaming Services and the Digital Marketplace

November 14, 2017

Internet piracy was thought to be an unstoppable blight on the digital market as recently as five years ago. As quickly as music,

The Use of Biometric Data for Personal Identification Purposes

November 13, 2017

Biometric identification technologies, once the realm of science fiction movies, have now become ubiquitous for many Americans. Roughly 90 million Americans own iPhones [1],

Video Game Loot Boxes

November 8, 2017

Introduction

Recently, a trend has developed in the video game industry of selling virtual “loot boxes” to consumers. This concept evolved from conventional trading card