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Jan 2, 2025 | 
theconversation.com | Doug Jacobson
You have likely seen multiple ads for products and services designed to make you more secure online. When you turn on your television, see online ads, or even when you get in-app notifications, you are likely to encounter cybersecurity technology marketed as the ultimate solution and the last line of defense against digital threats. Cybersecurity is big business, and tech companies often sell their products based on fear. These campaigns are often rooted in what I call the technology vs.
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Sep 16, 2024 | 
theconversation.com | Eric Smalley |Matt Williams |Anupam Chander |Doug Jacobson |Robert Olson |Sarah Florini | +1 more
TikTok headed to court on Sept. 16, 2024, in a bid to overturn a law that would force the video app to divorce from its China-based parent company or be banned in the U.S.During the appearance before a panel of judges at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, layers for TikTok said imposing such a prohibition would have “staggering” consequences for free speech.
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Sep 16, 2024 | 
theconversation.com | Eric Smalley |Matt Williams |Anupam Chander |Doug Jacobson |Robert Olson |Sarah Florini | +1 more
A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Dec. 6, 2024, upheld a law requiring TikTok’s China-based parent company, ByteDance, to sell the video app by Jan. 19, 2025, or face a nationwide ban on the app. The court rebuffed TikTok’s claim that the law violates its First Amendment rights.
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Mar 16, 2024 | 
northcentralpa.com | Doug Jacobson
This article is republished from The ConversationThe U.S. House of Representatives voted 352-65 on March 13, 2024, to require TikTok’s parent company, China-based ByteDance, to sell the app or face a nationwide ban on TikTok. President Joe Biden said on March 8 that he would sign the legislation if it reached his desk. The popular video social media app had 149 million users in the U.S. as of January 2024. Many of them contacted Congress to protest the possibility of a ban.
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Mar 15, 2024 | 
upi.com | Doug Jacobson
Tiktok CEO Shou Zi Chew speaks with the media after a meeting at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Thursday. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo March 15 (UPI) -- The U.S. House of Representatives voted 352-65 on Wednesday to require TikTok's parent company, China-based ByteDance, to sell the app or face a nationwide ban on TikTok. President Joe Biden said on March 8 that he would sign the legislation if it reached his desk.
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Mar 15, 2024 | 
rte.ie | Doug Jacobson
Analysis: A cybersecurity expert explains the risks the app poses and the challenges to blocking itBy Doug Jacobson, Iowa State UniversityEarlier this week, the US House of Representatives voted 352-65 to require TikTok's parent company, China-based ByteDance, to sell the app or face a nationwide ban on TikTok. US president Joe Biden said he would sign the legislation if it reached his desk.
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Mar 13, 2024 | 
morningsentinel.com | Doug Jacobson
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Mar 13, 2024 | 
chronicle-tribune.com | Doug Jacobson
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Mar 13, 2024 | 
perutribune.com | Doug Jacobson
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Oct 26, 2023 | 
madrastribune.com | Doug Jacobson
New analysis from the University of British Columbia has identified “alarming” issues with the way B.C.’s courts have handled a number requests for injunctions against homeless encampments on public land. Stepan Wood, a professor in the Peter A. Allard School of Law and the Canada Research Chair in Law, Society and Sustainability, analyzed 24 injunction decisions in the province between 2000 and 2022.
