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Terrorism Threat Assessment
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Approaching a 'New Normal': What the Drone Attack in Venezuela Portends
Colin P. Clarke
Aug 13, 2018
Foreign Policy Research Institute
The attempt to assassinate Venezuelan President Maduro showed that drones are easy to use and difficult to defend against. Commercial off-the-shelf technology is easy to acquire. It is imperative that counterterrorism specialists begin planning a robust response to the threat.
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Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy
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After the March for Science: What Now?
Elizabeth L. Petrun Sayers, Jaime Madrigano @JMadrigano
Apr 26, 2017
United Press International
Politicized rhetoric may imply otherwise, but scientific expertise and civic participation are not at odds with each other. As the scientific community decides how to respond to shifting political attitudes about science, it's time to focus on a long-term strategy for science policy in the United States.
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Autonomous Vehicles
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How California Is Trying to Keep Autonomous Vehicle Development on Track
Nidhi Kalra
Apr 10, 2017
TechCrunch
California's Department of Motor Vehicles recently proposed new regulations governing the testing and deployment of autonomous vehicles. Will this help retain the state's status as a testing and deployment ground for the technology, and will it make California safer?
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Cybersecurity
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The False Choice at the Core of the Apple-FBI Standoff
Daniel M. Gerstein @Daniel_Gerstein
Mar 21, 2016
The National Interest
The Apple-FBI case should spark a broader debate among technology companies concerning their role in maintaining the privacy and security balance. A starting point should be to recognize that the majority of cyberattacks are related to phishing—and a user's action—not to whether a device can be secured.
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Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy
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How the 'Wonks' of Public Policy and the 'Geeks' of Tech Can Get Together
Lillian Ablon, Andrea M. Abler
Mar 18, 2016
TechCrunch
Conventional wisdom says that technology innovates and disrupts, while public policy regulates and controls. What might a better integration of the commercial tech sector with the policy community look like?
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The Cost of Security in the iPhone Era
Bradley Wilson
Feb 26, 2016
U.S. News & World Report
As the security on the iPhone better protects users from criminals, it also excels at keeping law enforcement from accessing the data. The dispute between the FBI and Apple over unlocking the iPhone of one of the San Bernardino attackers continues but the real debate is about whether society wants legislation that weakens iPhone security for law enforcement.
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The Internet
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The Clash of Internet Civilizations: Why Neither Side Should Prevail
Daniel M. Gerstein @Daniel_Gerstein
Apr 10, 2015
Government Technology
The debate over net neutrality pits two opposing philosophies against each other — one pushing for the continued evolution of the Internet as an open information superhighway, the other asserting that the Internet's evolution needs to take more account of the many ways it is and will be used.
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Science and Technology Legislation

Approaching a 'New Normal': What the Drone Attack in Venezuela Portends

After the March for Science: What Now?

How California Is Trying to Keep Autonomous Vehicle Development on Track

The False Choice at the Core of the Apple-FBI Standoff

How the 'Wonks' of Public Policy and the 'Geeks' of Tech Can Get Together

The Cost of Security in the iPhone Era

The Clash of Internet Civilizations: Why Neither Side Should Prevail

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