Study Claims Self-Driving Cars Can Learn Ethics And Morality
Jul 08, 2017 16:31 pm UTC| Technology Law
Humanity often displays arrogance in the face of other species due to the belief that only humans know what ethics and morality are. However, a new study suggests that this might not be the case as even self-driving cars...
Second Billion-Dollar Fine Could Await Google Over Android Case
Jul 08, 2017 16:27 pm UTC| Technology Law
Google was recently fined by the EU antitrust commission with $2.7 billion for its anti-competitive practices involving its search engine. Now, the company could be looking at yet another fine that might actually be bigger...
Judge Sides With Facebook In Offline Tracking Case
Jul 08, 2017 16:21 pm UTC| Technology Law
One point goes to Facebook, with the company getting a favorable decision by a judge in a privacy lawsuit. The social network was essentially accused of tracking user activity even when they are logged out of their...
In India, a legislative reform is needed to push corporate social responsibility
Jun 30, 2017 17:29 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
The corporate social responsibility (CSR) movement began as a response to advocacy for corporations to play a role in ameliorating social problems due to their economic power and overarching presence in daily life. Now,...
Brazil's president faces criminal charges and 2% approval rating – but clings on
Jun 30, 2017 17:11 pm UTC| Politics Law
Brazils attorney-general, Rodrigo Janot, has charged the president, Michel Temer, with the crime of passive corruption more commonly known as accepting a bribe. The Supreme Court will now send the charge to congresss...
Murder or infanticide? Understanding the causes behind the most shocking of crimes
Jun 30, 2017 17:08 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
The murder of newborn baby Mia Kelly by her mother, Rachel Tunstill, was branded horrific, callous and brutal by police in Lancashire. Tunstill was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 20 years after a...
Google's defence for breaking EU law? Our users wanted us to do it
Jun 28, 2017 16:33 pm UTC| Technology Law
The European Commission has fined Google Euro 2.42 billion for what it claims is an abuse of its dominance as a search engine. The case, dating back to 2010, centres on Googles shopping service that prominently displays...
Canada needs a national strategy for homeless refugee claimants
An eclipse for everyone – how visually impaired students can ‘get a feel for’ eclipses