Australia's planned decryption law would weaken cybersecurity
Jul 14, 2017 13:16 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law Technology
The Australian government plans to introduce new laws forcing companies such as Google and Facebook to de-crypt messages in the name of fighting terrorism and other crimes. But the move will have serious implications for...
Law expert: where the Brexit battles over the Repeal Bill will be fought in parliament
Jul 14, 2017 13:05 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law Politics
The most important national law governing the Brexit process has been tabled before parliament by the UK government. The proposed European Union (Withdrawal) Bill previously known as the Great Repeal Bill is likely to...
We're close to banning nuclear weapons - killer robots must be next
Jul 12, 2017 19:13 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
While much of the worlds attention was focused last week on the G20 meeting in Hamburg, and Donald Trumps first face-to-face meeting with Vladimir Putin, a historic decision took place at the United Nations (UN) in New...
Jeff Bezos has asked for charitable giving advice – here's what he should do with his money
Jul 11, 2017 19:01 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
Jeff Bezos the billionaire founder of Amazon with a net worth of over US$80 billion has asked Twitter for advice on how to donate to charity. The responses came quick. At the time of writing, there were more than...
Waymo Drops Patent Claims To Speed Uber Lawsuit Along
Jul 10, 2017 08:43 am UTC| Technology Law
The lawsuit between Googles self-driving car division and Uber is still heating up, but Waymo had to drop some of its patent claims in order to get the case moving. On the other hand, the cab-hailing firm was granted extra...
Medical law expert on womb transplants for men and the ‘right to gestate'
Jul 08, 2017 18:11 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
Could a womb be transplanted into a transgender woman or even cisgender (non-transgender) men? Could reproduction soon be unisex? These questions may sound as though they come from a sci-fi novel, but this week these...
European law expert: UK has sparked race to the bottom that will strip citizens of their rights
Jul 08, 2017 18:09 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law Politics
Now that both the UK government and the EU have set out their proposals for citizens rights after Brexit, its clear that both take the concept of reciprocity as a starting point. But the EU and the UK have a profoundly...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
Sudan: civil war stretches into a second year with no end in sight