This kind of deep data approch is really a new frontier for the online world, as seen with fast-growing companies like Pandora (NYSE:P) and LinkedIn (NYSE:LNKD).
Panelists representing Google, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, online retailer Newegg, electronics manufacturer Voxx and Home Automation, Inc. shared horror stories of defending against frivolous patent infringement lawsuits.
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But the electronics industry--which was fairly quiet when the broadcast flag was initially devised--might be more vocal the next time around, says Cindy Cohn, a lawyer with the Electronic Frontier Foundation, an online civil liberties group.
Attorney Hanni Fakhoury of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, which advocates for online free speech and privacy rights, said the data amassed by police from surveillance cameras and personal devices has enormous crime-solving potential.
Meanwhile, online rights group the Electronic Frontier Foundation described the service as "creepy".
Perhaps the most interesting trend, and one that may serve to bring civilization to the video frontier, is the proliferation of curated online video channels.
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There are already a good amount of organizations out there devoted to studying and protecting online privacy, notably the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF).
Partly in response to the resulting interest in online privacy and campaigns by groups like Access Now and the Electronic Frontier Foundation to universalize Web encryption, companies like Facebook, Google and Twitter have all added SSL capabilities.
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Anonymity is key to "renewal and forgiveness, and these are all things that happen online now, " says Michael Godwin, a former counsel to the Electronic Frontier Foundation.
Pathfinder Online is described as a sandbox MMO, where players explore a high-fantasy frontier where they can be basically whatever they want to be, and can forge their own kingdoms if they want to.
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Colorado, a state with a strong frontier tradition of gun ownership, passed legislation last month that expanded background checks to apply to personal and online sales and limited magazine capacity to 15 bullets.
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