Networks, the Internet, and Cloud Computing

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Different business models have evolved for providing information on the Internet, including search engines, which make money from advertising; subscription web sites; and free web sites which drive off-line sales. Scholars examine the evolution of this marketplace and its implications for content providers and businesses.

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TAP Academics

Alessandro Acquisti
Carnegie Mellon University
Privacy and Security, Networks, the Internet, and Cloud Computing, Internet, Search and Advertising, Artificial Intelligence

Mike Ananny
University of Southern California
Intellectual Property, Copyright and Trademark, Networks, the Internet, and Cloud Computing, Internet

Susan Athey
Stanford University
Competition Policy and Antitrust, Networks, the Internet, and Cloud Computing, Cloud Computing, Internet, Search and Advertising, Media and Content, Artificial Intelligence

Jack M. Balkin
Yale University
Networks, the Internet, and Cloud Computing, Internet, Wireless

danah boyd
Microsoft New England Research & Development Center
Privacy and Security, Networks, the Internet, and Cloud Computing, Internet, Artificial Intelligence

Erik Brynjolfsson
Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research
Innovation and Economic Growth, Competition Policy and Antitrust, Networks, the Internet, and Cloud Computing, Cloud Computing, Internet, Artificial Intelligence, Future of Work

M. Ryan Calo
University of Washington
Privacy and Security, Networks, the Internet, and Cloud Computing, Internet, Artificial Intelligence, Future of Work

Kate Crawford
Microsoft New England Research & Development Center
Privacy and Security, Networks, the Internet, and Cloud Computing, Internet, Artificial Intelligence

Jon Crowcroft
University of Cambridge
Networks, the Internet, and Cloud Computing, Cloud Computing, Internet, Networks and Infrastructure, Artificial Intelligence

James Dempsey
University of California, Berkeley
Privacy and Security, Internet

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Ryan Calo Discusses Ideas to Stop the Spread of Misinformation

University of Washington law professor Ryan Calo discusses what steps social media companies and the government can legally take to stop the spread of misinformation, while also ensuring that everyone has the right to express their opinion.

TAP Staff Blogger

June 18, 2020

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Fact Sheets

Social Networking

Social networking websites are places on the Internet where people can connect with those who share their interests. Additionally, they can function as economic “platforms” that serve different groups of many users, including consumers, advertisers, game developers, and others.

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Quote

Mark Zuckerberg Just Made the Case for Breaking Up Facebook

“Networked technology is often more prone to concentrate power than it is to diffuse it.”
— Frank Pasquale, Professor of Law, University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law

Frank Pasquale
Los Angeles Times
June 5, 2020

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Hero or Villain: The Data Controller in Privacy Law and Technologies

By embracing privacy enhancing technologies (PETs), privacy law can better protect individuals from surveillance and other intrusions. Trusting data controllers leaves privacy vulnerable to a single point of failure.

By: Omer Tene, Claudia Diaz, Seda Gürses

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