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Informing the Design of a Personalized Privacy Assistant for the Internet of Things
Personalized Privacy Assistant (PPAs) will help users manage Internet of Things (IoT) device data collection. The best PPAs will learn from users and offer suggestions from unbiased sources.
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Alessandro Acquisti, Jessica Colnago, Lorrie Faith Cranor, Megan Ung, Norman Sadeh, Sarah Pearman, Tharangini Palanivel, Yuanyuan Feng |
2020 |
Digital Platforms and Antitrust
Digital platforms create value for users and make markets more efficient. But some platforms gain excessive market power. Antitrust agencies and regulators must adopt new methods to preserve the benefits of platforms but reduce harm.
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Geoffrey Parker, Georgios Petropoulos, Marshall Van Alstyne |
2020 |
Speech Across Borders
Several courts have ordered online service providers to take down content worldwide. Other rules restrict speech depending on the nationality and location of the speaker. Tech firms also curate content on a global scale.
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Jennifer Daskal |
2019 |
A Global System of Work, A Global System of Regulation?: Crowdwork and Conflicts of Law
Digital platforms that post tasks for completion by online workers are popular world-wide. Courts must consider how local labor laws should be applied to remote workers and platforms based in other nations.
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Miriam A. Cherry |
2019 |
The Economics of Markets and Platforms
Some economic models omit intermediaries, entrepreneurs, and other key factors in dynamic markets. The study of platforms like eBay and Etsy leads to the development of more realistic economic models.
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Daniel Spulber |
2019 |
AT&T Shellacs the Government in Time Warner Merger Case
In June of 2018, United States District Court Judge Richard Leon ruled that government failed to provide enough evidence to enjoin the merger of AT&T with Time Warner.
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Randal Picker |
2018 |
The European Commission Picks a Fight with Google Android over Business Models
In 2018, the European Commission (EC) ordered Google to change the way its Android software was licensed. The EC’s decision pressures Google to change its business model to mimic Apple.
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Randal Picker |
2018 |
Rendering Sensible Salient
Technological changes threaten democracy, producing polarization and fragmentation. Deliberative conventions of ordinary citizens could help restore a common understanding of issues.
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Lawrence Lessig |
2018 |
Borders and Bits
Governments seek to regulate and access data stored outside of their traditional territorial limits. Private multinational companies that process data have become key players in shaping privacy and free speech rights.
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Jennifer Daskal |
2018 |
Auctions versus Posted Prices in Online Markets
When eBay first became popular, most sellers listed goods for sale in an auction format. Over time, posted prices began to predominate. Sellers were influenced by two factors, growing competition between sellers, and buyers’ preference for the convenience of posted prices.
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Jonathan Levin, Chiara Farronato, Liran Einav, Neel Sundaresan |
2018 |