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Networks, the Internet, and Cloud Computing

This section contains research on the networks that make the Internet work, the evolution of different business models that operate on the Internet, and ways to store and access information on the Internet through Cloud Computing.

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Upcoming Events

CITP Distinguished Lecture Series: Lorrie Cranor – Designing Usable and Useful Privacy Choice Interfaces

Hosted by the Center for Information Technology Policy

March 30, 2023, Princeton, NJ

CITP Seminar: Ben Zevenbergen – Moral Imagination in Technology Development

Hosted by the Center for Information Technology Policy

April 25, 2023, Princeton, NJ

Governance in Online Speech Leadership Series

Sponsored by the Berkman Klein Center

June 26, 2023, New Haven, CT

TAP Blog

Nicholas Bloom Discusses the Future of Work in a Post-Pandemic World

Stanford economics professor Nicholas Bloom shared his learnings from two decades of researching remote work on the Recalibrate Reality podcast. Professor Bloom states, “The reality of 2022 onwards is that hybrid is here to stay.”

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Cloud Computing

“Cloud computing” describes how computer-related services and software increasingly have been provided over the Internet and other networks since the late 1990s.

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What You Should Know About Section 230, the Rule that Shaped Today’s Internet

“The rest of the world is cracking down on the internet even faster than the U.S., so we’re a step behind the rest of the world in terms of censoring the internet. And the question is whether we can even hold out on our own.” — Eric Goldman, Professor of Law, Santa Clara University

Eric Goldman
PBS Newshour
February 21, 2023

Featured Article

Extended Collective Licensing to Enable Mass Digitization: A Critique of the U.S. Copyright Office Proposal

The Copyright Office has proposed that an extended collective license (ECL) be created to allow mass digitization of some copyrighted works. For several reasons, the Copyright Office plan is not workable.

By: Pamela Samuelson