Information technology lets people learn about one another on a scale previously unimaginable. Information in the wrong hands can be harmful. Scholars on this site consider problems of privacy, fraud, identity, and security posed by the digital age.
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George Washington University privacy law professor Daniel Solove provides some information about the LGPD, Brazil’s new privacy law.
September 11, 2020
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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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No country with too strong or too weak state power can generate economic growth. — Daron Acemoglu, Professor of Economics, MIT
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Social media firms give users freedom of speech in exchange for access to personal data. The digital public sphere depends on the business models of firms like Google and Twitter.
October 16, 2018
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