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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TAP Blog
TAP scholars explore the scope of the General Data Protection Regulation on privacy and security controls globally and the potential influence on U.S. data protection regulation.
May 25, 2018
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Upcoming Events
2018 Annual Privacy Law Scholars Conference
May 30, 2018, Washington, DC
IAPP Asia Privacy Forum 2018
July 23, 2018, Singapore
Privacy Law Salon: Policymaker Roundtable
September 13, 2018, Washington, DC
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Fact Sheets
There are a number of privacy issues related to how online companies collect, store, use and share personally identifiable information; and how consumers are informed about what is done with their information online.
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"One has to make an argument that consumers were deceived about friend information sharing, and that’s a difficult point to prove." — Chris Hoofnagle, Professor of Law, University of California at Berkeley
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Featured Article
This op-ed raises concerns about storing personal files on the Internet.
July 19, 2009
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