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
Professor Bennett Capers discusses his article, “Afrofuturism, Critical Race Theory, and Policing in the Year 2044,” and shares how his interests in literature, experience as a prosecutor, and his personal identity influence his scholarship.
March 2, 2021
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Upcoming Events
Privacy at the Margins
March 12, 2021,
CITP Seminar: Woodrow Hartzog – A Duty of Loyalty for Privacy Law
March 23, 2021,
BTLJ-BCLT Symposium: Lex Informatica – The Formulation of Information Policy Rules through Technology
April 15, 2021,
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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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“In this changed regulatory setting, there is a market opportunity for Tim Berners-Lee's firm and others to offer individuals better ways to control their data.” — Peter Swire, Law and Ethics Professor , Georgia Tech
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Featured Article
Technology seems “creepy” when it pushes against social norms, but rapid technological change makes it hard to identify these norms. Following the law is not enough to avoid privacy backlash.
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