Issues

Privacy and Security

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.

Back to main Privacy and Security page

TAP Academics

Alessandro Acquisti
Carnegie Mellon University
Privacy and Security, Networks, the Internet, and Cloud Computing, Internet, Search and Advertising, Artificial Intelligence

Anita Allen
University of Pennsylvania
Privacy and Security

danah boyd
Microsoft New England Research & Development Center
Privacy and Security, Networks, the Internet, and Cloud Computing, Internet, Artificial Intelligence

M. Ryan Calo
University of Washington
Privacy and Security, Networks, the Internet, and Cloud Computing, Internet, Artificial Intelligence, Future of Work

Fred H. Cate
Indiana University, Bloomington
Privacy and Security, Networks, the Internet, and Cloud Computing

Theodore Christakis
Université Grenoble Alpes
Privacy and Security, Artificial Intelligence

Danielle Citron
University of Virginia
Privacy and Security, Artificial Intelligence

Lorrie Faith Cranor
Carnegie Mellon University
Privacy and Security

Kate Crawford
University of Southern California
Privacy and Security, Networks, the Internet, and Cloud Computing, Internet, Artificial Intelligence, Future of Work

Choose another Issue

Select an Issue

TAP Blog

Privacy Experts Neil Richards and Danielle Citron Talk About Why Privacy Matters

In a UVA Common Law podcast, privacy law expert Neil Richards, law professor at Washington University in St. Louis, joins University of Virginia law professor Danielle Citron to discuss how privacy regulation could ensure that information cannot be used to gain control and influence others.

TAP Staff Blogger

January 13, 2023

View all blog posts about Privacy and Security

Upcoming Events

CITP Seminar: Diag Davenport – Human Bias and Social Algorithms

January 31, 2023, Princeton, NJ

Privacy Nicks: How the Law Normalizes Surveillance, Woodrow Hartzog

February 7, 2023, New Haven, CT

BCLT Annual Privacy Law Forum

March 8, 2023,

View all upcoming events about Privacy and Security

Fact Sheets

Social Networking

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.

View all fact sheets about Privacy and Security

Quote

California Passes Bill Aimed at Making the Internet Safer for Kids

“The bill's [California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act (AB 2273)] requirements that platforms seek to assess users’ ages to offer them appropriate content, while well intentioned, could be overly intrusive and undermine efforts to provide these users more privacy.” — Eric Goldman, Professor of Law, Santa Clara University

Eric Goldman
CNBC
August 30, 2022

View all academics' quotes on Privacy and Security

Designing Commercial Therapeutic Robots for Privacy Preserving Systems and Ethical Research Practices Within the Home

Robots designed for therapeutic purposes are now available in many countries. These robots collect sensitive data over long periods of time. In the United States, health privacy laws do not always cover data collected by robots in the home.

By: Deirdre Mulligan, Elaine Sedenberg, John Chuang

View all articles on Privacy and Security