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
A selection of articles recently written by TAP scholars explore AI and the impact on privacy, how to safeguard privacy and security in an interconnected world, digital platforms and antitrust, and patent reform to support innovation.
January 15, 2021
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Upcoming Events
State of the Net: The Transition of Internet Policy
January 26, 2021,
Data Privacy Day
January 28, 2021,
TPRC48: Research Conference on Communications, Information and Internet Policy
February 17, 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
New rules in the United States, Europe, and Australia give law enforcement access to digital evidence even when the data is stored abroad. These rules may conflict.
April 19, 2019
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