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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 Academics

Joseph Turow
University of Pennsylvania
Privacy and Security, Networks, the Internet, and Cloud Computing, Internet, Search and Advertising, Media and Content

Marshall Van Alstyne
Boston University
Interoperability, Intellectual Property, Privacy and Security, Competition Policy and Antitrust, Open Source

Ian Walden
Queen Mary University of London
Privacy and Security, Networks, the Internet, and Cloud Computing, Cloud Computing, Wireless

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TAP Blog

Schrems II: Reflections on the Decision and Next Steps

George Washington University privacy law expert Daniel Solove shares his insights from reviewing the ‘Schrems II’ ruling, and he discusses possible options –post Schrems II-- to transfer personal data from the EU to the U.S.

Daniel J. Solove

July 30, 2020

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Upcoming Events

Symposium on Applications of Contextual Integrity

September 21, 2020, Chicago, IL

9th Annual BCLT Privacy Law Forum: Silicon Valley

October 9, 2020, East Palo Alto, CA

TPRC48: Research Conference on Communications, Information and Internet Policy

February 19, 2021, Washington, DC

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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.

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Here Are All the Battlefronts TikTok Is Currently Fighting On

“If a bunch of congressmen go to their teenagers and say they've banned their favorite app, there might be a lot of pushback and that could matter.” — Mark Lemley, Professor of Law, Stanford University

Mark Lemley
CNN Business
July 20, 2020

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The Right to Quantitative Privacy

Law enforcement agencies subject citizens to surveillance by systems that aggregate large amounts of data from sources such as telephone records or drones. Such indiscriminate, broad surveillance violates Fourth Amendment privacy rights.

By: Danielle Citron, David C. Gray

January 1, 2013

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