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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.

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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.

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Data Privacy Day

January 28, 2021,  

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Privacy and Consumers

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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He Created the Web. Now He’s Out to Remake the Digital World.

“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

Peter Swire
The New York Times
January 10, 2021

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Featured Article

Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Bias in Finance: Toward Responsible Innovation

Financial technology firms (fintech) using big data and machine learning have revived old debates regarding regulation of the financial services industry. State consumer protection laws should apply to these firms to protect consumers from predatory lending practices.

By: Frank Pasquale, Jennifer Elisa Chapman, Kristin Johnson

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