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.
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.
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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George Washington University privacy law professor Daniel Solove provides some information about the LGPD, Brazil’s new privacy law.
September 11, 2020
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No country with too strong or too weak state power can generate economic growth. — Daron Acemoglu, Professor of Economics, MIT
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This article analyzes the potential weaknesses of the European Union’s potential new right to data portability.
May 30, 2013
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