Questions about privacy are central to the digital economy. We study how much people value privacy, the privacy paradox, and developments in state and federal privacy legislation. Our work has contributed to policy discussions of data portability, data regulation, and advertising models.
Facebook-Cambridge Analytica: Is it time to regulate the internet?
Thomas M. Lenard
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will answer questions on Capitol Hill this week…
Piracy and Malware: There’s No Free Lunch
Michael D. Smith and Rahul Telang
For years, those of us who study the effects of piracy have…
Podcasts
“Do Algorithms Rule the World? Data Privacy and the GDPR with Maja Brkan” (Two Think Minimum Podcast)
Sarah Oh Lam and Scott Wallsten
Two Think Minimum Podcast TranscriptEpisode 005: “Do Algorithms Rule the World? Data…
Testimony and Filings
Comments filed with the Federal Trade Commission on “Workshop on Informational Injury”
Thomas M. Lenard
The Commission is correct to focus on consumer injury because it is…
Quality Policymaking Requires a Combination of Data, Privacy, and Institutional Capacity
Wallis G. Romzek
Credible evidence is necessary for effective government, and credible evidence comes from…
Press Releases
Quality Policymaking Requires a Combination of Data, Privacy, and Institutional Capacity
Ashley Benjamin
Credible evidence is necessary for effective government, and credible evidence comes from…
Commentaries and Op-Eds
A Counterproductive Privacy Bill
Thomas M. Lenard
Testimony and Filings
Comments filed with the Federal Communications Commission on Petitions for Reconsideration of Order
Thomas M. Lenard and Scott Wallsten
Attachments Comments filed with the Federal Communications Commission on Petitions for Reconsideration…
Privacy Policy in 8 Minutes
TPI
Living in a digital world means that simply by existing and interacting with…
Election Predictions: A Failure of Bad Data, not Big Data
Scott Wallsten
Pollsters and other politically-minded data jockeys likely spent much of Wednesday questioning…
