Privacy and Security
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.
Comments filed with the Federal Trade Commission In the Matter of Nomi Technologies Inc.
From a public policy perspective, the goal of the FTC’s enforcement actions…
Administration’s Privacy Proposal is Next Step in Regulating Internet
The Obama administration apparently wants its legacy to be that of regulating the Internet, notwithstanding the Internet’s remarkable success in the United States under what has been a generally light-handed regulatory regime.
2014 TPI Aspen Forum has Ended, but the Videos Live On…
Did you miss the Aspen Forum this year? Or, do you just…
Comments filed with the National Telecommunications and Information Administration on “Big Data and Consumer Privacy in the Internet Economy”
The recent White House big data reports are inconsistent with the Consumer…
White House Privacy Reports Challenge Privacy Bill of Rights
The recent White House big data reports are inconsistent with the Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights proposed by the White House in 2012, states Technology Policy Institute President Thomas Lenard in comments filed with the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). The reports, by a group led by Counselor John Podesta (the Big Data Report) and a complementary report by the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST Report), suggest privacy policy should focus on specific harmful uses of information, as opposed to policies limiting collection and use as described in the Privacy Bill of Rights
Comments filed with the Federal Trade Commission on “Effects of Big Data on Low Income and Underserved Consumers”
There is no evidence that big data results in discrimination against particular…
Takeaways from the White House Big Data Reports
On May 1, the White House released its two eagerly-awaited reports on…