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A general view of the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., on May 2, 2020 amid the Coronavirus pandemic. Earlier today, thousands of visitors flocked to the Mall and other scenic sites around the Capital area to see a flyover by Navy Blue Angels and Air Force Thunderbirds in honor of medical personnel and first responders, meanwhile the global confirmed COVID-19 death toll approached 250,000.(Graeme Sloan/Sipa USA)No Use UK. No Use Germany.

TechTank

Preemption: A balanced national approach to protecting all Americans’ privacy

Cameron F. Kerry and John B. Morris

Monday, June 29, 2020

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TechTank

Nicol Turner Lee named as new director of the Brookings Center for Technology Innovation

Darrell M. West

Thursday, June 25, 2020

Donald Trump walks through Lafeyette Square flanked by police

TechTank

Could Donald Trump claim a national security threat to shut down the internet?

Tom Wheeler

Thursday, June 25, 2020

WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES - President Donald J. Trump (right) signs an executive order on preventing online censorship in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, United States on May 28, 2020. Trump signed an executive order that directs federal agencies to clarify the scope of a US law known as Section 230, which protects Internet companies from liability for content posted by users and allows them to regulate or delete posts that, while legal, are objectionable.

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Why creating an internet “fairness doctrine” would backfire

John Villasenor

Wednesday, June 24, 2020

Experts

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Ann R. and Andrew H. Tisch Distinguished Visiting Fellow - Governance Studies, Center for Technology Innovation

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Nonresident Senior Fellow - Governance Studies, Center for Technology Innovation

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Nonresident Fellow - Governance Studies, Center for Technology Innovation

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Blog Posts

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) departs following the Senate Republicans weekly policy lunch on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., June 16, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

TechTank

Congressional modernization jump-started by COVID-19

Marci Harris, Claire Abernathy, and Kevin Esterling

Thursday, June 18, 2020

TechTank

Online content moderation lessons from outside the US

David Morar and Bruna Martins dos Santos

Wednesday, June 17, 2020

NYTVIRUS -President Donald Trump with Attorney General William Barr, make remarks before signsing an executive order in the Oval Office that will punish Facebook, Google and Twitter for the way they police content online, Thursday, May 28, 2020. ( Photo by Doug Mills/Pool/Sipa USA) No Use UK. No Use Germany.

TechTank

A primer on Section 230 and Trump’s executive order

Jess Miers

Monday, June 8, 2020

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Judge Christopher Haenicke fills out paperwork

Technology & Innovation

Understanding risk assessment instruments in criminal justice

Alex Chohlas-Wood

Friday, June 19, 2020

Calice Becker, a French master perfumer at Givaudan, interacts with 'Carto', an Artificial Intelligence powered tool, in Paris, France February 10, 2020. Picture taken February 10, 2020. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

Report

The importance and opportunities of transatlantic cooperation on AI

Joshua P. Meltzer, Cameron F. Kerry, and Alex Engler

Wednesday, June 17, 2020

A staff member sets up the position of a mechanical hand for a Baxter robot of Rethink Robotics, during a display at the World Economic Forum (WEF), in China's port city Dalian, Liaoning province, China, September 9, 2015. Chinese robotics firms are grappling with a weakening economy and slumping automotive sector, and industry insiders already predict a market bubble just three years after the central government issued policies to spur robotics development. Picture taken September 9, 2015. REUTERS/Jason Lee - GF10000208986

Technology & Innovation

How different countries view artificial intelligence

Samar Fatima, Kevin C. Desouza, and Gregory S. Dawson

Wednesday, June 17, 2020

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--FILE--A Chinese mobile phone user shows the icons of App Store app, left, and messaging app Weixin, or WeChat, of Tencent on his iPhone smartphone in Ji'nan city, east China's Shandong province, 27 June 2017.Apple China said it will not take the blame for developers who charge differently on the iOS app and Android versions for the same product or service. Netizens have found they need to pay more on iOS than Android in using the same ride-sharing or video subscription services. Some Internet companies have reportedly adopted differential pricing plans through the use of Big Data based on a customer's buying behavior or interest, so a new customer may pay less than an old customer for the same product or service.No Use China. No Use France.

Podcast Episode

How digital privacy law asymmetries can hurt criminal defendants

John Villasenor and Rebecca Wexler

Friday, June 5, 2020

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center (NCCIC) in Arlington, Virginia, U.S. November 6, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - RC1FA07A2FE0

Podcast Episode

Don’t be fooled by deepfakes

John Villasenor and Fred Dews

Friday, August 16, 2019

A line worker installs the back seats on the flex line at Nissan Motor Co's automobile manufacturing plant in Smyrna, Tennessee, U.S., August 23, 2018. Picture taken August 23, 2018. REUTERS/William DeShazer - RC1B6E2ACF40

TechTank

Highlights: How public attitudes are shaping the future of manufacturing

Anagha Komaragiri and Louis Serino

Friday, August 2, 2019

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Ann R. and Andrew H. Tisch Distinguished Visiting Fellow - Governance Studies, Center for Technology Innovation

Nonresident Senior Fellow - Governance Studies, Center for Technology Innovation

Nonresident Fellow - Governance Studies, Center for Technology Innovation

Webinar: Race, artificial intelligence, and systemic inequalities

Webinar: What will it take to bridge gaps in federal privacy legislation?

Webinar: Telehealth before and after COVID-19