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Platform data access is a lynchpin of the EU’s Digital Services Act

Alex Engler

Friday, January 15, 2021

A general view of the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., on December 1, 2020, amid the coronavirus pandemic. As Congress returns from Thanksgiving recess for the lame duck session, the 7-day average for confirmed COVID-19 cases in America is holding above 150,000. (Graeme Sloan/Sipa USA)No Use UK. No Use Germany.

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After 20 years of debate, it’s time for Congress to finally pass a baseline privacy law

Jessica Rich

Thursday, January 14, 2021

Illustration of Happen and Tinder online dating app. During the corona crisis, many people are dating online, through dating app. The Hague, Netherlands on November 12, 2020. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COMNo Use Netherlands. No Use Germany.

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TechTank Podcast Episode 11: Ways to protect your privacy and security with online dating apps

Darrell M. West, Caitlin Chin, and Mishaela Robison

Monday, January 11, 2021

A staff member sets up EU flags ahead of a European Union leaders summit after European Parliament elections to discuss who should run the EU executive for the next five years, in Brussels, Belgium May 28, 2019. REUTERS/Piroschka Van de Wouw - RC19BA86C980

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The oracle at Luxembourg: The EU Court of Justice judges the world on surveillance and privacy

Cameron F. Kerry

Monday, January 11, 2021

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Framing a privacy right: Legislative findings for federal privacy legislation

Cameron F. Kerry and John B. Morris, Jr.

Tuesday, December 8, 2020

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The Court of Justice of the European Union in Schrems II: The impact of GDPR on data flows and national security

Joshua P. Meltzer

Wednesday, August 5, 2020

To combat the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, covid-19, the Trackvirus application has been developed in Israel to consult in real time the routes taken by infected people. Monday April 13, 2020.Pour lutter contre la propagation de la pandemie du coronavirus, covid-19, l'application Trackvirus a ete develope en israel pour consulter en temps reel les itineraires emprunte par les personnes infectees. Lundi 13 Avril 2020.NO USE FRANCE

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Digital contact tracing and the coronavirus: Israeli and comparative perspectives

Tehilla Shwartz Altshuler and Rachel Aridor Hershkowitz

August 2020

Privacy

Bridging the gaps: A path forward to federal privacy legislation

Cameron F. Kerry, John B. Morris, Jr., Caitlin Chin, and Nicol Turner Lee

Wednesday, June 3, 2020

People look at data on their mobiles as background with internet wire cables on switch hub is projected in this picture illustration taken May 30, 2018. Picture taken May 30, 2018. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/Illustration - RC138602D200

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Privacy policy and competition

Alex Marthews and Catherine Tucker

Thursday, December 5, 2019

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A Huawei surveillance camera is pictured at their booth at Interpol World in Singapore July 2, 2019. REUTERS/Edgar Su - RC13C8A95410

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How employers use technology to surveil employees

Darrell M. West

Tuesday, January 5, 2021

FILE PHOTO: U.S. and European Union flags are pictured during the visit of Vice President Mike Pence to the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium February 20, 2017. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir

TechStream

Why Schrems II requires US-EU agreement on surveillance and privacy

Joshua P. Meltzer

Tuesday, December 8, 2020

--FILE--A netizen uses the mobile app of Tik Tok, an overseas iteration of short video app Douyin, of Beijing Bytedance Technology Co Ltd, in Ji'nan city, east China's Shandong province, 20 April 2017.Short video app TikTok said on Thursday (27 Ferbuary 2019) it is ready for large-scale business exploration in North America after the company agreed to settle with the United States Federal Trade Commission for $5.7 million as its sister app was accused of violating local rules. The US government agency launched an investigation on Musical.ly, a popular lip-sync video app in 2016, suspecting it has violated the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, which requires that developers or websites targeted at children under 13 must require parental consent to share personal information. The app was later acquired by Chinese multimedia giant Bytedance in 2017 and merged with TikTok the next year. "While we were 'accidentally' embroiled in this case, we've been actively in touch with the FTC," said a TikTok representative for North America in a written reply to China Daily. "With the current settlement, we are given green light to expand our business scope." Due to the investigations, TikTok did not introduce personalized ads services in the US. According to data from app intelligence firm Sensor Tower, TikTok's monthly downloads have been frequently higher than those of Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and YouTube in the US since late last year.No Use China. No Use France.

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To enhance data security, federal privacy legislation is just a start

Robert D. Williams

Tuesday, December 1, 2020

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John B. Morris, Jr.

Nonresident Senior Fellow - Governance Studies, Center for Technology Innovation

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Using differential privacy to harness big data and preserve privacy

Chuck Kapelke

Tuesday, August 11, 2020

An illustration picture shows a network cable next to a pack of smartphones in Berlin, June 7, 2013. The debate over whether the U.S. government is violating citizens' privacy rights while trying to protect them from terrorism escalated dramatically on Thursday amid reports that authorities have collected data on millions of phone users and tapped into servers at nine internet companies. REUTERS/Pawel Kopczynski (GERMANY - Tags: POLITICS SOCIETY BUSINESS) - BM2E967131Y01

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Comparing American and European perspectives on tech and privacy

Amalia Coyle and Ted Piccone

Wednesday, April 3, 2019

Attendees use their laptops at the Google I/O developers conference in San Francisco.

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America’s data privacy problem

Cameron F. Kerry and Fred Dews

Friday, July 27, 2018

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Platform data access is a lynchpin of the EU’s Digital Services Act

After 20 years of debate, it’s time for Congress to finally pass a baseline privacy law

TechTank Podcast Episode 11: Ways to protect your privacy and security with online dating apps

The oracle at Luxembourg: The EU Court of Justice judges the world on surveillance and privacy

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Framing a privacy right: Legislative findings for federal privacy legislation

The Court of Justice of the European Union in Schrems II: The impact of GDPR on data flows and national security

Digital contact tracing and the coronavirus: Israeli and comparative perspectives

Bridging the gaps: A path forward to federal privacy legislation

Privacy policy and competition

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How employers use technology to surveil employees

Why Schrems II requires US-EU agreement on surveillance and privacy

To enhance data security, federal privacy legislation is just a start

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What to expect on tech policy in the next presidential administration

Advancing the transatlantic dialogue in the aftermath of Schrems II

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

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Nonresident Senior Fellow - Governance Studies, Center for Technology Innovation

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