Information Policy

Related Faculty

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John Chuang

Professor
Biosensory computing; climate informatics; information economics and policy
Chris Hoofnagle

Chris Jay Hoofnagle

Professor of Practice
Internet law, information privacy, consumer protection, cybersecurity, computer crime, regulation of technology, edtech
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Deirdre Mulligan

Professor
privacy, fairness, human rights, cybersecurity, technology and governance, values in design, public interest tech
AnnaLee (Anno) Saxenian

AnnaLee Saxenian

Professor
Technology and policy, Regional economic development, Silicon Valley.

Recent Publications

Information Policy news

Ashkan Soltani (MIMS 2009)
Ashkan Soltani Says FTC Exonerates Facebook in User Privacy Settlement
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If Google goes to China, will it tell the truth about Tiananmen Square?

The company’s controversial plan to relaunch search is a chance to stand up for truth in the age of disinformation, say Deirdre Mulligan and Daniel Griffin.

Mark Zuckerberg caricature (image courtesy of Flickr user DonkeyHotey https://flic.kr/p/bZGj6W)
Commentary: Facebook in the Spotlight: Dataism vs. Privacy

Chris Hoofnagle discusses the policing of Facebook’s privacy policies and FTC enforcement.

Jen King
Commentary: Facebook is right — this isn’t a breach

Facebook is right to claim this incident was no breach  —  this is Facebook’s platform working exactly as designed.

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Deirdre Mulligan moderates ethics and computing panel at Turing Award celebration
Adjunct professor Chris Hoofnagle
Congress Is About To Give Away Your Online Privacy, Says Chris Hoofnagle
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The FTC Can Regulate Cybersecurity, Say I School Professors

Chris Jay Hoofnagle, Deirdre Mulligan, and others weighed in on an ongoing lawsuit challenging the authority of the Federal Trade Commission to regulate companies’ data security practices.

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What if Cybersecurity Were Considered a Public Good?
In a new article, I School scholars ponder the implications of considering cybersecurity a public good, like public health.
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Privacy Leadership Award Honors Deirdre Mulligan and Kenneth Bamberger
The award honors their research on the unwritten laws of privacy and the book Privacy on the Ground.
Ashwin Mathew
Alum Ashwin Mathew (Ph.D. 2014) Awarded iSchools Doctoral Dissertation Prize
Mathew honored for his Ph.D. dissertation, which explored the location of political power in Internet infrastructure.