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ICANN’s Whois service faces GDPR compliance challenges
Legal uncertainties shutter previously accessible databases used to identify fraudsters, criminals, thieves and hackers.
06/13/18
GDPR is a missed opportunity for real privacy protection
Doubling down on individual control makes GDPR an expensive nuisance for enterprises while failing to protect consumers against likely data harms.
06/07/18
China and the West are converging on consumer data protection policy
As the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation comes into force on May 25, China is also wrestling with the complex consumer protection issues that bedevil all digital economies.
05/24/18
In praise of personalized pricing
Despite what you might have heard, personalized pricing would be fair and efficient.
05/23/18
The ethical challenges of AI
Companies need to think in ethical terms as they develop and deploy AI applications.
05/15/18
Today’s competitive digital marketplace will drive policy changes
After the Facebook hearings policymakers should remember that there’s plenty of room for new players in the digital marketplace
04/23/18
Working with our allies is the best way to persuade China to practice open trade and investment
The administration’s announced tariff actions is a mistake.
04/13/18
Artificial intelligence policymaking is alive and well in Paris and Brussels
The good news is that European policymakers are responding to the challenges posed by artificial intelligence (AI).
04/09/18
Breaking up is hard to do: Why the Bell System breakup isn’t a model for tech
Today’s tech companies are not like the old Bell System.
04/02/18
What 'Ohio v. Amex' really means for tech
It’s not the get out of jail card critics say it is.
03/26/18
Planning for artificial intelligence's transformation of 21st Century jobs,
Protected workers will embrace the change automation and AI bring, not fight it.
03/06/18
What is competition policy for?
Regulators should focus on making markets work better for consumers.
02/26/18
The benefits of bigness: consumers can gain from large tech firms and market leaders
A common misconception is that big businesses are bad businesses. In the case of tech firms, this is not always true, and there are many benefits to consumers that come from big firms.
02/20/18
Policy challenges of artificial intelligence
Developments in artificial intelligence are a driver of new products and services that will improve the richness, variety and comfort of our lives, speed up productivity growth, and make consequential decisions fairer and more...
02/12/18
Unnecessary and counterproductive regulations don’t make good competition policy
With increased criticism of tech companies’ size and power, it is important to note that unnecessary regulations would be counterproductive, causing more harm than good.
02/06/18
Big data is not a barrier to entry
Just as big data is not the “new oil” or “information infrastructure,” neither is it a barrier to entry. Companies have vast quantities of new and free data available to them.
01/29/18
Data is not the new oil or the infrastructure of the digital economy
Some are claiming that data is the “new oil.” Some claim that data is infrastructure. Both of these assertions are false.
01/24/18
Lessons from Visa and MasterCard: governments need to work with tech companies to respond to harmful content
Imposing fines, mandating blocking and threatening legislation against tech companies is the wrong approach for governments to take when responding to harmful content. Governments need to offer a partnership with tech companies to...
01/02/18
Facebook takes on non-consensual intimate images
Non-consensual intimate images are a serious problem that tech companies are trying to prevent. Facebook’s pilot reporting program in Australia is a thoughtful first step to address this major social issue.
11/15/17
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