PRG News Roundup 11/15
Emiliano Falcon and Eli Siems contributed A recent Op-Ed in the New York Times assailed the academic community for being asleep at the wheel on the critical study of algorithms…
New York City Council Hearing on Algorithmic Transparency Bill
On Monday, October 16, the New York City Council's Committee on Technology held a hearing on the proposed bill INT 1696-2017, which "would require agencies that use algorithms or other…
PRG News Roundup: April 26
News Roundup, April 26 By Eli Siems U.K. Parliament concluded an inquiry into algorithmic decision-making. James Davenport contributed. “Buzzfeed is building a team of writers to sell you stuff…
PRG News Roundup: April 12
PRG NEWS ROUNDUP: APRIL 12 by Caroline Alewaerts A research from New York University and Michigan State University reveals that smartphone fingerprint sensors may not be as secure as we…
Kartik Prasad Blog Post
Kartik Prasad Information Privacy Law Professor Ira Rubinstein April 12, 2017 Transparency Reports and the FREEDOM Act. The Snowden revelations showcased how Sections 215 and 702 was abused by the…
Junjie Yan: Blog Post
Junjie Yan Information Privacy Law Professor Ira Rubinstein April 13, 2017 Title of Blog Post: Implications of the upcoming repeal of Internet privacy protections Article: Brian Fung, The House just voted to wipe…
Ambar Bhushan: Blog Post
Ambar Bhushan Information Privacy Law Professor Ira Rubinstein April 13, 2017 Lone Wolf 4th Amendment Challenge To NSA Bulk Data Collection Put On Ice Tennessee lawyer Elliot Schuchardt’s lawsuit alleging…
Cecilia Coelho Romero: Blog Post
Cecilia Coelho Romero Information Privacy Law Professor Ira Rubinstein April 12, 2017 The end of unrestrained bulk metadata collection after Snowden’s revelations The USA Patriot Act enacted in response to…
Jian Wu Blog Post
Jian Wu Information Privacy Law Professor Ira Rubinstein April 11, 2017 Title of Blog Post: China’s Cybersecurity Law Goes into Effect June 1, 2017 Article: Katherine W. Keally, China’s Cybersecurity…
Caroline Alewaerts Blog Post
Caroline Alewaerts Information Privacy Law Professor Ira Rubinstein April 10, 2017 Uncertain Future of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board Reduced to only one member since the beginning of…