The FTC will hold a workshop on Tuesday, November 19, 2013 in Washington, DC, to explore consumer privacy and security issues posed by the growing connectivity of devices with the input of academics, business and industry representatives, and consumer advocacy groups. The workshop will be webcast. Our Faculty Directors Tadayoshi Kohno and Ryan Calo will be joining […]
On November 13, Julie Brill, FTC Commissioner will be at the Tech Policy Lab and the University of Washington for round table discussions with students and academics. We will be doing a Q&A open to the University at 3:30 pm in Room 138 of William H. Gates Hall. Julie Brill was sworn in as a Commissioner […]
On October 11th–13th, Ryan Calo will be presenting at the Drones & Aerial Robotics Conference in New York City, a multidisciplinary conference about Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and drones—with an emphasis on civilian applications.
Ryan Calo will be presenting Deception, Unfairness and Manipulation: Protecting Consumer Privacy Today and Tomorrow at the IAPP Privacy Academy, September 30-October 2. Everything costs $9.99—and no one cares. Companies already take advantage of a general understanding of how consumers can be coaxed out of money. But increasingly, companies can use big data and other […]
On September 12, 2013 the University of Washington School of Law, Information School and Computer Science & Engineering celebrated the launch of the Tech Policy Lab. The event included speeches from University of Washington President Michael K. Young, Microsoft Executive Vice President & General Counsel Brad Smith, Corporate Vice President & Head of Microsoft Research Peter Lee. The three […]
