The Tech Policy Lab will be at the Xconomy Forum on Big Data in Seattle: “It’s not about the data, it’s about the insight. Entrepreneurs, researchers, and investors in Seattle and the broader Northwest are finding innovative ways to harness the raw data rushing at us from an ever-widening array of sources and put it […]
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 […]
