September 15, 2021
Co-Director Shares Concerns About Information Collected in Robot Vacuums
Washington Post
Co-Director Ryan Calo shares concerns about how robot vacuums have crossed privacy boundaries, as some are now equipped with a built-in camera meant to avoid dog poop, which if hacked could release images of the user home to the company’s database unencrypted.
MoreAugust 5, 2021
Tech Policy Lab named by Forbes as a Leading Social Impact Platform Making a Difference with Digital Potential
Forbes
Forbes listed 20 leading social impact platforms making a difference with digital potential, in which the Tech Policy Lab was included.
ArticleJuly 13, 2021
Tech Policy Lab in the News
Various
During the 2020-2021 school year, the Tech Policy Lab was in the news with experts quoted in variety of articles on various subjects. Subject matter includes autonomous vehicles, data collection and surveillance, surprise charges, and liability tied to misinformation. Below are some highlights. Uber, Autonomous Vehicles, Criminal Liability September 17, 2020, Wired, Why Wasn’t Uber […]
MoreJune 28, 2021
Security robots show few tangible results
NBC News
“It would be difficult to introduce a single thing and it causes crime to go down,” said Ryan Calo, a law professor at the University of Washington, comparing the Knightscope robots to a “roving scarecrow.” June 27, 2021, NBC News, Security robots expand across U.S., with few tangible results
ArticleJune 26, 2021
Co-Director Tadayoshi Kohno Releases Novella “Our Reality”
UW Allen School News
In this Q & A, TPL Co-Director Tadayoshi Kohno discusses his new science fiction novella Our Reality. Our Reality is set in 2034 and is named for the fictional mixed-reality technology that allows one to go to class, meet up with friends, and get a workout in, all without leaving your bedroom. Kohno explains how […]
MoreJune 8, 2021
Surveillance and Privacy Concerns with Amazon’s new neighborhood wireless network “Sidewalk”
GeekWire
Amazon introduced Sidewalk, a neighborhood wireless network, to boost connection for devices within individual homes. Ryan Calo highlighted that it could possibly extend home surveillance techniques, increase costs, and decrease speed. Amazon has addressed some concerns by utilizing encryption and more user choice. Geekwire For further reading, please see: Amazon Indoor Ring Drone, Privacy October […]
MoreJune 4, 2021
Co-Director Testifies on Digital Market Manipulation at FTC Workshop
Technology Academics Policy
For a long time, companies have been attuned to the idea that environments can be manipulated to change a customer’s behavior and make them more engaged with a product. This ability to manipulate the market has only been facilitated in the online era, with data and online cookies providing companies with a hidden window to […]
MoreApril 30, 2021
TPL PhD Student Miranda Wei recognized by National Science Foundation
UW Allen School News
Miranda Wei, a second year Ph.D. student in the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering, was recognized with an honorable mention for her work with professor and TPL Co-Director Tadayoshi Kohno and professor and TPL Faculty Associate Franziska Roesner. Wei’s research focuses on usability of computer security and privacy (S&P).
ArticleApril 28, 2021
Calo Takes Note of FTC Warning on Biased AI
The Conversation
In an opinion piece, Co-Director Calo analyzes a FTC blog post which stated that FTC may hold companies accountable for biased AI if companies do not do so themselves, and what the post likely signals. As a researcher who studies law and technology, and a longtime observer of the FTC, the statement caught Calo’s attention. […]
MoreMarch 26, 2021
TPL Students Savannah McKinnon and Rian Wanstreet on “Meating the COVID Moment”
UW Law
TPL Students Savannah McKinnon and Rian Wanstreet have recently brought to light the issues in the processing industry with regards to government oversight and technology which call for a changes to laws and policy. As these issues have been exacerbated by the COVID 19 pandemic, the authors presented at the Yale Big Ag and Antitrust […]
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