November 2, 2021
Co-Director featured in The Verge surrounding privacy and future societal implications of technology
The Verge
Co-Director Batya Friedman identifies the need for adaptability when creating technology to address its unforeseen environmental, social, and technical impacts in The Next Privacy Crisis by Adi Robertson. “It’s very typical that developers of a technology have one kind of idea about what its uptake in society might be, and then the actual uptake turns out […]
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Co-Director Urges for Better Transparency of Driver Data & Privacy
Newsweek
In an article with Newsweek, TPL Co-Director Ryan Calo participates in the current conversations surrounding driver data privacy. According to the article, cars have begun to collect immense amounts of data on their drivers. Unbeknownst to these drivers, their data is being sold to third parties like insurance companies to ‘tailor services to the average […]
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TPL Faculty Associate Franzi Roesner honored by NSF and Consumer Reports
Allen School News
TPL Faculty Associate Franzi Roesner was recently honored by NSF and Consumer Reports. Roesner earned a Consumer Reports Advocacy Digital Lab Fellowship to advance research into the spread of problematic online ad content to support more positive digital experiences for everyone. Together with Allen School colleague Amy Zhang, Roesner won an NSF Convergence Accelerator for […]
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Co-Director and Faculty Associate awarded with 2021 Towards Trustworthy Products in AR, VR, and Smart Devices RFP
Facebook Research
TPL Co-Director Tadayoshi Kohno and Associate Faculty Franziska Roesner were winners of the 2021 Towards Trustworthy Products in AR, VR, and Smart Devices request for proposals launched by Facebook. The pair submitted a high-quality proposal related to secure multi-application augmented and virtual reality platforms.
ArticleSeptember 23, 2021
Tech Policy Lab Co-Director and Researcher Honored with Golden Goose Award for Work on Automotive Cybersecurity
UW News
Tech Policy Lab Co-Director Tadayoshi Kohno and Researcher Karl Koscher were honored with the Golden Goose Award for their work on automotive cybersecurity by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
ArticleAugust 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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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