Big Tech makes big decisions over our lives: What products we see, how we feel about world events, what to censor — to some degree, even what medical decisions we make. Yet who controls Big Tech? The firms are so powerful and rich they really act as judge and jury [Keep reading]
“There’s a pretty good possibility if you go down to Florida, that you’re not coming back alive.” Every day, millions of people go online looking for roommates, or concert tickets, or a date, or a cheap vacation. Most are keenly aware that there’s a chance they’ll encounter criminals and scams [Keep reading]
Marty Abrams, Information Accountability Foundation Jolynn Dellinger, Duke Law School David Hoffman Cybersecurity Professor, Duke University Chris Hoofnagle, Berkeley Center for Law & Technology Jane Horvath Chief Privacy Officer, Apple Francella Ochillo Next Century Cities Alexys Ogorek Law Student Duke University Barak Richman Duke Law School Ken Rogerson Duke [Keep reading]
Duke University law school professor Barak Richman studies the economics of contracting, new institutional economics, antitrust, and healthcare policy. We talked with him about the role that antitrust law might play in creating accountability for Big Tech. Click here to listen to this episode or click play below.
Ken Rogerson teaches at Duke’s Sanford School of Public Policy, where he is the director of graduate studies. He explained that market economics alone cannot create incentives for companies to address the harms caused by new technologies. Click here to listen or press play below.
Jolynn Dellinger teaches privacy at Duke University Law School and is a Senior Fellow at the Kenan Institute for Ethics. She talks about the need for tech workers — sometimes, whistleblowers — to step forward when they witness questionable practices at tech companies. Click here to listen or press play [Keep reading]
Dr. Johnny Ryan is senior fellow at the Irish Council for Civil Liberties. We discussed the critical role Ireland plays in regulating the world’s Big Tech companies, and why he sees the online advertising ecosystem as “the biggest data breach of all time.” Click here to listen or click play [Keep reading]
Jane Horvath is Apple’s chief privacy officer. We talked with her about Apple’s role as “judge and jury” when it comes to inclusion in the App Store, and how the firm might be more accountable for its decisions. Click here to listen, or click play below.
Francella Ochillo is a digital rights advocate. A fellow at Harvard’s Kennedy School and Executive Director of New Century Cities, we talked with her about making sure underserved communities are represented in discussions about platform accountability. Click here to listen or click play below.
David Hoffman is a cybersecurity policy expert at Duke University’s Sanford School of Public Policy. He told us Big Tech should take much more responsibility for the harm done using their platforms. Click here to listen, or click play below. .
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