Technology

Smart Algorithmic Change Requires a Collaborative Political Process

Smart Algorithmic Change Requires a Collaborative Political Process

A groundbreaking algorithm designed to optimize school start times meets fierce community resistance.

Defining Equity in Algorithmic Change

Defining Equity in Algorithmic Change

When Boston school leaders sought to use algorithms to redesign the bus schedule, equity remained a challenge.

Robots Are People Too…Maybe

Robots Are People Too…Maybe

Scholar argues that robots should be regulated based on three key individual traits.

Regulating Initial Coin Offerings

Regulating Initial Coin Offerings

Scholar suggests alternatives to regulating cryptocurrency offerings as conventional securities.

Disinformation and the Threat to Democracy

Disinformation and the Threat to Democracy

Scholars argue for strengthening regulations of online political advertising.

Navigating Traffic Jams in Outer Space

Navigating Traffic Jams in Outer Space

Expert offers framework for regulating 21st century space travel.

The Challenges of Cryptocurrency Regulation

The Challenges of Cryptocurrency Regulation

Volatile cryptocurrencies require regulation, but regulators face many questions about how to do so.

Using Blockchain to Improve Regulatory Analysis and Reform

Using Blockchain to Improve Regulatory Analysis and Reform

Blockchain could provide essential data on the effectiveness of regulations.

Regulating Instagram Posts

Regulating Instagram Posts

Author argues that FTC disclosure rules may infringe upon endorsers’ right to free speech.

Preventing the Sharing Economy From Abusing Your Data

Preventing the Sharing Economy From Abusing Your Data

Scholars argue that consumer protection law can address sharing economy firms’ potential to abuse information.

A New Standard of Data Protection

A New Standard of Data Protection

Companies gear up to comply with the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation.

Marketcraft and the Digital Economy

Marketcraft and the Digital Economy

Information technology has disrupted regulatory regimes and recast policy debates.