The Internet Policy Research Initiative (IPRI) collaborates with policymakers and technologists to improve the trustworthiness and effectiveness of interconnected digital systems like the Internet. Our work provides global policymakers with technically grounded guidance for policies regarding cybersecurity, Internet privacy, and more. We accomplish our mission by relying on: core engineering and public policy research, education, and outreach.
Tackling key issues, such as the encryption debate, critical infrastructure, cryptography, and IoT security.
Democracy, Disinformation, AI, and Platform Regulation
Published on 2021-02-12On January 27, 2021, The CSAIL Computing and Society CoR and the MIT Internet Policy…
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News: Facebook Oversight Board Is Making a Decision on Trump’s Accounts
Published on 2021-02-03In a recent Time article, Billy Perrigo discussed how Facebook has created an Oversight Board,…
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COVID-19 Apps: Data Transparency and Data Governance Through UX/UI Design
Published on 2020-12-02Written by Stephanie Nguyen & Ilaria Liccardi Nine months after the COVID-19 outbreak in the…
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Legal Risks Faced by Security Researchers: A New Guide
Published on 2020-11-13Written by Sunoo Park. Just last month, over 75 prominent security researchers signed a letter…
Read MoreIncreasing the trustworthiness of AI systems to ensure that they are both explainable and accountable.
Democracy, Disinformation, AI, and Platform Regulation
Published on 2021-02-12On January 27, 2021, The CSAIL Computing and Society CoR and the MIT Internet Policy…
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Avoiding a One-Size-Fits-All Approach to Regulating Artificial Intelligence
Published on 2020-01-13Artificial intelligence (AI) technologies can be found in a wide variety of areas nowadays. AI…
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How a Proposed Housing Act Change Could Affect Discriminatory AI
Published on 2019-09-30Since its introduction in 1968, the Fair Housing Act has shielded proctected classes from discrimination….
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IPRI Welcomes Luis Videgaray as a Distinguished Fellow
Published on 2019-09-18Luis Videgaray, former foreign minister of Mexico and MIT alumnus, has become a distinguished fellow at…
Read MoreHelping to inform meaningful policy that ensures the safety of private information held on the Internet.
COVID-19 Apps: Data Transparency and Data Governance Through UX/UI Design
Published on 2020-12-02Written by Stephanie Nguyen & Ilaria Liccardi Nine months after the COVID-19 outbreak in the…
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What Are the Advantages and Disadvantages of Contact Tracing Apps?
Published on 2020-08-11While contact tracing apps can help us control the spread of COVID-19, they also come…
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News: Daniel Weitzner Discusses PACT
Published on 2020-06-24IPRI Founding Director, Daniel Weitzner, is the co-PI of the PACT project, which aims to…
Read More ImPACT 2020: PACT Project Holds First Collaborative, Virtual Workshop to Tackle Key Technical Issues in Private Automated Contact Tracing
Published on 2020-04-16Today, during the first ImPACT 2020 event, world-leading computer scientists in cryptography, cybersecurity, and wireless…
Read MoreInvestigating network architectures, systems, and protocols from a policy perspective.
Addressing BGP Serial Hijacking
Published on 2019-11-27While nearly essential for modern-day society, the technologies we use to share information on the…
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Ensuring Privacy While Utilizing Citizen Data in India
Published on 2019-11-22Using data from city citizens to advance government efficiency while maintaining their privacy appears to…
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Ensuring that Smart Cities Don’t Become Surveillance Cities
Published on 2019-11-20On my way to work, I pass no less than three bike-sharing stations. I use…
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Why Botnets Persist: Designing Effective Technical and Policy Interventions
Published on 2019-09-06Written by Wajeeha Ahmad. Botnets, networks of malware-infected machines controlled by an attacker called the…
Read MoreDeveloping architecture and tools for the web to reopen its benefits throughout the world.
“Linked Data Notifications” article earns ESWC2017 Best Student Paper award
Published on 2017-06-06By: Amy Guy As part of the work on decentralized architectures for the Web, researchers…
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Learning from Tim Berners-Lee on the occasion of receiving the Turing Award
Published on 2017-04-042017-04-04 By Daniel Weitzner On the happy occasion of Professor Sir Tim Berners-Lee’s receiving the…
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News: Tim Berners-Lee receives 2017 Turing Award
Published on 2017-04-04MIT Professor Tim Berners-Lee, the researcher who invented the World Wide Web and is one…
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Blog: What If You Could Control The Use Of Your Own Data? Building Decentralized Applications for the Social Web
Published on 2017-03-16Building Decentralized Applications for the Social Web…What If You Could Control The Use Of Your…
Read MoreCreating a platform that makes it easier to design and build problem-solving mobile apps.
News: Hal Abelson Discusses MIT App Inventor
Published on 2019-05-17In a recent MIT News post, Abby Abazorius talked to Hal Abelson about MIT App…
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AI Policy Congress – Part 2 Democratizing AI through Transparency and Education
Published on 2019-02-01Written by Natalie Lao Demystifying Machine Learning for Regulators On Wednesday, January 16, Professor Hal…
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Blog: App Inventor Mentioned in Batgirl Comics
Published on 2017-03-02MIT App Inventor was mentioned in the latest Batgirl DC Comic Book, when Barbara Gordon,…
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Research: Helping the Helpers – A Toolkit for Mobile Humanitarian Assistance Apps (M. Eng. Thesis)
Published on 2016-01-04This research investigates the following question: How can relief workers be empowered to create…
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