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Ransomware Readiness Index (RRI): A Proposal to Measure Current Preparedness and Progress Over Time

Published on 2021-09-27

By Rebecca Spiewak. With increasingly sophisticated threat actor tactics, an expansion of internet-connected services and…

Defining Success for Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity Policy

Published on 2021-03-11

Written by Sean Atkins1 Since the late 1990s, U.S. policy to secure its critical infrastructure…

Designing Governable Computing Systems

Published on 2021-03-11

On March 3, 2021, Daniel Weitzer spoke in an MIT CSAIL talk hosted by Hal…

Democracy, Disinformation, AI, and Platform Regulation

Published on 2021-02-12

On January 27, 2021, The CSAIL Computing and Society CoR and the MIT Internet Policy…

Increasing the trustworthiness of AI systems to ensure that they are both explainable and accountable.

Democracy, Disinformation, AI, and Platform Regulation

Published on 2021-02-12

On January 27, 2021, The CSAIL Computing and Society CoR and the MIT Internet Policy…

Avoiding a One-Size-Fits-All Approach to Regulating Artificial Intelligence

Published on 2020-01-13

Artificial intelligence (AI) technologies can be found in a wide variety of areas nowadays. AI…

How a Proposed Housing Act Change Could Affect Discriminatory AI

Published on 2019-09-30

Since its introduction in 1968, the Fair Housing Act has shielded proctected classes from discrimination….

IPRI Welcomes Luis Videgaray as a Distinguished Fellow

Published on 2019-09-18

Luis Videgaray, former foreign minister of Mexico and MIT alumnus, has become a distinguished fellow at…

Helping 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 2020-12-02

Written by Stephanie Nguyen & Ilaria Liccardi Nine months after the COVID-19 outbreak in the…

What Are the Advantages and Disadvantages of Contact Tracing Apps?

Published on 2020-08-11

While contact tracing apps can help us control the spread of COVID-19, they also come…

News: Daniel Weitzner Discusses PACT

Published on 2020-06-24

IPRI Founding Director, Daniel Weitzner, is the co-PI of the PACT project, which aims to…

ImPACT 2020: PACT Project Holds First Collaborative, Virtual Workshop to Tackle Key Technical Issues in Private Automated Contact Tracing

Published on 2020-04-16

Today, during the first ImPACT 2020 event, world-leading computer scientists in cryptography, cybersecurity, and wireless…

Investigating network architectures, systems, and protocols from a policy perspective.

Addressing BGP Serial Hijacking

Published on 2019-11-27

While nearly essential for modern-day society, the technologies we use to share information on the…

Ensuring Privacy While Utilizing Citizen Data in India

Published on 2019-11-22

Using data from city citizens to advance government efficiency while maintaining their privacy appears to…

Ensuring that Smart Cities Don’t Become Surveillance Cities

Published on 2019-11-20

On my way to work, I pass no less than three bike-sharing stations. I use…

Why Botnets Persist: Designing Effective Technical and Policy Interventions

Published on 2019-09-06

Written by Wajeeha Ahmad. Botnets, networks of malware-infected machines controlled by an attacker called the…

Developing architecture and tools for the web to reopen its benefits throughout the world.

Creating a platform that makes it easier to design and build problem-solving mobile apps.