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Student Reflections (China 2017) – Meicen Sun (MIT)
Internet platforms and the digital economy: Challenges and opportunities for U.S., China and the world…
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News: Joel Brenner Interview on WBUR – Attacks on United States Critical Infrastructure
Did the Russians really hack into the US Electrical Grid? Were they able to hack…
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Facebook/Cambridge Analytica: Privacy lessons and a way forward
By Nathaniel Fruchter, Michael Specter, Ben Yuan Introduction On Saturday, March 17, 2018, The Guardian…
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Arvind Narayanan Visits MIT’s Internet Policy Research Initiative
By: Jonathan Frankle On February 14th, Arvind Narayanan visited IPRI from Princeton University, where he…
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Blog: Apple’s New Facial Recognition on the iphone – good for privacy?
Facial Recognition on the new iPhone? What does that mean for my privacy? Jonathan Frankle,…
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Expanding the Research Exemptions Provided by the Internet of Things Cybersecurity Improvement Act
Expanding the Research Exemptions Provided by the Internet of Things Cybersecurity Improvement Act By: James…
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“Linked Data Notifications” article earns ESWC2017 Best Student Paper award
By: Amy Guy As part of the work on decentralized architectures for the Web, researchers…
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IPRI MIT Funding Awards
MIT’s interdisciplinary Internet Policy Research Initiative (IPRI) awarded $1.5 million to researchers across campus working…
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CRTC Chairman Jean-Pierre Blais at MIT
By: Natalie Klym, Executive Director of MIT’s Communications Futures Program (CFP) April 24th, 2017 When…
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Blog: US Privacy Gap Widens
By Daniel Weitzner TL;DR After Congressional action repealing the FCC’s Broadband Internet Access Provider privacy…
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