VIRTUAL Content moderation decisions surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic and the 2020 election—including the removal of President Trump from Twitter and Facebook—have brought into sharp relief the power that social media platforms wield in shaping the national discourse. These social media platforms have come under increasing fire from both the left and the right and have … Continue reading “The First Amendment, Section 230, and Content Moderation”
The LEC Workshop for Law Professors on the Introduction to the Economics of Information, Privacy, and Data Security introduced law professors to the economics of information, including concepts such as search costs, adverse selection, signaling, and screening. The program covered the economics of privacy, data security, and online advertising, as well as an understanding of how … Continue reading “LEC Workshop for Law Professors on the Introduction to the Economics of Information, Privacy, and Data Security”
Advanced technology has become both a necessity and convenience of everyday life. With those advancements, policymakers and regulators are faced with the difficult task of protecting consumers in the wake of rapid technological innovations. The AGEP Workshop on the Economics of Information, Advertising & Privacy was designed to provide Attorneys General and their staff an … Continue reading “AGEP Workshop on the Economics of Information, Advertising, & Privacy”
The Ninth Annual PEP Symposium on the Law & Economics of Privacy & Data Security took place at the Antonin Scalia Law School on June 10, 2021. The symposium included a fireside chat with FTC Commissioner, Noah Phillips, and Jon Fasman, the U.S. Digital Editor for The Economist, who discussed his new book We See … Continue reading “Ninth Annual Symposium on the Law & Economics of Privacy & Data Security”
In the United States, an assortment of laws govern privacy. At the federal level, the FTC Act, FCRA, COPPA, and HIPAA are among the more well-known privacy statutes. The so-called privacy torts have addressed privacy under state common law for some time, but more recently, states have begun to consider their own broad privacy statutes. … Continue reading “State Privacy Laws: Is the Uniform Personal Data Protection Act the Path Forward?”
The FTC wields immense regulatory powers, including the power to prohibit “unfair and deceptive acts and practices” and “unfair methods of competition.” Yet the FTC, unlike other agencies, has long administered these powers not through sweeping rulemakings, but through case-specific enforcement actions. Until now, that is. The FTC’s new leadership, appointed by President Biden, has … Continue reading “FTC Rulemaking: Untapped Power or Cautionary Tale?”
The LEC Workshop for Law Professors on the Economics of Information, Advertising, Privacy, and Data Security introduced law professors to the economics of information, including concepts such as search costs, adverse selection, signaling, and screening. The program covered the economics of privacy, data security, and online advertising, as well as an understanding of how the First … Continue reading “LEC Workshop for Law Professors on the Economics of Information, Advertising, Privacy, and Data Security”
The Tenth Annual Symposium on the Law & Economics of Privacy & Data Security was held at the Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University in Arlington, VA on June 3, 2022. The symposium featured leading voices discussing timely subjects such as privacy policy in the Biden Administration, dark patterns, and the role of … Continue reading “Tenth Annual Symposium on the Law & Economics of Privacy & Data Security”
The Law & Economics Center’s Program on Economics & Privacy (PEP) hosted a panel of experts for a discussion, moderated by PEP Director James C. Cooper, on the FTC’s privacy rulemaking authority. Click here to watch the video:
The Program on Economics & Privacy (PEP) at George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School invited applications for the Research Roundtable on Regulating Privacy. In the past year, Congress has considered sweeping national privacy legislation, and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has begun the process to implement rulemaking to curtail so-called “commercial surveillance.” Accordingly, we … Continue reading “Research Roundtable on Regulating Privacy”
