Digital Vaccine Passports Only Real Solution to Fake Vaccination Cards
Americans who refuse to get a COVID-19 vaccination are increasingly discovering that there are personal consequences to their actions that go beyond their own health and the health of those around...
View ArticleUK Announcement to Build Data Partnerships Post-Brexit Will Boost Growth and...
WASHINGTON—In response to the United Kingdom announcing a post-Brexit global data plan, Daniel Castro, director of the Center for Data Innovation, issued the following statement: The UK’s announcement...
View ArticleHow Expansive Location Privacy Regulations Could Undermine Retail Innovations
Governor Jared Polis (D-CO) signed the Colorado Privacy Act into law in July, joining California and Virginia as the third state to create a new law regulating the collection and use of personal data....
View ArticleA Data-Driven Approach to Combatting Counterfeit Goods in E-Commerce
Counterfeit goods cause significant harm to American consumers and businesses. Since many counterfeiters exploit e-commerce to enter the U.S. market, the public and private sectors have identified,...
View ArticleOlay’s #DecodeTheBias Campaign Reflects Anti-Tech Bias
The makeup company Olay recently launched a public campaign to #DecodeTheBias—an initiative to “help decode bias in search engines.” Search engines are biased, they argue, because search results for...
View ArticleSHOP SAFE Act’s Country-of-Origin Requirement Will Not Stop Counterfeits
Congress is considering legislation that would require online marketplaces to display information about the country of origin of products sold online in an effort to deter counterfeits. Providing...
View ArticleCalifornia’s Law is an Effective Model to Combat Organized Retail Crime
The threat of organized retail crime—where individuals systematically steal products such as designer clothes, expensive electronics, and high-end liquor from brick-and-mortar stores, as well as their...
View ArticleThe Case for Using AI To Recruit Talent in Government
As the United States emerges from the pandemic, many state and local government agencies are struggling to hire and retain workers. Not only have many retirement-age employees decided to accelerate...
View ArticleCFPB Director Has Opportunity to Use Financial Data Portability to Help...
Rohit Chopra, the former FTC Commissioner and recently confirmed director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), faced Congress for the first time in his new position this week, and in his...
View ArticleThe Value of Personalized Advertising in Europe
Online advertising, particularly targeted advertising, is a fundamental enabler of the Internet economy. Not only do targeted ads allow marketers efficient access to specific audiences, but the higher...
View ArticleOops, the Groups Pushing to Ban Targeted Ads Use Targeted Ads Themselves
This article is part of a three-part series investigating the role of “privacy capitalism” in shaping the EU proposal to ban targeted advertising: Introduction: How “Privacy Capitalism” Is Taking Over...
View ArticleThe Political and Corporate Interests Behind the Push to Ban Targeted Ads
This article is part of a three-part series investigating the role of “privacy capitalism” in shaping the EU proposal to ban targeted advertising: Introduction: How “Privacy Capitalism” Is Taking Over...
View ArticleNo, Contextual Advertising Is Not a Substitute for Targeted Advertising
This article is part of a three-part series investigating the role of “privacy capitalism” in shaping the EU proposal to ban targeted advertising: Introduction: How “Privacy Capitalism” Is Taking Over...
View ArticleHow “Privacy Capitalism” Is Taking Over European Policy Debates
This article is part of a three-part series investigating the role of “privacy capitalism” in shaping the EU proposal to ban targeted advertising: Introduction: How “Privacy Capitalism” Is Taking Over...
View ArticleImproving Consumer Welfare with Data Portability
Data protection laws and regulations can contain restrictive provisions, which limit data sharing and use, as well as permissive provisions, which increase it. Data portability is an example of a...
View ArticleThe Next Wave of Data Portability
When users have the ability to transfer their personal data from one service to another—known as data portability—it can empower consumers, spur innovation, and increase competition. A number of...
View ArticleData Governance Act Will Improve Access to Public and Private Sector Data
WASHINGTON – In response to the European Council and the European Parliament reaching a provisional agreement on the Data Governance Act, the Center for Data Innovation’s director Daniel Castro...
View ArticleAI Could Help Get Government Records Off Paper and Online
Despite years of investing in better storage and analytics, many organizations, especially in government, still struggle to make use of their data. Too often, agencies have an abundance of “dark data”...
View ArticleThe Great (Pay)Wall of Europe: How Banning Targeted Ads Would Harm EU...
The Internet was built on advertising. Advances in search, webmail, social media, music streaming, mobile apps, and more have all come because of business models dependent on revenue from online ads,...
View Article5 Q’s for Melissa Schigoda, Director of the Office of Performance and...
The Center for Data Innovation spoke with Melissa Schigoda, Director of the Office of Performance and Accountability in New Orleans, Louisiana. Schigoda spoke about the challenges and opportunities of...
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