Recently, my colleague authored a resource (the 101 version of this “course,” for the academically inclined) to answer questions about European COVID-19 proximity tracing and exposure notification applications and to construct a best-practices framework for such apps. Now, we pivot our focus to the United States, where efforts to rally [...]
In light of the current global health crisis, more people are using the internet than before, making clear the relationship between broadband access and the app economy. During a time where all of us are working, learning, receiving healthcare, and entertaining ourselves at home, the internet is more integral to [...]
The end of 2019 and the beginning of 2020 have seen rampant attacks on an aspect of communications technologies we often take for granted: encryption. In addition to being the protective buffer of most internet traffic—everything from commercial transactions to social interactions—it also protects those who may need increased privacy, [...]
In a global pandemic, we are embracing the online world as our “new normal.” If we didn’t already, we now conduct our work, shopping, and social lives on the web more than ever. So, it comes as no surprise that privacy and its close friend encryption have entered the scene, [...]
The COVID-19 crisis is revealing the institutions upon which we rely most: healthcare, grocers, and local government, along with the pressure points, flaws, and frailties of each. There’s probably never been a stronger collective desire to protect and empower these institutions, and thereby protect and empower ourselves. Looking beyond our [...]