In today's rapidly advancing digital landscape, access to the internet has become synonymous with access to education, job opportunities, healthcare services, and so much more. However, despite the benefits of a connected world, a significant portion of Americans are still left on the wrong side of the digital divide, making [...]
Our digital world continues to evolve at breakneck speed, making the importance of safeguarding our online information paramount. With the risk of privacy breaches increasing daily, researchers continue to find that the dangers of such compromises disproportionately burden disenfranchised communities, particularly Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC), and LGBTQIA+ populations. [...]
On July 10, 2023, the European Commission implemented an adequacy decision regarding the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (DPF), which is a self-certification program that seeks to ease the transfers of personal data from the EU to the United States and allow companies to streamline their compliance with EU data flow [...]
February marks a special time of year when we recognize the many contributions Black Americans have made to society as we know it, while also acknowledging the inequities that continue to stand in the way of progress. Black innovators have contributed to the advancement of technology across multiple verticals while [...]
With the increasing demand for digital healthcare, the United States faces a growing challenge regarding equitable healthcare: unequal access to fast, reliable, and affordable broadband technology. Roughly 43 percent of adults in households making less than $30,000 a year—more than 25 million Americans—lack access to broadband, while 93 percent of [...]