Information Policy

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Professor
Biosensory computing; climate informatics; information economics and policy
Chris Hoofnagle
Professor of Practice
Internet law, information privacy, consumer protection, cybersecurity, computer crime, regulation of technology, edtech
Headshot of Professor Deirdre K. Mulligan
Professor
privacy, fairness, human rights, cybersecurity, technology and governance, values in design
AnnaLee (Anno) Saxenian
Professor
Regional economic development, Entrepreneurship, Silicon Valley.

Recent Publications

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May 15, 2022

During the pandemic in the United States, there has been considerably more interest in home abortions than in minimally or nonclinically supported self-abortions. As access barriers to in-person abortion care increase due to legal restrictions and COVID-19–related disruptions, individuals may be turning to the internet for information and services on out-of-clinic medication abortions. Google searches allow us to explore timely population-level interest in this topic and assess its implications.

Book cover: Law and Policy for the Quantum Age
Jan 6, 2022

It is often said that quantum technologies are poised to change the world as we know it, but cutting through the hype, what will quantum technologies actually mean for countries and their citizens?

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Information Policy news

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Apparently, the people has spoken, and they want former President Donald Trump back on Twitter. However, Hany Farid believes that this would be the worst time for him to return to the social media platform. 

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Berkeley researchers, including Prof. Coye Cheshire, used Google search data to explore interest in at-home abortion and assess its implications.

Cover of book "Law and Policy for the Quantum Age"

In a new book, Law and Policy for the Quantum Age, Professor Chris Jay Hoofnagle and Simson L. Garfinkel explain the genesis of quantum information theory, and its applications through quantum sensing, computing, and communications.

Ashkan Soltani

School of Information alumnus Ashkan Soltani, MIMS ’09, was appointed Executive Director of the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA).

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