Privacy law (in US, Europe, globally)

The study of privacy law examines the legal frameworks and regulations governing the collection, processing, and protection of personal data, comparing and contrasting the approaches taken in the United States, Europe and on a global scale.

Featured by The Conversation. PhD candidate Angela Schopke Gonzalez. Apps, 911 services and mobile phones don't offset deadly consequences of more restrictive border policies. UMSI.

Apps, 911 services and mobile phones don’t offset deadly consequences of more restrictive border policies

09/03/2024

Angela Schopke Gonzalez discusses technology and immigration at the U.S.-Mexico border.

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Quoted by MIT Technology Review. Lecturer Merve Hickok. AI companies promised to regulate one year ago. What's changed?

Hickok: Tech companies ‘nowhere near’ developing safe and trustworthy AI

07/24/2024

UMSI lecturer Merve Hickok says the U.S government’s overreliance on tech companies to regulate themselves is leading to continued harm in the AI sphere.

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Quoted by The Detroit Free Press. PhD student Amna Batool. Michigan lawmakers want to outlaw the spread of 'deepfake' sexual content.

Batool: Deepfake sexual content disproportionately harms women

07/05/2024

With deepfakes on the rise, UMSI PhD student Amna Batool discusses the reputational and economic harms women are facing.

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Unveiling the future: UMSI experts share insights on AI in 2024

01/29/2024

Five UMSI experts talk about the future of AI and their fears and hopes for 2024 around regulation, data access and artificial intelligence.

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Quoted by Fortune. Lecturer Merve Hickok. A widely use AI image training database contained explicit pictures of children. Experts warn that's just the tip of the iceberg.

Hickok: The race to innovate in AI is leading to consequences

01/08/2024

Explicit photos of children were used to train AI image-generation tools. UMSI lecturer and AI ethics expert Merve Hickok says these are the repercussions of releasing AI models “without safeguards in place.”

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Quoted by VentureBeat. Lecturer Merve Hickok. Biden AI Exec orders rolls out to applause, concerns of overreach.

Hickok: Biden’s order limiting the use of artificial intelligence is a step in the right direction

11/09/2023

A new executive order by the Biden Administration helps prevent AI misuse and is celebrated by AI expert Merve Hickok.

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Schaub: Google’s antitrust trial will likely change our search habits

10/16/2023

UMSI associate professor Florian Schaub discusses the future of Google’s search engine and its impact on users.

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From research to action: UMSI research leads to new privacy choice icon adapted to California law

05/24/2023

The icon will give users agency to opt out of having their private information collected by companies.

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Schaub: How the US Constitution does and does not protect your privacy

09/01/2021

In discussion on WDET’s Detroit Today, Assistant Professor Florian Schaub addresses the issue of privacy and just how much information we’re giving up every day.

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