TechLaw takes a distinctive approach to cross-disciplinary expertise in technology policy that is significantly more grounded in theory and empirical evidence than most other academic programs. We channel technology to solve societal problems while responsibly managing the risks involved. Our research and education theorizes, empirically studies, and actually builds technologies to serve the human quest for a free and just society.
TechLaw faculty regularly engage the public and contribute to open discussion about the impact of new technologies.
Information communications technologies and data are now among the tools that doctors and patients frequently use to diagnose or treat health problems, and by all accounts, the use of Big Data, AI, telemedicine, and other information technologies is sure to grow. However, as information technologies begin to encroach on spaces and decisions traditionally inhabited by doctors, pharmaceutical drugs, or invasive tests, they are subjected to the same regulations that have constrained physicians and pharmaceutical companies in the past….
Focus area: AI and Big Data, Privacy Problem-Solving, Free Speech
In this essay for Lawfare, Prof. Bambauer describes how Europe’s new Digital Markets Act, which is intended to increase competition among digital services companies, is
This comment, coauthored by Prof. Jane Bambauer, addresses Accountable Tech’s Petition asking the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to initiate a rulemaking to prohibit tailored advertising as an unfair method of competition. We make five main points that cast serious doubt on the wisdom and viability of such a rulemaking. First,
The Atlantic (April 25, 2020) In this provocative essay, Jack Goldsmith and Andrew Keane Woods argue that American tech firms’ mission to export First Amendment values to the rest of the world was a misguided failure.
This report contains findings and recommendations from usability testing of the State of Utah’s online dispute resolution (ODR) platform. Utah’s ODR platform is a web-based alternative dispute resolution tool that provides parties in small claims debt collection actions with an opportunity to resolve their cases online. The report includes results
