Publications

Are We Already Living in a Tech Dystopia?

Author(s): 
Albert Gidari
Publication Date: 
August 26, 2020
Publication Type: 
Other Writing

People should no more believe in dystopia than utopia. The fact is that technology has changed the world for so many for so long for the better—from reduction of disease to extending life to increased food and health—that to dismiss those gains is just know-nothingism. As with all technological advances, not everyone shares equally in the gains or benefits in the same way, and some may even experience disproportionately negative impacts, but that does not diminish the overall societal value of the advancements. Read more about Are We Already Living in a Tech Dystopia?

Redesigning Data Privacy: Reimagining Notice & Consent for human technology interaction

Author(s): 
Jen King
Publication Date: 
July 31, 2020
Publication Type: 
White Paper / Report

The World Economic Forum partnered with the Center for Internet and Society at Stanford Law School and a community of policy-makers, researchers, civil society advocates, legal scholars, and industry and design practitioners to convene a set of conversations about the challenges of Notice & Consent as a norm for data collection and processing, particularly when it comes to the technologies of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Read more about Redesigning Data Privacy: Reimagining Notice & Consent for human technology interaction

Schrems II Offers an Opportunity—If the U.S. Wants to Take It

Author(s): 
Henry Farrell
Publication Date: 
July 28, 2020
Publication Type: 
Other Writing

The Schrems II judgment by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) will reshape the relationship between national security and global data flows. By invalidating the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield agreement, the decision ends a two-decade transatlantic compromise on data exchange. The court found that U.S. surveillance practices were disproportionate and violated the fundamental rights of European Union citizens, who had no effective legal recourse to challenge potential U.S. abuses. Read more about Schrems II Offers an Opportunity—If the U.S. Wants to Take It

Cyberattack Attribution and International Law

Author(s): 
Kristen E. Eichensehr
Publication Date: 
July 24, 2020
Publication Type: 
Other Writing

Earlier this week, the U.S. Department of Justice unsealed an indictment accusing two men linked to China’s Ministry of State Security of a decade-long campaign of hacking dissidents, human rights activists, and a variety of private sector targets, including most recently entities working on COVID-19 treatments, tests, and vaccines. Read more about Cyberattack Attribution and International Law

Cybersecurity Information Sharing Success Stories

Author(s): 
Brian Nussbaum
Publication Date: 
July 15, 2020
Publication Type: 
Other Writing

The theory behind cybersecurity information sharing is clear and uncontroversial, even if the details of what to share, how best to do it and who to share with may sometimes result in debate and disagreement. The theory goes that organizations are better off sharing information and improving situational awareness than trying to recognize and face cyber threats and challenges on their own. Some collective and coordinated efforts can help to identify, learn about and fend off threats and would-be attackers—as compared to acting individually with less information and situational awareness. Read more about Cybersecurity Information Sharing Success Stories

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