The rapid expansion of online, mobile, social, and ambient media has brought about the ability to harvest – sometimes covertly – a wealth of human interaction for the purposes of promoting commerce and other interests. The majority of research related to information privacy is focused on informing practice on the best ways to minimize consumer privacy concerns arising from the collection and use of their personal data by interested third parties.
The Information Privacy and Policy initiative addresses how this innovation impacts society, individuals, and industry from an approach that’s more critical of the current practices. The initiative seeks to advance more ethical, principled data practices, promoting innovative professional ethics and educating consumers about emerging data collection practices and their privacy implications.