Privacy Policy

Policymakers can support or threaten online privacy. Explore how policy can affect people’s ability to maintain privacy.

Montana’s TikTok Ban: Breaking the Internet and Undermining Online Privacy 

Asking TikTok, Google, and Apple to more intrusively track nearly every American with a cell phone, based on the possibility …

What Governments Can Learn from Canada when Regulating Online Harms

Canada’s Online Harms Act should be an example of how to protect the fundamentals of the Internet while improving online …

Nevada Wants to Reduce Online Protections for Children: All Internet Users Should Benefit from Strong Encryption

Protect children online by supporting end-to-end encryption in Facebook Messenger. Join us in the fight against weakening online protection for …

We Testified Because the Internet Needs a Voice

We testified in front of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law in support of …

What is Section 230 and Why Should I Care About It?

The protections in Section 230 are up for debate in the Supreme Court. Learn what it is and how changes …

Policy Brief: IoT Privacy for Policymakers

Introduction The Internet of Things, or IoT, is the latest wave of integration of technology into our lives and surroundings …

Policy Brief: Principles for Responsible Data Handling

Introduction More and more of our activities generate data which is collected and used in ways we don’t see and …

Working Together the Internet Way to Build Success in North America

One of the most common lines you’ll hear in the virtual halls of the Internet Society is that the Internet’s …

Future Thinking: Orla Lynskey on Data in the Age of Consolidation

Orla Lynskey is an associate professor of law at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Her primary area …