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Daniel Weitzner
EducationSwarthmore College (BA)
University at Buffalo (JD)

Daniel J. Weitzner is the director of the MIT Internet Policy Research Initiative and principal research scientist at the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab CSAIL. He teaches Internet public policy in MIT's Computer Science Department. His research includes development of accountable systems architectures to enable the Web to be more responsive to policy requirements.

Online privacy

Weitzner is an expert in online privacy who has had significant impact in the field. He served as the Deputy Chief Technology Officer of the United States from 2011 to 2012, where he focused on Internet policy and privacy.[1] During his tenure as a White House technology official, he oversaw a consumer privacy initiative[2] and was primarily responsible[3] for the creation of the Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights[4] and the OECD Internet Policymaking Principles[5]

Weitzner and several colleagues wrote the Information Accountability paper, which proposed an alternative approach to information policy where individuals and institutions determine for themselves the way information about them is used lawfully and appropriately by others.[6]

Weitzner co-directs the Decentralized Information Group Tim Berners-Lee and is heading a new, cross-MIT research initiative: MIT Internet Policy Research Initiative funded by the Hewlett Foundation.[7] He facilitated discussions and workshops on technology issues such as artificial intelligence (AI)[8] and encryption.[9]

Weitzner's background in the area of privacy and policy includes his work as a founder of the Center for Democracy and Technology[10] and a stint as the Deputy Policy Director of the Electronic Frontier Foundation. He is also Founding member,[11] Director and Trustee of the Web Science Trust.

Education

Weitzner has a law degree from University at Buffalo Law School and a B.A. in philosophy from Swarthmore College. His writings have appeared in Science magazine,[12] Yale Law Review, Communications of the ACM[13][14] the Washington Post, Wired Magazine and Social Research.

References

  1. ^ "Daniel Weitzner is the new White House deputy CTO for Internet policy". govfresh.com.
  2. ^ Singer, Natasha (2016-02-28). "Why a Push for Online Privacy Is Bogged Down in Washington". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-05-30.
  3. ^ "We Can't Wait: Obama Administration Calls for A Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights for the Digital Age". whitehouse.gov – via National Archives.
  4. ^ Consumer Data Privacy in a networked world: A framework for protecting privacy and promoting innovation in the global Digital Economy, White House, February, 2012
  5. ^ OECD Council Recommendation on Principles for Internet Policy Making, OECD, 13 December 2011
  6. ^ Guagnin, Daniel; Hempel, Leon; Ilten, Carla; Kroener, Inga; Neyland, Daniel; Postigo, Hector (2012). Managing Privacy Through Accountability. New York: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 39. ISBN 9780230369320.
  7. ^ "MIT launches a trio of new cybersecurity initiatives". betaboston.com.
  8. ^ Dizikes, Peter (January 18, 2019). "AI, the law, and our future". MIT News. Retrieved 2019-05-30.
  9. ^ Savage, Charlie (2018-03-24). "Justice Dept. Revives Push to Mandate a Way to Unlock Phones". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-05-30.
  10. ^ "Danny Weitzner - Center for Democracy & Technology". cdt.org.
  11. ^ Lohr, Steve (November 2, 2006). "Group of University Researchers to Make Web Science a Field of Study". The New York Times. Retrieved December 19, 2016.
  12. ^ Berners-Lee, Tim; Hall, W.; Hendler, J.; Shadbolt, N.; Weitzner, D. (2006). "Creating a Science of the Web". Science. 313 (5788): 769–771. doi:10.1126/science.1126902. PMID 16902115. S2CID 5104030.
  13. ^ D. Weitzner, H. Abelson, T. Berners-Lee, J. Feigenbaum, J. Hendler and G. Sussman, Information Accountability, Communications of the ACM, June, 2008.
  14. ^ James Hendler, Nigel Shadbolt, Wendy Hall, Tim Berners-Lee, Daniel Weitzner, Web Science: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Understanding the Web, Communications of the ACM, Vol. 51 No. 7, Pages 60-69

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