@MIT_IPRI

Internet Policy Research Initiative at MIT

 Cambridge, MA
internetpolicy.mit.edu
Joined March 2016
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And the follow up paper: arxiv.org/abs/1901.06560 with my @MIT_IPRI colleagues @ctestart @nhfruchter and @julius_adebayo
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Danny Weitzner@djweitzner4 Sep 2020
Very excited about our new research developing cybersecurity risk metrics based on actually attack data from multiple enterprises. Lays foundation for better risk management and rational cybersecurity insurance underwriting news.mit.edu/2020/helping-co… @MIT_IPRI

Helping companies prioritize their cybersecurity investments

By securely aggregating sensitive security data, the SCRAM platform from MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) can quantify an organization’s level of risk and suggest...

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Danny Weitzner@djweitzner8 Jun 2020
Great new work on election security with *practical* advice for voters faced with voting technology choices. Thank you @jhalderm and @mspecter. Also great coverage from @nicoleperlroth @AllMattNYT and @SangerNYT nytimes.com/2020/06/07/us/po…

Amid Pandemic and Upheaval, New Cyberthreats to the Presidential Election (Published 2020)

Fear of the coronavirus is speeding up efforts to allow voting from home, but some of them pose security risks and may make it easier for Vladimir V. Putin, or others, to hack the vote.

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J. Alex Halderman@jhalderm8 Jun 2020
1/ In a new research paper today, @MSpecter and I perform the first public, independent analysis of the security and privacy risks of Democracy Live's OmniBallot online voting platform. Full paper: internetpolicy.mit.edu/omnib… Advice for voters: internetpolicy.mit.edu/omnib…
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R. David Edelman@R_D16 Apr 2020
Starting in 30min: @MassGov @MassGovernor opens up the #imPACT2020 Virtual Conference @MIT @MIT_CSAIL pact.mit.edu/impact-2020/
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Danny Weitzner@djweitzner13 Feb 2020
So proud of the outstanding technical work done by my students, showing serious risks of mobile app voting in a system that is actually being used today. And thanks to @andy_sellars + @BUTechLaw who gave us confidence to pursue the truth.
Michael A. Specter 👻@mspecter13 Feb 2020
Today, myself and co-authors @jimmykoppel and @djweitzner released a paper discussing a slew of vulnerabilities we found in @voatz, a blockchain voting app that's been used in US federal elections. You can read about it in the @nytimes! nytimes.com/2020/02/13/us/po…

Voting on Your Phone: New Elections App Ignites Security Debate (Published 2020)

A start-up says it has developed a smartphone tool through which voters can cast ballots anywhere. But researchers say the app is riddled with security flaws.

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@MIT_IPRI @MIT_CSAIL @MIT_CIS @R_D interview on informing policy cis.mit.edu/publications/new… @MIT_Shass @MIT
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"What does it mean to have a system that is accountable, responsive and explainable? The internet and all the technology we use is a work in progress that we can shape to meet human needs."- @MIT_CSAIL and @MIT_IPRI's @djweitzner c-span.org/video/?460169-1/c… @cspan #MondayMotivation
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Danny Weitzner@djweitzner12 Mar 2019
In 2004, @w3c, working with the free and open-source software community, adopts new rules making web standards safe for open-source implementation and guarding against patent trolls who threaten interoperability on the Web. #Web30 #ForTheWeb
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Danny Weitzner@djweitzner12 Mar 2019
In 1997, the U.S. Supreme Court guaranteed highest level of constitutional protection for Web users’ speech in ACLU v Reno. Learn more: law.cornell.edu/supremecourt… #Web30 #ForTheWeb
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Danny Weitzner@djweitzner12 Mar 2019
In 1996, the U.S. Congress enabled creation of Web Platforms Twitter, YouTube, Google, etc with Section 230 of the CDA, encouraging platforms to let their users exercise free speech rights. Thanks now-Senator @RonWyden and Rep. Chris Cox! #Web30 #ForTheWeb”
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Tim Berners-Lee@timberners_lee12 Mar 2019
In 1990, I coded up the foundational technologies for the World Wide Web. To celebrate the web’s 30th birthday, will you add to a crowdsourced Twitter timeline of the web’s milestone moments? webfoundation.org/2019/02/he… #Web30 #ForTheWeb
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Alvaro Bedoya@alvarombedoya11 Mar 2019
Thrilled to see our @MIT/@GeorgetownLaw privacy seminar featured in this feature on the launch of the Public Interest Technology University Network. Funny part is that there was probably a terrified student at the other end of this question by @amac nytimes.com/2019/03/11/techn…

Top Universities Join to Push ‘Public Interest Technology’ (Published 2019)

The group, including schools like M.I.T. and Stanford, aims to train the next generation of leaders to develop and regulate technology for the public good.

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Ford Foundation
@FordFoundation19 Feb 2019
.@MIT_IPRI Director @djweitzner heads a groundbreaking course on #privacy technology, merging tech and humanities. He is helping build a pipeline for students to join the growing field of #PublicInterestTech. #PublicInterestTech #morethancode #civictech #govtech @mit

Privacy and Policy: A New School of Thought #PublicInterestTech

"We all have to be directly engaged in these public interest tech questions to make sure we’re making the most of these new tools in a way that supports human values." - Danny Weitzner

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What is #PrivacyPolicy? How should industry prepare? The short answer f/ @djweitzner is educate your teams & get involved in congressional forums. You can also learn about tackling policy & technical advances simultaneously @MIT_CSAIL & @MIT_IPRI. bit.ly/2MXngwy
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Willie Boag@willieboag7 Feb 2019
My first blog for the @MIT_IPRI AI Policy Congress on Healthcare & AI! @jasonfurman on the convo of privacy laws impeding innovation: “We need more data to have more AI. ...How many people do you want to die? How many diseases do we not want to address?” internetpolicy.mit.edu/ai-po…
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MIT CSAIL
@MIT_CSAIL9 Jan 2019
Former White House chief of staff John Podesta will speak Tuesday at @MIT's AI Policy Congress alongside experts from industry, academia & government: bit.ly/2FmPHT0 (cc @MIT_IPRI & @MIT_Quest)
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Danny Weitzner@djweitzner15 Nov 2018
Happening now: I'm testifying at Australian Parliamentary re encryption & security issues in proposed surveillance bill. Letter from technical experts on risk to tech transparency mechanisms from strict secrecy provisions in bill here: internetpolicy.mit.edu/pjcis… #keysunderdoormats
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MIT CSAIL
@MIT_CSAIL19 Apr 2018
Today @MIT web inventor Tim Berners-Lee will talk #netneutrality w/MA @SenMarkey & others at 6:30pm in E51-115. Space = limited, so get there early! bit.ly/2qKawyD (hosted by @MIT_IPRI & feat. @tim_bernerslee @tewheels @scrawford @mhsali & @djweitzner)
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Marshall England
@marshallengland3 Jan 2017
Interesting read: What Executives Get Wrong About #Cybersecurity via @mitsmr @mit_ipri (subscription required) bit.ly/2hPcQ4o
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Join @MIT_IPRI today at 7pm EST for a Security, Privacy & the Internet discussion w/@djweitzner, Joel Brenner, Deborah Hurley & Kenneth Oye.
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