The U.S. Technology Policy Committee of the Association for Computing Machinery focuses on computing and tech-related policy issues in the United States.

Washington, D.C.
Joined May 2011
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ACM's global Technology Policy Council, @EuropeTPC, and @USTPC again proudly champion 2023 @DataPrivacyWeek and @DataPrivacyDay. For 25+ years ACM has forged benchmark #privacy principles (tinyurl.com/tsxmyty) to help all @StaySafeOnline (bit.ly/2U0AIp7). #StaySafe
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Congratulations to just-named ACM Fellows, Technology Policy Council Vice Chair Michel Beaudoin-Lafon and Europe Technology Policy Committee member Manuel Hermenegildo!
Big congratulations to our Professors @thoefler, @mapo1 and @zhendongsu on being named 2022 ACM Fellows! The distinction recognises their extensive research contributions to computer and information technology. Well done! bit.ly/3J2cyEp @TheOfficialACM @ETH_en #Awards
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Catch ACM Technology Policy Council Chair Jim Hendler's thoughts in "Why Does an AI Faculty Shortage Exist? It’s Complicated," just out in @insidehighered today. bit.ly/3ocnhAx
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Just out! New bit.ly/ACMTechBrief on #FacialRecognition says its "fundamental limitations" create "profound #privacy and ethical challenges," system bias is "pervasive and profound," and FR is "insufficiently trustworthy" to replace human ID. Online at bit.ly/3M8NzOO
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"Computing can help mitigate #climatechange but must first stop contributing to it" tops Issue 1 of the ACM Tech Policy Council's bit.ly/firstTechBrief, now out for #COP26. It's a fast, deep dive for policy makers and the public into shrinking computing's big carbon footprint.
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It's been a busy July in Lake. . . um, for @USTPC: filing w/ @NIST re: promoting access to voting (bit.ly/NISTvotingaccess), and @WHOSTP45, the White House Off. of Science & Tech Policy, with @CRAtweets on boosting federal scientific integrity policies (bit.ly/OSTPintegrityinscienc…).
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bit.ly/REGISTER_NOW_4 TONIGHT's webinar on @SCOTUS's new ruling narrowing the Computer Fraud & Abuse Act w/@USTPC's A. Grosso + panelists: @EPIC's Alan Butler, @EFF's Cindy Cohn, KJK's @mdrasch, and @GibsonDunn's Eric Vandevelde. bit.ly/Here4More!
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Citing "a fabulous job in getting the TPC started," @ACM_President Gabriele Kotsis praised inaugural Chair @lkisselburgh and tapped @USTPC Chair @JimHendler to helm the Council and former US Vice Chair @jeremyinfosec Epstein to succeed him. Congrats to all!
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Congratulations to @USTPC's @MarcRotenberg - ACM's inaugural Policy Director and internationally recognized AI and Privacy policy leader - on receiving the 2020 ACM Policy Award! More on him and his major contributions to the field at bit.ly/ACMServiceAwards2020
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.@USTPC proudly co-presents (w/@ITIFdc & @ONA) the first D3 Conference on June 2, featuring Turing laureate @vgcerf and Deborah G. Johnson bit.ly/DGJUVA, co-author of "What to Do About Deepfakes" (CACM, 3/21). Don't miss it! bit.ly/D3register060221
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Panel: @AdaLovelaceInst Chair Wendy Hall @DameWendyDBE; the Hon. Bernice Donald of the 6th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals; Harvard Prof. @LatanyaSweeney; Northeastern's Ricardo Baeza-Yates @PolarBearby; moderator @Jeanna_Matthews. bit.ly/SeeTheirBiosHere bit.ly/SeeMarchMemberNet4Mor…
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Sixty #electionsecurity experts incl #ACM @acmpolicy members @BarbaraSimons4 @SteveBellovin D.Dill D.Jones @DrJuanGilbert @DavidMussington & P.Neumann release statement that there is no credible evidence of computer fraud in the 2020 election outcome. nytimes.com/2020/11/16/busin…
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Don't miss "Meet the Computer Scientist Who Helped Push for Paper Ballots," an in-depth profile of @USTPC founder, past @TheOfficialACM president, and 2019 ACM Policy Award-winner Barbara Simons just out from leading cybersecurity news source @DarkReading. bit.ly/BSimons
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.@USTPC happy to team recently with Samuelson-Glushko Tech Law & Policy Clinic @cutlpc and @CenDemTech to petition US @CopyrightOffice to expand DMCA security research exemption. Filing is the latest in decades-long work to fairly balance copyright policy. bit.ly/DMCAreform
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Computing experts, scientists and engineers have been going to Washington to impact vital issues and policies for nearly half a century. Learn what it takes to become a Science & Tech Policy Fellow: bit.ly/311YdxW Application deadline is Nov. 1 @aaas
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Catch today's @bloomberglaw OpEd by @USTPC Law Subcomm Chair Andy Grosso (ow.ly/LMpM50APiMp} urging @USSupremeCourt to protect computer research, more by narrowing Computer Fraud and Abuse Act as argued in July 8 amicus brief in Van Buren v US. ow.ly/TRbe50AsWSO
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#COVID-19 forced "new reliance" on #VirtualConference technology poses "significant challenges to assuring ... #Privacy and #Security," says new ACM US Tech Policy Comm Statement. tinyurl.com/y82hzocf Offers platforms, hosts, users 8 guiding principles per @ACM_Ethics. @USTPC