An archive of DCI’s research publications from 2018-2026, prior to updating our focus on the foundations of the frontier economy: energy, compute, and work.
To minimize online risks to children, age-verification systems should be deployed on digital platforms. Our new paper shows all such systems have both pros and cons, and operate differently on different types of platforms and in different countries.
How do we develop new tools for governing the massive transformation and expansion of the digital economy? Our white paper explores how the concept of fiduciaries in the medical community might be applied to digital businesses and platforms.
A patchwork of data protection and privacy regulations across the globe creates uncertainty and innumerable costs for businesses.
India. Score: 35/100. The India Draft National e-Commerce Policy (the "Policy") is a high-level policy document proposed by India's Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade in…
United States. Score: 92/100. The Washington Privacy Act (the “Act”), modeled in part on the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), is well-crafted and balances the need to address…
United States. Score: 57/100. The American Data Dissemination Act, proposed by Sen. Marco Rubio, is a step in the right direction for privacy legislation. It seeks a simple and straightforward…
The U.S. Clarifying Legal Overseas Use of Data Act also known as the CLOUD Act, was enacted in March 2018...
E.U.. Score: 81/100. The General Data Protection Act (“GDPR”) , the European Union’s comprehensive data protection legislation, is an extraordinary accomplishment and a valuable model for other…
India. Score: 49/100. India’s proposed Personal Data Protection Bill adopts European concepts of data rights (calling individuals “data principals” and organizations that hold data “data…
Chile. Score: 76/100. The Chilean Senate is considering important legislation to regulate the protection and treatment of personal data and create a personal data protection authority. A Bill was…
United States. Score: 57/100. The APPS Act would require mobile apps to get specific permission before collecting and using consumer data, and to delete consumer data upon request. Although the Act…
United States. Score: 41/100. The California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA) presents multiple challenges for enterprises that collect and process data, governments that must enforce the law…
