• Assistant Professor of Business Technology, Miami Herbert Business School, University of Miami
Almost every website — both for-profit and not-for-profit — commodifies user data. (Shutterstock)

To protect user privacy online, governments need to reconsider their use of opt‑in policies

New research shows that opt-in policies may not be as effective as intended when it comes to data protection and privacy regulations.
‘What happened to Joe Biden?’ A 2020 Trump campaign attack advert. Donald J Trump/YouTube

How political attack adverts can backfire

Negative political advertising can actually spark more curiosity about a policy issue.

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