Tech Empire #01: Facebook, Cambridge Analytica & Information Fiduciaries

This episode discusses the Facebook and Cambridge Analytica election fiasco, and what we can do about it. How should Big Tech companies be regulated? In a world of big data, how can we protect people’s sensitive information? Professor Jack Balkin, founder and director of Yale’s Information Society Project, joins us to answer these questions and discuss his proposal to regulate companies as “Information Fiduciaries”. Also joining us is Kamel Ajii, a PhD student at Paris 2 University (France) and the founder of 21 Mirrors, a digital technology ratings agency.

Tech Empire addresses challenges and opportunities posed by the information society. Hosted by Michael Kwet at Yale University, it takes a global perspective on 21st century politics.