Protecting rights in the digital age.

Researchers investigate how modern information systems impact privacy and surveillance in today's connected world. Through innovative research and practical solutions, research aims to develop better ways to protect individual privacy while addressing the complex challenges posed by emerging technologies like artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and Internet of Things devices.

Faculty studying privacy + surveillance. 

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Solon Barocas
Adjunct Associate Professor of Information Science, Principal Researcher in the New York City lab of Microsoft Research
Solon Barocas
Adjunct Associate Professor of Information Science, Principal Researcher in the New York City lab of Microsoft Research
Contact
(607) 255-2978
sbarocas@cornell.edu
Barocas' Website
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Cristobal Cheyre
Assistant Professor of Information Science
Cristobal Cheyre
Assistant Professor of Information Science
Contact
cac555@cornell.edu
Cheyre's Website
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Chris Csíkszentmihályi
Associate Professor of Information Science
Chris Csíkszentmihályi
Associate Professor of Information Science
Contact
(607) 255-2978
cpc83@cornell.edu
Csikszentmihalyi's Website
A photo of Nate Foster, a man with short brown hair and a gray shirt.
Nate Foster
Professor of Computer Science
Nate Foster
Professor of Computer Science
Contact
jnfoster@cs.cornell.edu
Foster's Website
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Tarleton Gillespie
Affiliated Associate Professor in the Department of Communication and Department of Information Science
Tarleton Gillespie
Affiliated Associate Professor in the Department of Communication and Department of Information Science
Contact
tlg28@cornell.edu
Gillespie's Website
Steve Jackson
Steve Jackson
Professor of Information Science, Vice Provost for Academic Innovation at Cornell
Steve Jackson
Professor of Information Science, Vice Provost for Academic Innovation at Cornell
Contact
(607) 255-8733
sjj54@cornell.edu
Jackson's Website
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Rene Kizilcec
Associate Professor of Information Science
Rene Kizilcec
Associate Professor of Information Science
Contact
(607) 255-8327
kizilcec@cornell.edu
Kizilcec's Website
A portrait of Jon Kleinberg, a man with curly gray hair, glasses and a blue shirt, in front of Gates Hall
Jon Kleinberg
Tisch University Professor of Computer Science and Information Science
Jon Kleinberg
Tisch University Professor of Computer Science and Information Science
Contact
(607) 255-9197
kleinber@cs.cornell.edu
Kleinberg's Website
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Karen Levy
Associate Professor of Information Science
Karen Levy
Associate Professor of Information Science
Contact
karen.levy@cornell.edu
Levy's Website
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Drew Margolin
Associate Professor, Department of Communication
Drew Margolin
Associate Professor, Department of Communication
Contact
dm658@cornell.edu
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J. Nathan Matias
Assistant Professor, Department of Communication
J. Nathan Matias
Assistant Professor, Department of Communication
Contact
nathan.matias@cornell.edu
Nathan's Website
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Helen Nissenbaum
Andrew H. and Ann R. Tisch Professor of Information Science
Helen Nissenbaum
Andrew H. and Ann R. Tisch Professor of Information Science
Contact
hn288@cornell.edu
Nissenbaum's Website
A photo of Fred Schneider, a man with dark gray hair and a mustache, in a striped shirt in front of a staircase
Fred B. Schneider
Samuel B. Eckert Professor of Computer Science
Fred B. Schneider
Samuel B. Eckert Professor of Computer Science
Contact
(607) 255-9221
fbs@cs.cornell.edu
Schneider's Website
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Benjamin Shestakofsky
Assistant Professor of Information Science
Benjamin Shestakofsky
Assistant Professor of Information Science
Contact
bs889@cornell.edu
Shestakofsky's Website
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Daniel Susser
Associate Professor of Information Science
Daniel Susser
Associate Professor of Information Science
Contact
susser [at] cornell [dot] edu
Susser's Website
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Gili Vidan
Assistant Professor of Information Science
Gili Vidan
Assistant Professor of Information Science
Contact
gvidan at cornell dot edu
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Angelina Wang
Assistant Professor of Information Science
Angelina Wang
Assistant Professor of Information Science
Contact
angelina.wang@cornell.edu
Wang's Website
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Malte Ziewitz
Associate Professor of Science and Technology Studies, Director, Digital Due Process Clinic
Malte Ziewitz
Associate Professor of Science and Technology Studies, Director, Digital Due Process Clinic
Contact
(607) 255-6044
mcz35@cornell.edu
Malte Ziewitz's Website