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Data Breaches, Chat Box Regulation, and the TikTok Ban Debate
Technology policy encapsulates the laws and regulations that determine how we interact with technology. In today’s digital world, citizens and policymakers face challenges unimaginable to our predecessors. Artificial Intelligence, privacy, and cybersecurity are just a few of the revolutionary technology sectors which continue to change our world. |
Pros and Cons of New York’s Regulation of Financial Institutions and Chatboxes
Chatbots, powered by artificial intelligence (AI), have become increasingly prevalent in the banking industry. The implementation of chatbots in banking increases customer satisfaction and loyalty through offering instant and round-the-clock support to handle a large volume of customer queries and address customer inquiries promptly. Around 37% of the U.S. population engaged with a bank’s chatbot […]
...Understanding the FTC’s Data Breach Response Plan
A data breach is defined as an incident with loss of control, compromise, or unauthorized disclosure/access of Personally Identifiable Information (PII). PII includes Social Security Numbers, financial accounts, license and passport numbers, credit card numbers, and personal address information. Losing control over PII increases the risk for identity theft and fraudulent activity. A data breach […]
...Understanding the TikTok Personal Device Ban Debate
The TikTok ban debate revolves around the popular video-sharing application’s owner ByteDance. While TikTok gained popularity among U.S. users, the government banned the application on federal devices, as well as government-issued devices in some states, and a nationwide TikTok ban for non-government users is potentially imminent. What is TikTok? TikTok is a social media platform […]
...Latest Research
Research Areas
The Criminal Justice System is made up of three factors: law enforcement, courts, and corrections. ACE’s criminal justice research focuses on the history of the criminal justice system and how it has adapted, or remained the same, throughout decades of movements and liberation. >>Read more
The Criminal Justice System is made up of three factors: law enforcement, courts, and corrections. ACE’s criminal justice research focuses on the history of the criminal justice system and how it has adapted, or remained the same, throughout decades of movements and liberation. >>Read more
Democratic governance explores the systems, structures and nuances of democratic systems. In addition, this research area includes the transitions countries are making both towards and away from democracy. >>Read more
ACE’s Economic research currently focuses on National Debt, which is the accumulation of the federal budget deficits plus interest. The federal budget deficit is how much more the federal government spends than it takes in through taxes. >>Read more
ACE’s Economic research currently focuses on National Debt, which is the accumulation of the federal budget deficits plus interest. The federal budget deficit is how much more the federal government spends than it takes in through taxes. >>Read more
Foreign Policy is the way a country regulates and dictates how it will interact with other countries governments, economies, and citizens. ACE has research teams focused on the following regions:
- Africa
- Asia
- Central & Latin America
- Eurasia
- Middle East & North Africa
Human Rights and Equality refers to the basic rights, freedoms, and opportunities afforded to all people. ACE’s Human Rights and Equality team works to cultivate research that informs citizens of the various violations and inequalities that disenfranchised populations face. >> Read more
Immigration is the movement of people across national borders, and the policies which regulate that movement. Immigration can be voluntary or forced, permanent or temporary.
ACE’s research on immigration focuses on both:
- Voluntary migration or migration encompasses permanent migration like the diversity visa program or family sponsorship, and temporary migration like work or student visas.
- Forced migration or migration which occurs when people do not choose to leave their homes, but are forced to due to violence or persecution.
The Local Governance Project is a prestigious, ACE-sponsored fellowship where students identify a primary issue in their home communities using the Political Priorities Worksheet, and identify and explore potential local government responses to that issue. Fellows present their findings to local government decision-makers and to their communities. This project speaks to one of ACE’s primary goals: empowering citizens to engage in the democratic process. >> Read more
Nuclear nonproliferation refers to policies taken to discourage the spread of nuclear weapons. This research project also explores issues around nuclear energy and foreign policy. >> Read more
Public health policy refers to local, state, and national government actions, support, and regulation related to the health of the population. >> Read more
Latest Blogs
Reflections from the Public Health Research Associate
This summer, I interned as a Research Associate for ACE’s
Summer Fellow Publishes Article with International Policy Digest
Swini Adikari, a Master’s student at George Washington University, recently
Climate Migration Conference Featured in Chatham House’s The World Today
Following Chatham House’s panel discussion on climate migration in Sub-Saharan
ACE Quarterly Research Journal Vol. 1
We are proud to share the first edition of the
ACE Research Associate Publishes Article for Indiana Daily Student
ACE’s International Organizations & Agreements Research Associate, Katelyn Balakir, published
New Policy Paper on the US-China Trade Deficit
ACE’s latest policy paper by Lelia Durand spans economic and