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Arvind Narayanan and Günes Acar interviewed by NBC Nightly News

Arvind Narayanan, associate professor of computer science and Günes Acar, a former postdoctoral researcher at CITP, were interviewed by NBC Nightly News for a segment called Privacy And Power: Your Digital Fingerprint. In the first installment, NBC "visited leading...

Now Hiring: Communications Manager

The Communications Manager at the Center for Information Technology Policy (CITP) serves as a primary provider of a range of written and editorial outputs aimed at public audiences and develops CITP’s content strategy. This position plays a key role in furthering the...

Public Interest Technology Summer Fellowship

The PIT Summer Fellowship is aimed at rising juniors and seniors interested in getting first hand experience working on technology policy at the federal, state and local level. We will select approximately 12 students from universities across the PIT-UN network to be...

CITP Call for Visitors 2020-21

The Center for Information Technology Policy is an interdisciplinary research center at Princeton University that sits at the crossroads of engineering, the social sciences, law, and policy. We are seeking applicants for various residential visiting positions. We are...

Avoiding dangers of AI in warfare requires responsible U.S. leadership among international community, general says

International agreements and coordinated diplomatic pressures will be essential in avoiding indiscriminate use of artificial intelligence in lethal military conflicts, retired Gen. John R. Allen told an audience at Princeton University on Wednesday, Oct. 2.

Welcome Back from CITP Interim Director Matthew Salganik

Welcome back to CITP. We are especially excited to welcome new members to our community. We expect that this year will be full of important research, teaching, and service. As technology continues to shape society, it is a critical time for what we do at the center:...

Now Hiring: Associate or Full Professor, Information Technology Policy

The Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University is seeking applications from senior scholars in the field of information technology policy for a tenured faculty position. The position is open to individuals with disciplinary...

Arvind Narayanan announced Recipient of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers

Congratulations to Arvind Narayanan, Associate Professor of Computer Science, for being named a recipient of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). PECASE is "the highest honor bestowed by the United States Government to scientists...

Sociologist Matthew Salganik to lead Center for Information Technology Policy

Matthew Salganik, a professor of sociology who has pioneered uses of data and digital technologies in social research, has been appointed interim director of Princeton University's Center for Information Technology Policy. Salganik, whose appointment starts July 1,...

CITP Founding Director Ed Felten is a member of the Encryption Working Group for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Cyber Policy Initiative

The Cyber Policy Initiative for The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace has convened a small working group of experts to analyze future trends regarding encryption. CITP Founding Director Ed Felten is a member of the group, which has been working together for...

DuckDuckGo Gift to Expand Technology Policy Research at CITP

DuckDuckGo gifts the Center for Information Technology Policy (CITP) $600,000 to support research and other scholarly activities in the center. In keeping with its interdisciplinary nature, CITP will continue to work on a wide range of topics at the intersection of...

CITP Technology Policy Clinic Launch

The Center for Information Technology Policy at Princeton is pleased to launch CITP’s technology policy clinic. The center’s newest initiative will focus on engaging CITP students and scholars on the real-world technology policy process. The clinic will be led by...