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Researchers automate privacy compliance for big data systems

Web services companies, such as Facebook, Google and Microsoft, all make promises about how they will use personal information they gather. But ensuring that millions of lines of code in their systems operate in ways consistent with privacy promises is labor-intensive and difficult. A team from Carnegie Mellon University and Microsoft Research, however, has shown these compliance checks can be […]

Trading Stocks in America: Key Policy Issues | Brookings Institution

American stock markets are important to our economy and their efficiency and effectiveness impacts the broad economy. How can we build on their strengths and tackle areas of concern to achieve the best combination of economic efficiency and fairness? On January 30, the Economic Studies Program at Brookings held an event to discuss key current policy issues, including dark pools […]