Insights
Here we share timely perspectives, research, analysis, and commentary at the intersection of technology, law, and policy, produced by faculty, fellows, staff, and others affiliated with the Tech Institute and Georgetown University.
From quick reactions to unfolding developments to deeper dives on structural issues — the Insights page offers a space for exploring ideas, elevating expert voices, and connecting legal and technical thinking to real-world challenges. Through hosting these Insights on the Tech Institute website, we aim to help foster informed dialogue and contribute to a more just and accountable digital future. The work is solely the product of the author(s).
October 30, 2025
Tech Institute Federal Alumni Fellow Stephanie Nguyen was featured in an interview on the Organized Money podcast on October 30, 2025.
Stephanie Nguyen, Erie Meyer, Samuel A. Levine, and Patrick Yurky
October 29, 2025
This chapter is part of a series examining enforcement remedies for tech-related harms, with each chapter highlighting a different type of regulatory response. This chapter focuses on cases where regulators have responded to privacy violations by restricting companies from disclosing or selling consumer data.
Stephanie T. Nguyen and Samuel A.A. Levine
October 2025
This piece was published in the Vanderbilt Policy Accelerator in October, 2025.
October 18, 2025
Tech Institute Federal Alumni Fellow Stephanie Nguyen was featured in The Washington Post on October 18, 2025.
October 18, 2025
This piece, which features Stephanie Nguyen, appeared in The Washington Post on October 18, 2025.
Stephanie Weiner
September 26, 2025
The policy community cannot afford to treat broadband access as yesterday’s problem while turning its full attention to AI and emerging tech. Online access and online governance are part of the same agenda. Only by advancing both together can we ensure that the benefits of technological innovation extend to everyone.
Stephanie Weiner
September 25, 2025
This piece was published by the Benton Institute for Broadband & Society on September 25, 2025.
Stephanie Nguyen, Erie Meyer, and Samuel A.A. Levine
September 25, 2025
Given recent developments on AI companion chatbot harms to children and teens - we outline a few strategic questions worth focusing on further.
Stephanie Nguyen, Erie Meyer, and Samuel A.A. Levine
September 25, 2025
This toolkit provides practical resources for regulators to protect privacy and stop data broker abuses.
Stephanie T. Nguyen
September 21, 2025
This piece appeared in the Yale Journal on Regulation on September 21, 2025.
Stephanie T. Nguyen
September 17, 2025
This piece appeared in the Yale Journal on Regulation on September 17, 2025.
Stephanie Nguyen, Erie Meyer, David Choffnes, Laura Edelson, Jonathan Mayer, and Alan Mislove
September 8, 2025
This Tech Brief details tensions between Delta’s public denial of using personal data for pricing and evidence that its AI systems could tailor fares to individuals, raising questions about its data definitions and practices. It provides in-depth context on airline AI pricing technology, industry partners, regulatory interest, and unresolved transparency issues.
Stephanie Nguyen, Erie Meyer, and Samuel A.A. Levine
August 11, 2025
Previously we posted a tech brief on AI Sycophancy. Below, we follow up with observed harms, along with key questions that remain open for policymakers, developers, and researchers.
Stephanie Nguyen, Erie Meyer, Hannah Hartford, and Matthew Sparks
August 6, 2025
Remedies for tech harms can range from outright bans on certain technologies, executives or practices, to requirements for data deletion, and limits on how long data can be retained. This overview collects examples of how enforcement agencies at the federal or state level can respond to problems like abusive tech and data practices using tried-and-tested remedies from orders issued across the country. These examples can serve as a reference point for policymakers, advocates, and technologists looking to understand what designing remedies for accountability looks like in practice, and highlight specific cases and language for consideration.
Stephanie Nguyen & Erie Meyer
July 30, 2025
This tech brief synthesizes technical and publicly reported information to explain a recent AI-related incident, assess resulting harms and company responses, and offer clear, factual insights for policymakers, researchers, enforcers, and the public.
Stephanie Nguyen, Erie Meyer, Laura Edelson & Jonathan Mayer
July 23, 2025
This tech brief provides a practical framework for how to work with technologists inside regulatory or enforcement agencies, like a state attorney general or insurance commissioner. It explains what technologists do, when to bring them in, and how they can strengthen your case – whether you’re drafting a subpoena, reviewing evidence, or designing a remedy.
Lina M. Khan, Samuel A.A. Levine & Stephanie T. Nguyen
June 2025
This piece appeared in the Stanford Law Review in June 2025.