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Privacy in the Digital Age

Jean Tirole explores how transparency, data, and social pressure are reshaping freedom and ethics in the digital era.

85 minutes
Key findings
  • Privacy is both an economic and social issue with externalities.
  • Transparency can encourage pro-social behavior but may distort behavior under divisive conditions.
  • Social signaling and image concerns complicate incentives.
  • Techno-authoritarian systems can leverage low-cost surveillance and social scoring.
  • Regulation, social norms, and institutional safeguards are essential to balance technology and freedom.

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