2020 in pictures
A look back at the year at HLS.
On the bookshelf
In the unusual year of 2020, Harvard Law authors continued to do what they always have: Write.
‘The Connected Parent’ offers guidance, insight into digital parenting
“The Connected Parent,” a new book by John Palfrey ’01 and Urs Gasser LL.M. ’03 is a practical guide for addressing concerns brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic and navigating an increasingly digital world.
Books in Brief: Fall 2020
New works on redeeming the administrative state, navigating parenting in a world in which children are immersed in technology, and understanding the importance of understanding how much information you need.
The law is ‘tested and illuminated during this pandemic’
In the first colloquium of a sweeping new series, “COVID-19 and the Law,” five Harvard Law faculty members grappled with the challenges, limitations, and opportunities of governmental powers during a public health crisis.
How much access to data should be permitted during the COVID-19 pandemic?
The Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University is currently taking the lead in the effort to explore the ways data can be mined to increase understanding of COVID-19 and to fight it more efficiently.
At Harvard Law, German President Steinmeier discusses digital technology ethics
On Nov. 1, German Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier discussed the "Ethics of Digital Transformation" at an event hosted by Harvard’s Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society.
Collaboration zone
Library event provides unique opportunity for faculty-student interaction.
Faculty Books in Brief: Winter 2019
With the increased use of a massive volume and variety of data in our lives, our health care will inevitably be affected, note the editors of a new collection, one of the recent faculty books captured in this section.
Why your online data isn’t safe
In a Q&A with the Harvard Gazette, Urs Gasser LL.M. ’03, executive director of the Berkman Klein Center, discusses what might be done to protect users from companies that profit from people’s data.