Jennifer Huddleston
Technology Policy Research Fellow
Cato Institute
Jennifer Huddleston
Technology Policy Research Fellow
Cato Institute
Jennifer’s research focuses on the intersection of emerging technology and law with a particular interest in the interactions between technology and the administrative state. Her work covers topics including judicial deference, liability protection for Internet platforms, autonomous vehicles and other disruptive transportation technologies, the regulation of data privacy, and the benefits of technology and innovation. Her work has appeared in USA Today, the Chicago Tribune, the New York Daily News, the Sacramento Bee, the Washington Times, Real Clear Policy, and U.S. News and World Report. Jennifer has a JD from the University of Alabama School of Law and a BA in political science at Wellesley College.
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Contributions
Explainer Episode 44 – The Implications of AI Innovation and Regulation
Technology and data privacy experts discuss the evolving landscape of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and what these new technologies mean for existing and future policy and technology innovation.
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Private Rights of Action in Data Policy Settlements
In this webinar, experts discuss the implications of data privacy laws for businesses and consumers.
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Deep Dive Episode 237 – Private Rights of Action in Data Policy Settlements
In this podcast, experts discuss the implications of data privacy laws for businesses and consumers.
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Deep Dive Episode 213 – After California and Virginia, What’s Next? Examining the State of State Data Privacy Legislation
What might new and upcoming state data privacy laws mean for consumers and companies, both large and small?
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What the Biden Administration May Bring for Tech Policy
Jennifer Huddleston
“The Biden administration should carefully consider the significant tradeoffs regulation can have and embrace bipartisan opportunities to build on the United States’ innovation-friendly approach.”
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Deep Dive Episode 154 – Tech Policy Under the Biden Administration and 117th Congress
How might the approach to regulation of the new presidential administration and Congress impact innovation and the tech industry?
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Deep Dive Episode 147 – The State of State Data Privacy Laws Post-2020 Election
An expert panel discusses what state data privacy actions mean for the debates surrounding data privacy as well as what might be anticipated in the next sessions of Congress and state legislatures.
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Explainer Episode 17 – A Big Week for Section 230
Jennifer Huddleston and Ashkhen Kazaryan break down the recent news related to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.
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The FCC Should Not Engage in Section 230 Rulemaking
Jennifer Huddleston
Governing the Internet: An FCC decision to engage in changing Section 230 would not only be concerning for First Amendment principles, but also should raise concerns about the expansion of the administrative state and the intrusion of government into private actions.
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Deep Dive Episode 123 – Antitrust Investigations into Big Tech Companies
This live podcast explores what investigations into big tech tell us about innovation and antitrust, as well as the current concerns regarding these firms’ market power and conduct.
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Explainer Episode 14 – Options for Data Privacy Enforcement
How can data privacy enforcement provide clarity for businesses while protecting the public from harm? What might be the best enforcment options available to the FTC and state attorneys general going forward? Jennifer Huddleston and Ian Adams discuss.
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Explainer Episode 13 – COVID-19 Contact-Tracing and Data Privacy
In this episode, Jennifer Huddleston and Brent Skorup discuss how contact-tracing might work here, what privacy concerns it might involve, and what it means for data privacy going forward.
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Tech Roundup Episode 6 – Constitutional Concerns about State Privacy Regulation
Do recent state privacy rules, like California’s CCPA, impinge on free speech, violate the dormant commerce clause, or are they preempted by other federal laws? Ian Adams and Jennifer Huddleston Discuss.
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Explainer Episode 9 – Biometric Information Privacy Act
This episode explores the implications of private rights of action under laws like Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act. Are the paramaters around these private rights of action too vague and susceptible to abuse? Experts discuss this question and more.
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Explainer Episode 7 – Carpenter v. United States
In this episode, Ashley Baker and Jennifer Huddleston discuss the implications of the famous privacy case, in which the Supreme Court decided that the warrant-less seizure of the plaintiff’s cell phone records violated his Fourth Amendment rights.
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Explainer Episode 6 – Regulating Biometric Access Technologies
With emerging debates around facial recognition technology, the issue of regulating biometric access technologies has become more prominent. San Francisco, notably, has banned government use of facial recognition, and states like Illinois and Texas have also begun more aggressive regulations on biometrics. The implications of these technologies and the rules to limit their use with regard to civil liberties are explored and explained in this podcast.
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