About Jake Chanenson

Jake is a Ph.D. student in Computer Science at the University of Chicago, specializing in law-informed research at the intersection of human-computer interaction (HCI), privacy, and technology policy. With a Masters in Law from the University of Chicago Law School, Jake combines technical and legal expertise to address complex questions related to privacy, data, and policy. Jake is an affiliate at the University of North Carolina’s Center for Information, Technology, and Public Life (CITAP) and their research has been published in top academic venues, including ACM’s CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems.
Jake Chanenson, CS Ph.D. student at UChicago
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NBN Episodes hosted by Jake:

Carl Öhman, "The Afterlife of Data: What Happens to Your Information When You Die and Why You Should Care" (U Chicago Press, 2024)

July 14, 2024

The Afterlife of Data

Carl Öhman
Hosted by Jake Chanenson

A short, thought-provoking book about what happens to our online identities after we die. These days, so much of our lives takes place online—but w…

Anu Bradford, "Digital Empires: The Global Battle to Regulate Technology" (Oxford UP, 2023)

April 24, 2024

Digital Empires

Anu Bradford
Hosted by Jake Chanenson

The global battle among the three dominant digital powers―the United States, China, and the European Union―is intensifying. All three regimes are raci…