The Privacy Fallacy: Harm and Power in the Information Economy

The book The Privacy Fallacy (Cambridge University Press, 2023) argues that privacy law is implicitly grounded on concepts from contracts, which set the rules for voluntary agreements, and we need to instead ground it on concepts from torts, which set the rules for harms caused to others. Departing from existing regulations and proposals, it proposes a plan to build accountability into the information economy for individual and group harms.

Ignacio Cofone is an Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair in Artificial Intelligence Law & Data Governance at McGill University's Faculty of Law, where he teaches Privacy Law, Artificial Intelligence Regulation, and Advanced Obligations. His research focuses on law reform for privacy and A.I., exploring how the law should adapt to technological and economic change. His current projects examine liability for privacy harm and A.I. discrimination.

The conference takes place in Room J208 (Sciences Po, 13 rue de l'Université, 75007 Paris) - In person & online.