Regulating New Technologies in Uncertain Times

This book deals with questions of democracy and governance relating to new technologies. The deployment and application of new technologies is often accompanied with uncertainty as to their long-term (un)intended impacts. New technologies also raise questions about the limits of the law as the line between harmful and beneficial effects is often difficult to draw.

The volume explores overarching concepts on how to regulate new technologies and their implications in a diverse and constantly changing society, as well as the way in which regulation can address differing, and sometimes conflicting, societal objectives, such as public health and the protection of privacy.

Contributions focus on a broad range of issues such as Citizen Science, Smart Cities, big data, and health care, but also on the role of market regulation for new technologies. The book will serve as a useful research tool for scholars and practitioners interested in the latest developments in the field of technology regulation.

Leonie Reins is Assistant Professor at the Tilburg Institute for Law, Technology, and Society (TILT) in The Netherlands.

Specific to this book:

• Covers a wide range of issues (democracy and governance, market regulation of new technologies and data protection concerns)
• Provides in-depth case studies covering several jurisdictions, namely EU and international law
• Adopts a cross-cutting approach towards technology regulation by identifying the common issues arising in the regulation of different, yet equally disruptive, new technologies

This is Volume 32 in the Information Technology and Law (IT&Law) Series