Woodrow Hartzog All Experts

Professor of Law and Computer Science

Contact: w.hartzog@northeastern.edu; (617) 373-5550; @hartzog

Woodrow Hartzog In the Media

Woodrow Hartzog for Northeastern

‘Bad when it’s inaccurate, but even worse when it’s accurate’

Facial recognition technology can be wildly inaccurate and prone to replicating the racial or gender-based biases inherent in the data that goes into it, says…
- by Molly Callahan May 21, 2019
Data security professor says it’s time to improve internet privacy laws

Northeastern professor Woodrow Hartzog will testify Wednesday at the United States Senate hearing on data privacy, where he plans to argue that the current laws…
- by Khalida Sarwari February 26, 2019
She knew you were trouble when you walked in

While thousands of Taylor Swift fans were watching the singer at a concert earlier this year, Swift was also watching them. Her security team used…
- by Molly Callahan December 14, 2018
Data security expert calls for stronger cybersecurity laws

Professor Woodrow Hartzog will testify at the Federal Trade Commission’s hearing on data security on Wednesday, where he plans to advocate for rules that understand…
- by Khalida Sarwari December 12, 2018
What happens if a robot writes something libelous?

Who gets sued if a robot writes something libelous? Learn the answer to that question on Friday at Northeastern, where journalists, law experts, and computer…
- by Emily Arntsen October 11, 2018

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