Video: What are the legal ramifications of algorithms?

Jonathan Zittrain from Harvard University examines issues of privacy and fairness in the digital world. The Cyber Law expert talks about the different ways automatic algorithms influence our lives, and what the future ramifications may be.

Author: Jonathan L. Zittrain is an American professor of Internet law at Harvard Law School and the Harvard Kennedy School.

Image: An illustration picture shows a projection of binary code on a man holding a laptop computer. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel. 

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