Greg Abbott halts H-1B visas at Texas universities, agencies The governor said public universities and state agencies may not seek new visas without permission through the end of the 2027 legislative session.

To #H1B researchers in academia:
How do institutional signals—from states or universities—factor into decisions about staying, moving, or building a life long-term?

Curious how others think about these tradeoffs.
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NY’s FAIR Business Practices Act now expands UDAP beyond deception to unfair and abusive practices—a big shift for a long-time outlier. I’m curious how NY courts will apply this to dark patterns, where harm often doesn’t hinge on misrepresentation.

#ConsumerProtection #UDAP #darkpatterns

Any other H1B holders who know already they will not manage to get back by midnight? What do you do? Wait? Or go back asap even if it means arriving after midnight?

LinkedIn just recommended these jobs, saying my "skills seem to match." Sure, I waited tables after emigrating from Poland to Germany, but my career has taken a different path since then!😂 Curious--does being an Eastern European immigrant in the US skew these jobs ads? #AlgorithmBias

What happens when consumers have no choice but to use services that rely on personalization? Should there be more options for non-personalized services? It's a question worth considering as data privacy debates evolve.

“Can I have it non-personalised?” An Empirical Investigation of Consumer Willingness to Share Data for Personalized Services and Ads - Journal of Consumer Policy European regulators, courts, and scholars are currently debating the legality of data processing for personalization purposes. Should businesses require separate consent for processing user data for p...

In my research with Daria Baltag, we found that consumers are just as unwilling to share their data for personalized services as they are for personalized advertising. This suggests a need to rethink how personal data is used—even for "core" services. bit.ly/4eB1V7n

Even outside of advertising, companies often use data to personalize core services like music recommendations, news feeds, and movie suggestions. But what if consumers don’t want this?

Last month, the EU Court ruled Meta can only use minimal personal data for targeted ads, even with user consent. This challenges the idea that behavioral advertising is a "necessary" part of the service and could reshape how companies handle personalization across all services. bit.ly/3V2CSmW

Americans Want Much More Online Privacy Protection Than They’re Getting - Consumer Reports Americans wants governments to do much more to keep their data private and prevent companies from misusing it, a new CR survey finds.

A recent survey shows that 75% of Americans support limiting companies to using only the data they need to provide their service. This raises important questions about how companies define "necessary" data use.
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