Challenges in measuring the Internet for the public Interest
16 Pages Posted: 3 Aug 2021
Date Written: August 3, 2021
Abstract
The goal of this paper is to offer framing for conversations about the role of measurement in informing public policy about the Internet, the barriers to gathering measurements, public policy challenges that are creating pressure for reform in this space, and recommended actions that could facilitate gathering of measurements to support policy-making.
Keywords: Internet, measurement, public policy, privacy, technology
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Claffy, KC C. and Clark, David D., Challenges in measuring the Internet for the public Interest (August 3, 2021). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3898347 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3898347
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