Annual TILE Celebration of Alumni
The Seattle University School of Law Technology, Innovation Law, and Ethics (TILE) Program is honored to present its annual lecture, featuring technology law author and Professor Gaia Bernstein.
About Gaia Bernstein
Gaia Bernstein is the Technology, Privacy and Policy Professor of Law at Seton Hall University School of Law in Newark, New Jersey, co-director of the Institute for Privacy Protection, and co-director of the Gibbons Institute for Law Science and Technology. Bernstein writes on law and technology, her recent work focusing on the regulation of addictive technologies. Bernstein’s book, "Unwired: Gaining Control Over Addictive Technologies," was published in 2023 by Cambridge University Press. Unwired has been broadly featured and excerpted, including by Wired Magazine, Time Magazine, and the Boston Globe. It has received many recognitions, including as a Next Big Idea Must Read Book; a finalist of the PROSE award in legal studies; a finalist of the International Book Awards in General Non-Fiction; and a finalist of the American Book Fest award in business-technology.
Bernstein’s recent work on the regulation of technology addiction includes: "A Window of Opportunity to Regulate Addictive Technologies," (2002 WIS. L. REV. FORWARD 64); and "Configuring the Role of Children’s Privacy Rights in the Fight Against Technology Addiction," (forthcoming VILLANOVA L. REV, 2024). She has also published "California is Right; Addictive Tech Design is Not Free Speech" in The Hill (Oct. 2023) and delivered a TEDx talk titled, "The Truth About Technology" (2024). In addition, Bernstein is the founding director of the Institute for Privacy Protection at Seton Hall Law School, where she has created and spearheaded the institute’s nationally recognized school outreach program, which educated parents and students about technology overuse and privacy.