Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2026
Abstract
This concept paper considers how to strengthen the enforcement of public mandates to deter harmful practices and business models. The paper offers principles for reinvigorated enforcement such as enhanced visibility, the increased use of design as a remedial lever, and personal responsibility for responsible individuals, not only the corporations that employ them.
To advance these principles, we call for new or amended laws that require companies to document how policy becomes code, grant agencies authority to order design changes to products and services, create pathways for charging responsible individuals, and cabin some forms of prosecutorial discretion. We would support these proposals by creating or extending institutional arrangements to enhance enforcement capabilities, encourage coordinated competition among different federal and state enforcement agencies, and monitor the enforcers themselves.
Recommended Citation
Julie Cohen et al., Rebooting Administrative Enforcement for the Information Economy (2026).
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