New directions in information technology law: learning from human–computer interaction

Urquhart, Lachlan; Rodden, Tom

Abstract

Effectively regulating the domestic Internet of Things (IoT) requires a turn to technology design. However, the role of designers as regulators still needs to be situated. By drawing on a specific domain of technology design, human–computer interaction (HCI), we unpack what an HCI-led approach can offer IT law. By reframing the three prominent design concepts of provenance, affordances and trajectories, we offer new perspectives on the regulatory challenges of the domestic IoT. Our HCI concepts orientate us towards the social context of technology. We argue that novel regulatory strategies can emerge through a better understanding of the relationships and interactions between designers, end users and technology. Accordingly, closer future alignment of IT law and HCI approaches is necessary for effective regulation of emerging technologies.

Citation

Urquhart, L., & Rodden, T. (in press). New directions in information technology law: learning from human–computer interaction. International Review of Law, Computers and Technology, 31(2), https://doi.org/10.1080/13600869.2017.1298501

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jan 19, 2017
• Online Publication Date: Mar 28, 2017
• Deposit Date: Nov 30, 2017
• Publicly Available Date: Sep 29, 2018
• Journal: International Review of Law, Computers and Technology
• Print ISSN: 1360-0869
• Electronic ISSN: 1364-6885
• Publisher: Routledge
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 31
• Issue: 2
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/13600869.2017.1298501
• Keywords: Human–computer interaction, technology regulation, Internet of Things
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/852901
• Publisher URL: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13600869.2017.1298501
• Additional Information: This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in International Review of Law, Computers and Technology on 28 March 2017, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/13600869.2017.1298501.