Existing work on party systems typically involves essentially static models and pays little attention to the dynamics of party splits and fusions. Our approach explores these dynamics by setting out a simple model of legislative behavior in a parliament responsible for making and breaking governments. This model abandons the unitary actor assumption about political parties models individual leg...

Third party tracking is the practice by which third parties recognize users accross different websites as they browse the web. Recent studies show that 90% of websites contain third party content that is tracking its users across the web. Website developers often need to include third party content in order to provide basic functionality. However, when a developer includes a third party content...

There are many situations where users of databases cannot fully trust the administrators of databases where they store their data. In this paper we propose a partially outsourced access control model for such databases. In this model, access control to databases is partially outsourced to third parties. The tasks of the third parties are: partially mediates access control to databases and parti...

Nanomedicine research raises ethical concerns beyond those covered by the Common Rule. Investigators and research institutions should comply with environmental and occupational health laws protect research staff and the environment. Though the IRB should concentrate on risks to human research participants, it should also consider risks to identifiable third parties. Investigators should also ad...

There are situations where users of databases cannot fully trust the administrators of databases where they store their data. In this paper we describe an outsourced access control model for such database. In this model, access control to databases is outsourced to trusted third parties. The tasks of the trusted third parties are: mediate access control to databases and store and manage policie...

Third party policing’ describes police efforts to persuade or coerce third parties, such as landlords, parents, local governments and other regulators, and business owners, to take some responsibility for preventing crime or reducing crime problems. In third party policing, the police create crime control guardians in locations or situations where crime control guardianship was previously absen...