Between First and Fourth: Privacy and Speech on the Frontier of Technology
January–March 2014
Privacy and free speech—two constitutional rights that often complement each other. In the information age, however, the tension between these values is increasingly apparent. Individuals, corporations, and governments create, use, store, and sometimes lose vast amounts of personal information. New technologies, databases and systems—such as drones, Google Glass and biometrics—are being used at an increasing scale by both public and private actors. How can we use information without undermining privacy? How can we protect information without restricting free speech? These questions are not rhetorical. In this roundtable, we will explore the technologies, actors, and values at play in the space between speech and privacy in the information age.
Syllabus and further details here.
Legal, Social, and Economic Aspects of Cryptoledger-based Technologies
November 2014
The group will focused on blockchain technologies and cryptoledger-based applications (including, but not limited to cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin). The goal was to examine these emerging technologies from an interdisciplinary perspective.
Syllabus and further details on the Study Group website.