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Also, a link to the FCC filing mentioned in the above article (regarding Google Buzz): http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2011/03/google.shtm
Also, a link to the FTC filing mentioned in the above article (regarding Google Buzz): http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2011/03/google.shtm
[[User:BrandonAndrzej|BrandonAndrzej]] 03:42, 9 April 2011 (UTC)
[[User:BrandonAndrzej|BrandonAndrzej]] 03:42, 9 April 2011 (UTC)

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April 12

Code is law; the architecture of the Internet and the software that runs on it will determine to a large extent how the Net is regulated in a way that goes far deeper than legal means could ever achieve (or at least ever achieve alone). Technological advances have also produced many tempting options for regulation and surveillance that may severely alter the balance of privacy, access to information and sharing of intellectual property. By regulating behavior, technological architectures or codes embed different values and political choices. Yet code is often treated as a technocratic affair, or something best left to private economic actors pursuing their own interests. If code is law, then control of code is power. If important questions of social ordering are at stake, shouldn't the design and development of code be brought within the political process? In this class we delve into the technological alternatives that will shape interactions over the Internet, as well as the implications of each on personal freedom, privacy and combating cyber-crime.

Readings

Optional Readings


Class Discussion

Links

Get in the ring: US, Europe vow to bash out Internet personal privacy protection --Gclinch 21:51, 30 March 2011 (UTC)

New York Times op-ed on new privacy legislation being considered by Sen. Kerry: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/19/opinion/19sat2.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=privacy%20on%20the%20internet&st=cse --[[sjennings 20:03, 6 April 2011 (UTC)]]

Slate's (skeptical) take on online privacy: http://www.slate.com/id/2290719 BrandonAndrzej 03:25, 9 April 2011 (UTC)

Also, a link to the FTC filing mentioned in the above article (regarding Google Buzz): http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2011/03/google.shtm BrandonAndrzej 03:42, 9 April 2011 (UTC)