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= Internet and Society: Technologies and Politics of Control=
= Internet and Society: Technologies and Politics of Control=
'''LSTU E–120 - Harvard Extension School - Spring 2014 - Tuesdays 5:30-7:30 pm EST'''
'''LSTU E–120 - Harvard Extension School - Spring 2015 - Tuesdays 5:30-7:30 pm EST'''


'''[http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/home/contact Berkman Center for Internet and Society] - 23 Everett Street - Conference room, 2nd floor'''
'''[http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/home/contact Berkman Center for Internet and Society] - 23 Everett Street - Conference room, 2nd floor'''


It is hard to overstate the role that networked computers play in our lives. The Internet has developed not only as the greatest means of producing and sharing information that the world has ever known, but also as a fundamental tool in global political, social, and economic processes. The Net has been heralded by many as nothing less than a means of fundamentally transforming our world into one that is more just, more democratic, and more affluent, while redrawing the boundaries of political and economic power. But the Net is no longer a frontier, and the early days of the Internet exceptionalism have given way to increased regulatory responses and skepticism. Just as the Internet allowed users to discover new and interesting ways to transform lives, those who seek to control the Internet have discovered means of regulating its content and dissemination, through technological, monetary, normative, and legal means. And (as recent events have illustrated) control of the Net and its users also has a more subtle side: regulation of citizens online through powerful mechanisms of surveillance.…(4 credits)  '''[[course overview|continued...]]'''
[https://continuinged.adobeconnect.com/_a931819597/lstu_e120_spring2015/ '''Adobe Connect session''']
 
It is hard to overstate the role that networked computers play in our lives. The Internet has developed not only as the greatest means of producing and sharing information that the world has ever known, but also as a fundamental tool in global political, social, and economic processes. The Net has been heralded by many as nothing less than a means of fundamentally transforming our world into one that is more just, more democratic, and more affluent, while redrawing the boundaries of political and economic power. But the Net is no longer a frontier, and the early days of the Internet exceptionalism have given way to increased regulatory responses and skepticism. Just as the Internet allowed users to discover new and interesting ways to transform lives, those who seek to control the Internet have discovered means of regulating its content and dissemination, through technological, monetary, normative, and legal means. And control of the Net and its users also has a more subtle side: regulation of citizens online through powerful mechanisms of surveillance. '''[[course overview|continued...]]'''


='''Syllabus at a glance'''=
='''Syllabus at a glance'''=
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| Jan 28
| Jan 27
| [[Politics and Technology of Control: Introduction]]
| [[Politics and Technology of Control: Introduction]]
|-
|-
| Feb 4
| Feb 3
| [[Paradigms for Studying the Internet]]
| [[Paradigms for Studying the Internet]]
|-
|-
| Feb 11
| Feb 10
| [[A Series of Tubes: Infrastructure, Broadband, and Baseline Content Control]]
| [[Privacy Part 1: Corporate Data Gathering and Intrusions by the Public]]
| ''(Assignment 1 due)''
| ''(Assignment 1 due)''
|-
|-
| Feb 18
| Feb 17
| [[Regulating Speech Online]]
| [[A Series of Tubes: The Internet's Backbone and Network Neutrality]]
|-
| Feb 24
|  [[Privacy Part 2: The Right to Be Forgotten]]
|-
|-
| Feb 25
| Mar 3
| [[Copyright Part 1: Guiding Principles and Online Application]]
| [[Privacy Part 3: Government Surveillance]]
| ''(Assignment 2 due)''
| ''(Assignment 2 due)''
|-
|-
| Mar 4
| Mar 10
| [[Copyright Part 2: Enforcement and Balances]]
| [[Speech, Day 1: Free Expression, Information, and Unwanted Speech]]
|-
|-
| Mar 11
| Mar 17
| [[Collective Action, Politics, and Protests]]
|-
| Mar 18
| ''No class - Spring Break''
| ''No class - Spring Break''
|-
|-
| Mar 25
| Mar 24
| [[Peer Production: Development from the Edges and from the Crowd]]
| [[Speech, Day 2: Collective Action, Hacktivism, and Social Movements]]
|-
|-
| Apr 1
| Mar 31
| [[Privacy Part 1: Corporate Data Gathering]]
| [[Cybersecurity and Computer Crimes]]
| ''(Assignment 3 due)''
| ''(Assignment 3 due)''
|-
|-
| Apr 8
| Apr 7
| [[Privacy Part 2: Government Surveillance]]
| [[Copyright, Day 1: Guiding Principles and the Special Case of Anti-Circumvention]]
|-
| Apr 14
| [[Internet Governance and Governments]]  
|-
|-
| Apr 15
| Apr 21
| [[Informing the Public in the Internet Age]]  
| [[Peer Production]]
|-
|-
| Apr 22
| Apr 28
| [[Hacking, Hackers, and Hacktivism]]
| [[Copyright, Day 2: Copyright Enforcement and Applications to New Technology]]  
| ''(Assignment 4 due)''
| ''(Assignment 4 due)''
|-
|-
| Apr 29
| May 5
| [[The Internet as a Tool of Education]]
|-
| May 6
|''No class - final project preparation''
|''No class - final project preparation''
| ''(Optional [[Assignments#Extra_Credit|Extra Credit]] due)''
| ''(Optional [[Assignments#Extra_Credit|Extra Credit]] due)''
|
|-
|-
| May 13
| May 12
|Final class - wrap up and student presentations
|Final class - wrap up and student presentations
|''([[Final Project]] due)''
|''([[Final Project]] due)''
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='''Participating During Class (Tuesdays 5:30-7:30 pm ET)'''=
='''Participating In Class (Tuesdays 5:30-7:30 pm ET)'''=
 
You can participate during class either by attending in person or through [https://continuinged.adobeconnect.com/lstu_120/ Adobe Connect]:
 
* The class will be held in the conference room at the Berkman Center for Internet & Society, 23 Everett St., Second Floor, Cambridge, MA 02138 ([http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/home/contact directions])
 
* You can use Adobe Connect to participate during class time from a remote location. Further information about that will be on this page as the class approaches.


:* We will be experimenting with remote audiovisual presentation through the Adobe Connect platform. We recommend that, if you would like to speak during class, you use a combination headphone/microphone to participate. Alternatively, you may use headphones along with your computer's built-in mic.  As a last resort, you can use your computer's built-in mic without headphones, but please be aware that this may cause audio issues for both you and the class as a whole.
As noted in the section on [[Grading|class grades]], 30% of your final grade will be based on class participation. We expect all students to make a substantive contribution to the class every week. There are three ways you can do this:


:* If you have any trouble running Adobe Connect, please go to the [https://continuinged.adobeconnect.com/common/help/en/support/meeting_test.htm support page on Adobe Connect's site] or click on the "Help" button in the upper right corner of the Connect window.
# You can participate during class in the classroom. The class will be held in the conference room at the Berkman Center for Internet & Society, 23 Everett St., Second Floor, Cambridge, MA 02138 ([http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/home/contact directions])
# You can participate during class though our online portal on [https://continuinged.adobeconnect.com/_a931819597/lstu_e120_spring2015/ '''Adobe Connect''']. That is available [https://continuinged.adobeconnect.com/_a931819597/lstu_e120_spring2015/ here]. Join as a Guest using your class wiki username so we know how to identify you.
## We will be experimenting with remote audiovisual presentation through the Adobe Connect platform. We recommend that, if you would like to speak during class, you use a combination headphone/microphone to participate.  Alternatively, you may use headphones along with your computer's built-in mic.  As a last resort, you can use your computer's built-in mic without headphones, but please be aware that this may cause audio issues for both you and the class as a whole.
## If you have any trouble running Adobe Connect, please go to the [https://helpx.adobe.com/adobe-connect/connect-support.html support page on Adobe Connect's site] or click on the "Help" button in the upper right corner of the Connect window.
# You can also participate asynchronously with the class by making a substantive contribution in the "Class Discussion" section of the class day's wiki page ''before 4pm ET'' on the day of class. The comment doesn't have to be long, but should relate to the day's reading.
## The recorded videotapes of the class produced by Harvard Extension School will be made available [http://isites.harvard.edu/icb/icb.do?keyword=k108832&pageid=icb.page715558 here].


='''Participating Asynchronously'''=
Further information on this can be found on the [[Class Participation]] page. Please note the special class participation requirement related to Assignment 2.
* The recorded videotapes of the class produced by Harvard Extension School will be made available [http://cm.dce.harvard.edu/2014/02/23879/publicationListing.shtml here].
 
* ''Please note that if you are participating asynchronously we expect you to place comments in the "class discussion" section of that class day's page before 4pm ET on that day of class.'' Further information can be found on [[Class Participation|our class participation policy page.]]


='''Contact Information'''=
='''Contact Information'''=
* All questions, comments, etc. should be sent to: is2015 [at] cyber [dot] law [dot] harvard [dot] edu.
* All questions, comments, etc. should be sent to: lstue120 [at] cyber [dot] law [dot] harvard [dot] edu.
:* For the majority of the year there are no set office hours; feel free to send an email, and the TAs will respond to it as soon as they can.
:* For the majority of the year there are no set office hours; feel free to send an email, and the TAs will respond to it as soon as they can.
* If you need to contact an instructor or TA individually, please use their personal contact info located on the [[Staff Contact Info]] page.
* If you need to contact an instructor or TA individually, please use their personal contact info located on the [[Staff Contact Info]] page.


='''Office Hours'''=
='''Office Hours'''=
If you need to set up a time to talk during the final few days before your final projects are due, please email us your username to is2015 [at] cyber [dot] law [dot] haravard [dot] edu.
 
If you need to set up a time to talk, you should always feel free to email us at lstue120 [at] cyber [dot] law [dot] harvard [dot] edu.

Latest revision as of 16:53, 14 August 2024

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Internet and Society: Technologies and Politics of Control

LSTU E–120 - Harvard Extension School - Spring 2015 - Tuesdays 5:30-7:30 pm EST

Berkman Center for Internet and Society - 23 Everett Street - Conference room, 2nd floor

Adobe Connect session

It is hard to overstate the role that networked computers play in our lives. The Internet has developed not only as the greatest means of producing and sharing information that the world has ever known, but also as a fundamental tool in global political, social, and economic processes. The Net has been heralded by many as nothing less than a means of fundamentally transforming our world into one that is more just, more democratic, and more affluent, while redrawing the boundaries of political and economic power. But the Net is no longer a frontier, and the early days of the Internet exceptionalism have given way to increased regulatory responses and skepticism. Just as the Internet allowed users to discover new and interesting ways to transform lives, those who seek to control the Internet have discovered means of regulating its content and dissemination, through technological, monetary, normative, and legal means. And control of the Net and its users also has a more subtle side: regulation of citizens online through powerful mechanisms of surveillance. continued...

Syllabus at a glance

Jan 27 Politics and Technology of Control: Introduction
Feb 3 Paradigms for Studying the Internet
Feb 10 Privacy Part 1: Corporate Data Gathering and Intrusions by the Public (Assignment 1 due)
Feb 17 A Series of Tubes: The Internet's Backbone and Network Neutrality
Feb 24 Privacy Part 2: The Right to Be Forgotten
Mar 3 Privacy Part 3: Government Surveillance (Assignment 2 due)
Mar 10 Speech, Day 1: Free Expression, Information, and Unwanted Speech
Mar 17 No class - Spring Break
Mar 24 Speech, Day 2: Collective Action, Hacktivism, and Social Movements
Mar 31 Cybersecurity and Computer Crimes (Assignment 3 due)
Apr 7 Copyright, Day 1: Guiding Principles and the Special Case of Anti-Circumvention
Apr 14 Internet Governance and Governments
Apr 21 Peer Production
Apr 28 Copyright, Day 2: Copyright Enforcement and Applications to New Technology (Assignment 4 due)
May 5 No class - final project preparation (Optional Extra Credit due)
May 12 Final class - wrap up and student presentations (Final Project due)


Course Information:

Assignments & Projects:

Resources:

External:

People:

Participating In Class (Tuesdays 5:30-7:30 pm ET)

As noted in the section on class grades, 30% of your final grade will be based on class participation. We expect all students to make a substantive contribution to the class every week. There are three ways you can do this:

  1. You can participate during class in the classroom. The class will be held in the conference room at the Berkman Center for Internet & Society, 23 Everett St., Second Floor, Cambridge, MA 02138 (directions)
  2. You can participate during class though our online portal on Adobe Connect. That is available here. Join as a Guest using your class wiki username so we know how to identify you.
    1. We will be experimenting with remote audiovisual presentation through the Adobe Connect platform. We recommend that, if you would like to speak during class, you use a combination headphone/microphone to participate. Alternatively, you may use headphones along with your computer's built-in mic. As a last resort, you can use your computer's built-in mic without headphones, but please be aware that this may cause audio issues for both you and the class as a whole.
    2. If you have any trouble running Adobe Connect, please go to the support page on Adobe Connect's site or click on the "Help" button in the upper right corner of the Connect window.
  3. You can also participate asynchronously with the class by making a substantive contribution in the "Class Discussion" section of the class day's wiki page before 4pm ET on the day of class. The comment doesn't have to be long, but should relate to the day's reading.
    1. The recorded videotapes of the class produced by Harvard Extension School will be made available here.

Further information on this can be found on the Class Participation page. Please note the special class participation requirement related to Assignment 2.

Contact Information

  • All questions, comments, etc. should be sent to: lstue120 [at] cyber [dot] law [dot] harvard [dot] edu.
  • For the majority of the year there are no set office hours; feel free to send an email, and the TAs will respond to it as soon as they can.
  • If you need to contact an instructor or TA individually, please use their personal contact info located on the Staff Contact Info page.

Office Hours

If you need to set up a time to talk, you should always feel free to email us at lstue120 [at] cyber [dot] law [dot] harvard [dot] edu.

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