Digital Life: Policy & Privacy Online

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At the same time we become more reliant on digital tools for communication and commerce, we're losing the ability to control information about ourselves. The Internet is exposing users to new privacy concerns, while also raising unique policy questions. This seminar explored how digital technology and the Internet are reshaping society and culture, with an emphasis on privacy concerns and regulatory policy in domestic and international contexts.

Leslie Walker, the Knight Visiting Professor in Digital Innovation at the Philip Merrill of College of Journalism put together a list of sources and readings to help group reporters in the subjects.

 
Schedule

The schedule below does not include meals and breaks.
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Tuesday, May 26

9-11:30 a.m., Social Media and Crowdsourced Journalism

Amy Webb, principal consultant, Webbmedia Group [bio]

12:30-2:30 p.m., Social Media and Crowdsourced Journalism

4-5:30 p.m., The Phenomenon Called Google *

Alan Davidson, director of public policy and government affairs, Google [bio]
Listen to MP3 | Video highlights

6 p.m., The YouTube President: Barack Obama’s Tech Agenda

Beth Noveck, deputy chief technology officer, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy [bio]
Listen to MP3 | Video highlights

Wednesday, May 27

10 a.m., Serious Gaming

Douglas Whatley, founder and CEO, BreakAway Ltd. [bio]

10:20 a.m., Tour BreakAway and talk to producers/programmers/designers

10:45 a.m., Q & A with Douglas Whatley

3-4:30 p.m., Food for Thought: Is the Digital Age Draining Our Brains? *

Mark Bauerlein, professor of English, Emory University [bio]
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4:30-5 p.m., Knight News Challenge *

Jose Zamora, journalism program associate, John S. and James L. Knight Foundation [bio]
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6 p.m., Digital Danger: Harassment in Cyberspace *

Danielle Citron, associate professor, University of Maryland School of Law [bio]
Listen to MP3 | Video highlights

Thursday, May 28

8:30-10 a.m., On the Front Lines: Cyber Warfare and Cyber Terrorism *

Winn Schwartau, president and founder, The Security Awareness Company [bio]
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10:15-11:45 a.m., Public Databases and Digital Surveillance: Can Privacy Be Protected? *

Brock Meeks, director of communications, Center for Democracy & Technology [bio]
Jay Stanley, public education director, ACLU Technology and Liberty Program [bio]
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1:10 p.m., Depart for FBI Headquarters

2:30-4:30 p.m., Fighting Cybercrime in the 21st Century

Scott O’Neal, deputy assistant director, Cyber Division, FBI [bio]
George Krest, supervisory special agent, Cyber Division, FBI [bio]

Friday, May 29

8:30-10 a.m., The Future of Medicine: Electronic Health Records *

Catherine DesRoches, instructor in medicine, Harvard Medical School [bio]
Listen to MP3 | Video: Physicians and electronic health records | Video: Hospitals

10:15-11:45 a.m., Back-to-the-Newsroom

Ted Bridis, news editor, Associated Press, Washington D.C. [bio]

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The Knight Center is funded by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and is a professional program of the University of Maryland's Philip Merrill College of Journalism. Participants stay in a hotel on the University of Maryland campus, located near Washington, D.C.

Applicants must work for independent news organizations or be independent freelance or online journalists. The Knight Center seeks diversity among participants.

Contact the Knight Center at 301/405-4817, or e-mail us at knight AT umd.edu.