Concerns for the privacy of online activity have been around for years. Minnesota adopted privacy regulations that apply to Internet service providers in 2002. Since then we have seen the rise of Google, MySpace, Facebook and a host of other Web-based services that have the potential to accumulate vast amounts of data about the online behavior of individuals.
This half-day conference will explore the benefits, risks and values at stake in evaluating corporate and government Internet privacy policies. Innovation has been a consistent theme of the development of Web-based services. At the same time, Americans place a high value on liberty and are concerned that what happens to their online information could threaten their sense of autonomy. Experts from business, the University of Minnesota, Washington, D.C. think tanks, and the Minnesota legislature will lead a public discussion of the issues.
Please join us for the discussion.
Hosted by the Center for Science, Technology and Public Policy with financial support from AT&T.
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