The regulation of the Internet has its origin in the U.S. Constitution. Technology continues to shape policies governing the use of the electronic frontier. (Image by MIT OpenCourseWare.)
Instructor(s)
Prof. Daniel Weitzner
Prof. Harold Abelson
Prof. Michael M.J. Fischer
MIT Course Number
6.805 / 6.806 / STS.085
As Taught In
Fall 2005
Level
Undergraduate
Course Description
Course Features
- Selected lecture notes
- Assignments: activity (no examples)
- Assignments: written (no examples)
- Exams (no solutions)
Course Description
This course considers the interaction between law, policy, and technology as they relate to the evolving controversies over control of the Internet. In addition, there will be an in-depth treatment of privacy and the notion of "transparency" -- regulations and technologies that govern the use of information, as well as access to information. Topics explored will include:
- Legal Background for Regulation of the Internet
- Fourth Amendment Law and Electronic Surveillance
- Profiling, Data Mining, and the U.S. PATRIOT Act
- Technologies for Anonymity and Transparency
- The Policy-Aware Web