| LEC # | TOPICS | KEY DATES |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Course Overview and Introduction Policy Making and the Structure of Law |
Pre-writing assignment due 1 day before Lec #1 |
| Unit A: Regulating the Decentralized Internet | ||
| 2 | The Internet meets the U.S. Constitution | |
| 3 | The Legacy of Reno: The Strengths and Limits of Filtering and User Control | |
| Unit B: Regulating Government Use of Surveillance Technology | ||
| 4 | Fourth Amendment Foundations and the First Century of Electronic Surveillance | |
| 5 | International Issues | |
| 6 | Technology-driven Public-private Boundary Shifts The Crypto Wars |
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| 7 | Profiling and Datamining Post-9/11 | |
| Midterm Exam | Project proposal due | |
| Unit C: The Transparency Challenge | ||
| 8 | Anonymity vs. Transparency | 1-page topic description and procedure due |
| 9 | Personal Information on the Web | |
| 10 | Transparency in Consumer Protection and Commercial Regulation | Thesis and arguments for papers due |
| 11 | Origins of Broadcast Regulation | Complete paper drafts due 4 days later |
| 12 | Semantic Web Public Policy Challenges | Final paper due 6 days later |