When Big Brother is alive and well and living on line, who ya gonna call to give you back your privacy?
For years, the online industry has been preaching the wonder of self-regulation…but these are the same guys who gave us cookies, spam, web bugs, and a whole lot more. The feds in Washington D.C. say they have the answer, but do we really want them riding to our rescue? Remember these are the folks who gave us email-eating Carnivore and put surveillance cameras at the Superbowl.
Or maybe, as the crypto-warriors suggest – all we need is more technology to set us free. The privacy wars are on – and somebody’s going to win. Will it be Big Brother or you? Exploring the wonderful world of cyber-crimes and misdemeanors, and the politics of privacy here.
(Hosted by Christopher Lydon)
Guests:
Simson Garfinkel, author of “Database Nation”
Marc Rotenberg, executive director of the Electronic Privacy Information Center
and David Medine, partner at Hogan and Hartson and industry representative.