MySpace or Your Space II: A Look at Privacy in Online Forums

A jointly sponsored event with the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center for high school students and the public.

and watch a pre-lecture interview with Michael Kalichman, "MySpace or Your Space?" KUSI, Inside San Diego, February 27, 2008.

Date:

Wednesday, February 27, 2008, 3:30-5:30 p.m.

Location:

Reuben H. Fleet Science Center

Speaker:

Dr. David Brin

Organizers:

Mike Kalichman & Larry Hinman, The Ethics Center
Jeffrey Kirsch, Lynne Kennedy, & Amanda Lincoln, Reuben H. Fleet Science Center

Contact:

Diane Ballard

Description:

We will be joined by renowned science fiction author David Brin for Part II of this timely and relevant topic. Dr. Brin is a winner of multiple Hugo and Nebula awards and the author of the non-fiction book, The Transparent Society: Will Technology Force Us to Choose Between Freedom and Privacy? One focus for discussion will be to work with students and others in answering some of the same questions asked during the July 10th event:

Who reads what is posted on their blogs?
How might what they post today affect their job prospects tomorrow?
Would a code of conduct for online forms help protect their privacy or be an invasion of social networking?

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