Jeffrey Rosen - Is Privacy Dead?

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2007/10/27/Battle_of_Ideas_Privacy_is_Dead__Long_Live_Privacy

George Washington University law professor Jeffrey Rosen discusses the challenges technology presents to conventional notions of privacy and civil liberties.

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"Privacy is Dead. Long Live Privacy?" at the 2007 Battle of Ideas conference hosted by the Institute of Ideas.

New technology seems to have changed the meaning of privacy, affording individuals the possibility of sharing details of their hitherto private lives in unprecedented ways, from personal blogs to picture sharing and even 'social bookmarking'. For many of us, divulging intimate details of our private lives via social networking websites like MySpace and Facebook has become the norm. But information and communication technologies have also facilitated surveillance and data gathering by government and big businesses. While in some contexts we seem so ready to give up our privacy, in others we seem increasingly anxious to protect it.

To what extent are new technologies responsible for the death of privacy? Are privacy concerns simply technophobic, or are we right to worry about a loss of control over personal information? Have new technologies and our enthusiastic adoption of them actually transformed our notions of public and private, and blown apart the wall dividing the two? Why do we worry about Tesco monitoring what we buy, when, according to Sun Microsystems CEO Scott McNealy: 'You have zero privacy anyway. Get over it'? - Institute of Ideas

Jeffrey Rosen is a professor of law at George Washington University and the legal affairs editor of The New Republic. A widely read legal commentator, his most recent book is "The Supreme Court: The Personalities and Rivalries that Defined America," a companion book to the PBS series on the Supreme Court. He is also the author of "The Most Democratic Branch," "The Naked Crowd," and "The Unwanted Gaze."

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[Chrisruffolo81]

I THINK PRIVACY IS!!!

[happinesson]

security for safety is necessary but not to point of invading my privacy.. Don't exaggerate the need..

[670Kiester]

People don't want to be surveilled because they understand that those in power will end up abusing that power, it's just too tempting.

[Illiilliilll]

The Body scans are total bull shit! I should not need to get naked to ride on a plain I mean what the hell will the government do when some rag head decides to stuff his ass hole full of explosives give everyone full cavity searches ? What the hell ever happened to bomb sniffing dogs?

[superfly638]

i'm not even sure what this kermit sounding fuck is talking about. If the jew boy is against full body scans, then i can only hope he is one of the lucky scumbags who finds himself on a plane with a fucking modest muslim with a bomb straped to its balls....

[superfly638]

mine does too, she fucks me in the ass with it while i'm fucking her...

[futuregenious]

what does "authentification" mean?!

[carbonseven1st]

lol ur wife uses dildo? :P

poor woman :)

[carbonseven1st]

yes!!!!

couldnt agree more

[5353141]

:) Thanks

this video reminds me of my videos!!1 pM