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Over-Exposure in the Digital World: Drawing the Line between our Public and Private Selves

Published: Oct. 22, 2009, 7 a.m.

This panel discussion from October 22, 2009, hosted jointly by ISTS and the Institute for Information Infrastructure Protection (I3P), in recognition of Cyber Security Awareness Month, explored a range of topics related to the separation of our private and public selves online. The panel addressed such vexing questions as: Does an employer have the right to monitor and control its employees’ online activities? Should any information posted on the Internet be considered private? Do these questions suggest a paradigm shift in human interaction unique to the cyber realm or have we faced similar questions from technologies in the past? The panel—moderated by Denise Anthony, Chair of the Department of Sociology and Research Director of ISTS—featured: Hans Brechbuhl, Executive Director of the Center for Digital Strategies at the Tuck School of Business, James Moor, Daniel P. Stone Professor in Intellectual and Moral Philosophy, Charles Palmer, Chief Technical Officer of Security and Privacy at IBM, and Mark Williams, Associate Professor of Film and Television Studies.