2015 Idaho Law Review Symposium
Privacy in the Age of Pervasive Surveillance
Friday, April 3, 2015
Boise, Idaho
Keynote Speaker: David Medine, Chairman, United States Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB)
Ours is a time of ubiquitous surveillance. Our actions online and in public are routinely monitored, both with and without our consent, using the “smart” devices we’ve embraced as the tools of modern self-expression, connectivity, and convenience. This is the age of the biometrically quantified self, mass governmental telecommunications surveillance, location-aware technologies, marketing analytics, drones, and Big Data.
This symposium explored the nature and reach of contemporary surveillance technologies and the challenges they pose for maintaining personal privacy and security. The Idaho Law Review was proud to host over a dozen renowned privacy and security experts from across the country and across academic disciplines, including law, mass communications, and computer science, to explore the legal and policy dimensions of life in the age of pervasive surveillance.
Continuing Legal Education (CLE) credit
Approved by the Idaho State Bar for 7.25 Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Credits (MCLEs)
Symposium Presentations
Introduction and Welcome
Symposium Introduction: Debra Groberg (video) & Katie Franklin (video) (Idaho Law Review symposium student editors)
Dean's Welcome (video): Mark Adams (University of Idaho)
Surveillance in the Home (video)
Moderator: Mike Park (University of Idaho)
- Karen Levy (New York University)
- Margot Kaminski (The Ohio State University)
- Jennifer Lynch (Electronic Frontier Foundation)
Surveillance in Public (video)
Moderator: Sarah Haan (University of Idaho)
- Yana Welinder (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Meg Leta Jones (Georgetown University)
- Jeffrey Vagle (University of Pennsylvania)
Keynote Address (video)
Introduction: Annemarie Bridy (University of Idaho)
Keynote Speaker: David Medine (U.S. Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board)
Surveillance in Cyberspace by Government Actors (video)
Moderator: Annemarie Bridy (University of Idaho)
- Ed Felten (Princeton University)
- Christopher Soghoian (American Civil Liberties Union)
- Kevin Bankston (Open Technology Institute)
Surveillance in Cyberspace by Private Actors (video)
Moderator: Wendy Couture (University Idaho)
- Aaron Massey (Georgia Institute of Technology)
- Bryan Choi (New York Law School)
- BJ Ard (Yale University)
