Thursday, March 27th 2003

POLICY FOLLOW-UP SESSIONS
2:15-3:30 pm

All sessions occur in the Donaldson Brown Hotel & Conference Center (DBHCC).

At each of the following sessions, participants will explore how we can respond to the challenges posed by "Big Brother" technologies.

What actions are necessary to protect our privacy and security?

Dealing with Terrorism
Room A

Explores the tensions between liberty and safety as well as privacy and security following recent threats to U.S. national security. How can we determine a proper balance among these competing priorities? Who decides?

Doug Borer, Department of Political Science, Virginia Tech

Our Genetical Material
Executive Conference Room

Virginia has the largest DNA database in the United States. These DNA fingerprints are used by law enforcement officals to solve and prevent crimes. How should DNA fingerprints be gathered, used, and protected? Who controls our genetic material?

Tod Burke, Department of Criminal Justice, Radford University

The Surveillance Technologies
Room C

Investigates questions such as: Who has the right to employ surveillance technologies? How should the information be used? Who monitors the monitors? Has our conception of individual rights changed since the terrorist attacks?

Daniel Dunlap, Center for Human/Computer Interaction, Virginia Tech

Data Collection and Databases
Room F

Examines the collection and use of our personal data by others. What is the commercial relevance of this information, and what protections are appropriate for individuals?

Matt McAllister, Department of Communication Studies, Virginia Tech

Big Brother and International Visitors
Room G

What are the individual rights and security obligations of international visitors to the United States? What is the role of "Big Brother" technologies in tracking these visitors in the name of national security?

John Robertson, Student Legal Services, Virginia Tech
Kim Beisecker, Cranwell International Center, Virginia Tech