Government Spying, Threats to Privacy and Your Rights Online
A panel discussion
Monday, 14 Apr 2014 at 6:00 pm – Sun Room, Memorial Union
April Glaser, a staff activist for the Electronic Frontier Foundation, will join a panel discussion that examines the National Security Agency's spying and the future of journalism, as well as the importance and challenges of adopting privacy tools online. Iowa State panel members include Jane Fritsch,Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication; Zayira Jordan, Human Computer Interaction; and Nik Kinkel Digital Freedom Group founder. Jonathan Tsou, Philosophy and Religious Studies, will moderate. 2014 First Amendment Day CelebrationCryptoParty at 7:15 p.m., Sun Room, Memorial Union
Bring your own digital device to the Digital Freedom Group's CryptoParty. Members of the Digital Freedom Group will help you experiment with and install software and other freedom-enhancing tools on your own devices. These tools will help protect you from surveillance when using your digital devices.
Cosponsored By:
- First Amendment Days Planning Committee
- Greenlee School of Journalism & Communication
- ISU Digital Freedom Group
- Iowa State Daily
- Lee Enterprises
- Society of Professional Journalists - ISU Chapter
- Committee on Lectures (funded by Student Government)
Stay for the entire event, including the brief question-and-answer session that follows the formal presentation. Most events run 75 minutes.
Sign-ins are after the event concludes. For lectures in the Memorial Union, go to the information desk in the Main Lounge. In other academic buildings, look for signage outside the auditorium.
Lecture Etiquette
- Stay for the entire lecture and the brief audience Q&A. If a student needs to leave early, he or she should sit near the back and exit discreetly.
- Do not bring food or uncovered drinks into the lecture.
- Check with Lectures staff before taking photographs or recording any portion of the event. There are often restrictions. Cell phones, tablets and laptops may be used to take notes or for class assignments.
- Keep questions or comments brief and concise to allow as many as possible.