EVENT: Will Encryption Protect Privacy and Make Government Obsolete? With David D. Friedman

Matthew Gaylor freematt at coil.com
Thu Apr 5 14:28:51 PDT 2001


The Independent Policy Forum

Will Encryption Protect Privacy and Make Government Obsolete?

6:30-8:30 p.m.

Tuesday, April 24, 2001

At The Independent Institute Conference Center
The INDEPENDENT INSTITUTE
100 Swan Way, Oakland, CA 94621-1428
Phone 510-632-1366 * Fax 510-568-5040
info at independent.org

Reception 6:30 p.m.
Program 7:00 p.m.

David D. Friedman

Professor of Law, Santa Clara University
Author, Law's Order: What Government Has to Do With Law and Why It Matters

*Call 510-632-1366 to reserve seats; admission is $30.00 per person, 
including one free copy of Law's Order. Admission without book is $10 
per person, or $7 for Independent Institute Associate Members.

*Call Nichelle Beardsley, the Events Coordinator, at 510-632-1366 
(ext. 118) or email nbeardsley at independent.org, to get more 
information.

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Many people have wondered how technological progress will affect 
political and civil freedoms. With the rise of encryption software 
and the FBI's Carnivore e-mail snooping program, this subject is no 
longer the exclusive domain of speculative thinkers or futurists, it 
is the subject of intense public-policy debate. Will 
privacy-enhancing technology improve faster than privacy-threatening 
technology? Should the government mandate privacy standards? Should 
it enforce contracts in cyberspace, or would private law do a better 
job? Economist and legal scholar David Friedman will discuss these 
and related questions about technological change and the case for and 
against government involvement.

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About Law's Order

[Law's Order] is wide-ranging in scope, at once simple and highly 
sophisticated, consistently provocative, an excellent read, and a 
notable contribution to an exciting field of interdisciplinary 
studies.
- RICHARD A. POSNER, Chief Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit

"Whether one speaks of the complexities of marginal deterrence, the 
resolution of disputes between farmers and railroads, or the social 
functions of copyright and patent law, Friedman's book provides the 
outsider to the field with a comprehensive but accessible account of 
his legal subject matter."
- RICHARD A. EPSTEIN, University of Chicago School of Law


"Simply put, [Law's Order] is fabulously written, and readers will 
very much appreciate the lucid style, the humor, and the 
hold-nothing-sacred (except, perhaps, the market!) approach."
- STEVEN G. MEDEMA, coauthor, Economics and the Law: From Posner to 
Postmodernism


"The author is a talented and provocative writer, with a great 
imagination and the ability to make readers swallow the often 
counterintuitive conclusions of economics as common sense. The book 
is an entertaining tour through the mind of someone who has fully 
absorbed the 'economic way of thinking' as he attempts to explain and 
grapple with questions of social organization."
- PETER BOETTKE, George Mason University
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The Independent Institute is the non-profit, non-partisan, scholarly 
research and educational organization that sponsors comprehensive 
studies on the political economy of critical social and economic 
problems. Media inquiries: please contact Mr. Rob Latham, Public 
Affairs Director, at 510-632-1366 (ext. 116), or email to 
rlatham at independent.org.


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