Machines with eyes and texting spies May 6, 2009

How is privacy being redefined in the new digital era of ubiquitous information and constant surveillance? The exhibition Connections (through Sept. 13) was conceived from research done by the Sociable Media Group at the MIT Media Lab, and includes the dynamic new installation, Metropath(ologies). In a world overflowing with information and non-stop communication this modular and interactive exhibition poses the question of how people's notions of privacy have changed the context of hyper-connected and hyper-aware real and virtual spaces. Where is the line between privacy and transparency in this new age? How have these issues affected the way people live in and think about their communities?

MODERATOR
Jonathan Zittrain, co-founder of the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University.

SPEAKERS
Judith Donath - Director of the Sociable Media Group at the MIT Media Lab,
Shava Nerad - Development Director/ former Executive Director of The Tor Project -- providing anonymity online
Aaron Swartz - Founder of watchdog.net and reddit.com - dedicated to openess on the web.
Benjamin Waber- Researcher, Human Dynamics Group at the MIT Media Lab

Official Website: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=95862776210