Don't be Evil: Privacy in the Age of Google January 16, 2008

In less than a decade, Google has grown from a Ph.D. research project to be the indispensable tool of the information economy. With the objective of making all information instantly and universally accessible, Google now controls the principal index to the internet and the email traffic of millions, while adding new features such as maps replete with street-level photos cataloging the non-virtual world. As governments around the world seek to harness this information for good or evil, please join us on January 16th to discuss what we stand to gain and lose from this relentless indexing of information.

Joining us in the discussion will be Marc Rotenberg of the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), Cord Blomquist of the Competitive Enterprise Institute, Amber Taylor of O'Melveny & Myers LLP, and Jim Harper of the Cato Institute. Moderating this discussion will be Chris Pope of the American Enterprise Institute.

The event will take place at the Fund for American Studies, 1706 New Hampshire Avenue, NW, near Dupont Circle. Drinks at 6:30; Roundtable begins at 7:00. Roundtables are free for members, $5 for non-members. So join today! Please RSVP to Cindy Cerquitella at [email protected].

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