Monday, March 20th
6:00 - 8:00 PM
University of San Diego
The Center for Ethics in Science & Technology presents a free, public conference
produced by KPBS and subsequently broadcast on These Days, KPBS.
Space is limited - we urge you to RSVP at http://ethicscenter.net
Moderator:
 Tom Fudge, Host of These Days, KPBS
Panelists:
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David Brin, science fiction writer and author of The Transparent Society
Lance Cottrell, Founder and CEO, Anonymizer
Pam Dixon, Executive Director, World Privacy Forum
Lawrence M. Hinman, Director, Values Institute, University of San Diego
Jonathan Pink, Partner, Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith
Search engines have been increasingly in the news in the last few months, both because of privacy concerns and
because of concerns about censorship and filtering of search results.
How private are our internet searches? Who has access to our search histories? Can the government legally
require that search engine companies turn over records of search histories, either as individual records or
aggregate data? Can such records be subpoenaed in civil litigation? What privacy rights do we give up when
we click "I accept" on end-user agreements? Can search engine companies sell our data to commercial firms?
Can they target us for advertisements from such firms?
Are search results censored or filtered? We know this happens in China for political reasons, in Germany
and other European countries that ban hate speech, in many other countries that filter for pornography as well as
unwelcome political views. What kind of filtering should be permissible? Should users be informed of any
filtering or censoring?
As search engines come to play in increasingly important role in our lives, these questions are central to the
shape of knowledge and society itself. Please join our panelists for an enlightening and thoughtful discussion of
these issues.
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The Ethics Center and its activities are supported by
The Legler Benbough Foundation
The Parker Foundation
The Donald C. and Elizabeth M. Dickinson Foundation
The Anita B. and Howard S. Richmond Foundation
UCSD, USD, and the Burnham Institute