[Infowarrior] - DC Panel: Hacktivism, Vigilantism and Collective Action in a Digital Age

[Richard Forno]

A CENTER FOR TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION EVENT

Hacktivism, Vigilantism and Collective Action in a Digital Age

Cybersecurity, Civil Liberties, Technology

Event Summary

http://www.brookings.edu/events/2011/1209_hacktivism.aspx?p=1

Radical online activism is a new public policy challenge, with groups such as Anonymous being described as everything from terrorist organizations to freedom fighters. With activities ranging from attacking government websites to revealing private information about targeted organizations, these groups have commanded the public’s attention with often-subversive cyberactivism. Policymakers and technology experts are working in particular to understand Anonymous’s origins and motives—and how it functions with no leaders, hierarchy or structure—in order to develop appropriate policy responses to this new type of online collective action.

Event Information

Friday, December 09, 2011
10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Where

Falk Auditorium
The Brookings Institution
1775 Massachusetts Ave., NW

Washington, DC

On December 9, the Center for Technology Innovation at Brookings will host a discussion exploring the impact of "hacktivism" and vigilantism in a digital age. Panelists will examine the environment in which it emerged, implications for developing an effective cybersecurity agenda and how public policies can help deter particularly malicious behavior without quashing internet freedom. 

After the program, speakers will take audience questions.

Participants

Introduction and Moderator

Allan A. Friedman
Fellow, Governance Studies

Panelists

Gabriella Coleman
Professor
New York University

Richard Forno, Ph.D.
Cybersecurity Graduate Program Director
UMBC

Paul Rosenzweig
Principal, Red Branch Consulting 
Lecturer in Law, George Washington University



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