Privacy in the Digital Age
As 2007 came to a close, privacy was a much-discussed topic. What are the privacy questions that face us in 2008?
Mark "Rizzn" Hopkins - Associate Editor, Mashable
Mark Hopkins is a web personality and pioneer of podcasting known mostly for his involvement in three projects: RantMedia, BlipMedia, and his personal blog rizzn.com. A vocal presence on the internet with posts in blogs and usenet dating back to 1997 with strong emphasis on politics, religion, and technology. In 2005 he made official his libertarian affiliations by going to work for the candidate for Texas Legislature T. Evan Fisher as his campaign manager.
For the last several years, Mark has worked full time as an independent blogger, podcaster, and freelance journalist until late 2007, when he was hired as Associate Editor for Mashable.com, the world's most popular destination site for social networking news.
Allen Stern – CenterNetworks
Born and raised in NYC, I started my official working life at The Wiz in NYC where I became the top salesperson in the company. And as a side note, I was the first "official" Newton salesperson for NYC. I sold 2 the first day, ten overall, eight were returned.
I graduated in 1995 with a Bachelors in Accounting and moved back to NYC and went to work at a medium-sized accounting firm. I was nicknamed "Dos Man" because I handled all of the networking and computers.
A friend of mine challenged me to a bet on who could make a better web page. Naturally I couldn't let him beat me. Luckily I won, or else I would still be behind that accounting desk (of course Accounting is much more sexy now!).
In the mid-90s, I made the jump to a large agency called CKS (aka MarchFirst). I worked on the agency's largest accounts including Citibank (built their first credit card web site!), Clinique, IBM, Wimbledon and AIG (their first web site). Absolutely loved that time as people coined me, "The CPS" which stands for "Creative Problem Solver". It was also during this time that I built (with a friend) HTMLCenter. During the early years it was considered one of the top 5 web development help sites.
In 1998, I decided to follow a friend down to Atlanta where I joined Georgia-Pacific. I initially began as the Webmaster and when the CIO created a new hand-selected Internet team, I became responsible for the public facing web sites (about 16 or so). I moved through the ranks and when I left in 2006, I was the eMarketing Manager. I can tell you more about wood and fluff pulp than anyone should ever know! I also completed my MBA during this time at Georgia State University with two majors: eCommerce and Marketing and one concentration: International Business.
CN began initially as a hub for my "center" sites. After we transitioned the various sites into HTMLCenter, it sat idle. I re-started CN in Sept 2006 because, frankly, it was time for a new view. My background is very diverse moving from finance to technology to marketing and that background allows me to look at Web topics with a different viewpoint. I love web analytics and site optimization and consult with a variety of clients with their Internet marketing needs.
Sascha Meinrath – Wireless Future Program, New American Foundation
Sascha Meinrath has been described as a "community Internet pioneer" and an "entrepreneurial visionary" and is a well-known expert on community wireless networks (CWNs) and municipal broadband. Leading news sources, including the Economist, the New York Times, the Nation, and National Public Radio, often cite Sascha's work in covering issues related to CWNs. Sascha is the Research Director for the New America Foundation's Wireless Future Program. Additionally, he coordinates the Open Source Wireless Coalition, a global partnership of open source wireless integrators, researchers, implementers and companies dedicated to the development of open source, interoperable, low-cost wireless technologies. He is a regular contributor to Government Technology's Digital Communities, the online portal and comprehensive information resource for the public sector. Sascha has also worked with Free Press, the the Cooperative Association for Internet Data Analysis (CAIDA), the Acorn Active Media Foundation, the Ethos Group, and the CUWiN Foundation. Sascha holds a Bachelor's Degree from Yale University and a Master's Degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, both in psychology. He is a Telecommunications Fellow at the University of Illinois in the Institute for Communications Research, where he is finishing his PhD on community empowerment and the impacts and interactions of participatory media, wireless communications, and emergent technologies.
Jim Harper – Director of Information Policy Studies, CATO Institute
As director of information policy studies, Jim Harper focuses on the difficult problems of adapting law and policy to the unique problems of the information age. Harper is a member of the Department of Homeland Security's Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee. His work has been cited by USA Today, the Associated Press, and Reuters. He has appeared on Fox News Channel, CBS, and MSNBC, and other media. His scholarly articles have appeared in the Administrative Law Review, the Minnesota Law Review, and the Hastings Constitutional Law Quarterly. Recently, Harper wrote the book Identity Crisis: How Identification Is Overused and Misunderstood. Harper is the editor of Privacilla.org, a Web-based think tank devoted exclusively to privacy, and he maintains online federal spending resource WashingtonWatch.com. He holds a J.D. from UC Hastings College of Law.
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