Postdoctoral Fellowship on Information Technology, and CivilLiberties: Public Policy Considerations

这一年，全职博士后奖学金使一个新的 科学、技术和社会博士， 计算机科学，发展她的政策分析能力， 信息技术新发展的影响 为了公民自由 她的研究将考察五个领域： 独特识别技术、记录管理 由私人组织持有，联邦调查局国家犯罪信息 2000年，网络安全法规对隐私的影响 和可用性，以及利用信息技术 加强个人隐私，使公民更容易获得 电子信息 该项目的目标是将联合收割机 关于信息影响的技术和法律的观点 技术对公民自由的影响，并阐明 以及该领域政策决定的影响。 获得 在法律的和公共政策分析的正式培训，这 调查人员将与一位专门研究以下问题法律的学者合作 公民自由，包括计算机的影响 技术保护或侵犯个人 隐私. 讲座，研讨会，辅导和课程将 提供必要的接触理论，方法和工具， 确定和评估这一领域的政策选择。 这个项目 解决了技术和公共政策中的一个核心问题： 信息新发展的伦理和价值影响 技术. 拟议的培训将加强这一点 研究人员在这一领域进行研究的能力; 调查员、东道专家和东道机构都很好 有资格承担和支持这项工作;协作工作 可能会在奖励期结束后继续。 结果很可能 适当传播和使用。 一个奖项在 因此建议提供28 000美元。

This one year, full.time postdoctoral fellowship enables a new PhD in Science, Technology and Society, with a masters degree in computer science, to develop her capabilities for policy analysis of the implications of new developments in information technology for civil liberties. Her research will examine five areas: technologies for unique identification, regulation of records held by private organizations, FBI National Crime Information Center 2000, effects of network security regulations on privacy and usability, and mechanisms for using information technology to strengthen individual privacy and enhance citizen access to electronic information. The project's objectives are to combine technical and legal perspectives about the impacts of information technology on civil liberties, and to articulate the options for and implications of policy decisions in this area. To gain formal training in legal and public policy analysis, this investigator will work with a legal scholar who specializes in civil liberties, including the implications of computer technology for the protection or infringement of personal privacy. Lectures, seminars, tutorials and coursework will provide the necessary exposure to theories, methods, and tools to identify and assess policy options in this area. This project addresses a central issue in technology and public policy: ethical and value implications of new developments in information technology. The proposed training will augment this researcher's ability to undertake research in this area; the investigator, host specialist and host institution are very well qualified to undertake and support the effort; collaborative work is likely to continue after the award period. Results are likely to be appropriately disseminated and useful. An award in the amount of $28,000 is therefore recommended.