This section provides an overview of the assignments for each week, including readings to be completed before the lecture sessions.
| ASSIGNMENTS | TOPICS |
|---|---|
| Assignment 1 | Pre-Semester Writing Assignment |
| Assignment 2 | The Internet meets the U.S. Constitution |
| Assignment 3 | Filters |
| Assignment 4 | Fourth Amendment Foundations and the First Century of Electronic Surveillance |
| Assignment 5 | International Issues |
| Assignment 6 | Cryptography |
| Assignment 7 | Profiling and Data Mining |
| Assignment 8 | Transparency |
| Assignment 9 | Personal Information on the Web |
| Assignment 10 | Transparency in Consumer Protection and Commercial Regulation |
| Assignment 11 | How Metaphor becomes Law: The Origins of Broadcast Regulation |
Weekly Writing Rotisserie (PDF)