57158

With the reach of big data, tech companies and cyber warfare expanding, a UVA Law conference will examine how technology is threatening democratic institutions and what the law is doing about it. The event features a lineup of tech company insiders, government experts and academics on the frontlines of the issue, including keynote speaker Jack M. Balkin, a Yale Law School professor who founded and directs the Yale Information Society Project. The all-day event is sponsored by the Center for Democracy & Technology and the student-run Law, Innovation, Security & Technology, with support from several other Law School student organizations. The conference kicks off at 8:30 a.m. with an introduction by Dean Risa Goluboff. Panel topics include trustbusting in the internet age, an author panel focused on technology, the potential impact of big data to reinforce social and racial biases, and national security and the information-industrial complex. Representatives from Amazon, Uber, the CIA, the ACLU, Lawfare, Mozilla, The Washington Post, the Center for Democracy & Technology, Color of Change, the Electronic Privacy Information Center and several law schools are scheduled to speak at the event. The conference will conclude with a networking reception. Register