The Independent Policy Forum Will Encryption Protect Privacy and Make Government Obsolete? 6:30-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 24, 2001 At The Independent Institute Conference Center The INDEPENDENT INSTITUTE 100 Swan Way, Oakland, CA 94621-1428 Phone 510-632-1366 * Fax 510-568-5040 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reception 6:30 p.m. Program 7:00 p.m. David D. Friedman Professor of Law, Santa Clara University Author, Law's Order: What Government Has to Do With Law and Why It Matters *Call 510-632-1366 to reserve seats; admission is $30.00 per person, including one free copy of Law's Order. Admission without book is $10 per person, or $7 for Independent Institute Associate Members. *Call Nichelle Beardsley, the Events Coordinator, at 510-632-1366 (ext. 118) or email [EMAIL PROTECTED], to get more information. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Many people have wondered how technological progress will affect political and civil freedoms. With the rise of encryption software and the FBI's Carnivore e-mail snooping program, this subject is no longer the exclusive domain of speculative thinkers or futurists, it is the subject of intense public-policy debate. Will privacy-enhancing technology improve faster than privacy-threatening technology? Should the government mandate privacy standards? Should it enforce contracts in cyberspace, or would private law do a better job? Economist and legal scholar David Friedman will discuss these and related questions about technological change and the case for and against government involvement. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ About Law's Order [Law's Order] is wide-ranging in scope, at once simple and highly sophisticated, consistently provocative, an excellent read, and a notable contribution to an exciting field of interdisciplinary studies. - RICHARD A. POSNER, Chief Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit "Whether one speaks of the complexities of marginal deterrence, the resolution of disputes between farmers and railroads, or the social functions of copyright and patent law, Friedman's book provides the outsider to the field with a comprehensive but accessible account of his legal subject matter." - RICHARD A. EPSTEIN, University of Chicago School of Law "Simply put, [Law's Order] is fabulously written, and readers will very much appreciate the lucid style, the humor, and the hold-nothing-sacred (except, perhaps, the market!) approach." - STEVEN G. MEDEMA, coauthor, Economics and the Law: From Posner to Postmodernism "The author is a talented and provocative writer, with a great imagination and the ability to make readers swallow the often counterintuitive conclusions of economics as common sense. The book is an entertaining tour through the mind of someone who has fully absorbed the 'economic way of thinking' as he attempts to explain and grapple with questions of social organization." - PETER BOETTKE, George Mason University ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Independent Institute is the non-profit, non-partisan, scholarly research and educational organization that sponsors comprehensive studies on the political economy of critical social and economic problems. Media inquiries: please contact Mr. Rob Latham, Public Affairs Director, at 510-632-1366 (ext. 116), or email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ************************************************************************** Subscribe to Freematt's Alerts: Pro-Individual Rights Issues Send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the words subscribe FA on the subject line. List is private and moderated (7-30 messages per week) Matthew Gaylor, 2175 Bayfield Drive, Columbus, OH 43229 (614) 313-5722 ICQ: 106212065 Archived at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fa/ **************************************************************************
