It is about the differences between human and technological solutions to problems, and about developing appropriate metaphors to guide our conduct in the face of these new technologies. It is about things we value, such as privacy and freedom of expression. The Cryptographic Policy Debate, Springer-Verlag, 1995. Fifteen to twenty other essays, to be distributed in class, and a few things available via the World Wide Web. A detailed calendar of topics and reading assignments appears below.
Topics overlap one another to some extent.
On whim, the instructor may alter the schedule. Freedom of Expression. Between Crypto-Anarchism and the Security State. I have a healthy list of such topics prepared, and I encourage you to draw from it, although I will entertain your alternative suggestions. The finished product for this assignment should run about 1000 words.