A news article, guest blog and short video about the conversation on social media from the 505 students.
 

WikiLeaks began releasing a database of hundreds of documents from as many as 160 intelligence contractors in the mass surveillance industry. Working with Bugged Planet and Privacy International, as well as media organizations form six countries – ARD in Germany, The Bureau of Investigative Journalism in the UK, The Hindu in India, L’Espresso in Italy, OWNI in France and the Washington Post in the U.S. Wikileaks is shining a light on this secret industry that has boomed since September 11, 2001 and is worth billions of dollars per year. WikiLeaks has released 287 documents today, but the Spy Files project is ongoing and further information will be released this week and into next year.

The Wikileaks Spy Files reveal the details of which companies are making billions selling sophisticated tracking tools to government buyers, flouting export rules, and turning a blind eye to dictatorial regimes that abuse human rights.

She said citizens need to become aware of issues such as the pending lawful access legislation because Canadian’s can no longer
trust their court system to defend them against increasing encroachment on their privacy rights.

FTC Settles Privacy Issue at Facebook
Somini Sengupta, The New York Times, November 29, 2011

Accusing Facebook of engaging in “unfair and deceptive” practices, the federal government on Tuesday announced a broad settlement that
requires the company to respect the privacy wishes of its users and subjects it to regular privacy audits for the next 20 years.

Zuckerberg responds:http://blog.facebook.com/blog.php?post=10150378701937131

Interpreting the Constitution in the Digital Era - NPR, November 30, 2011

GPS monitors can track your every movement. Brain scans can now see lies forming in your brain. And advancements in genetic engineering may
soon allow parents to engineer what their children will look and be like.

These new technologies are “challenging our Constitutional categories in really dramatic ways,” says George Washington University law professor
Jeffrey Rosen. “And what’s so striking is that none of the existing amendments give clear answers to the most basic questions we’re having today.”

Interview with: Vlad Teichberg, former derivatives trader who gave up a life in the financial world to work on video activism, including the Global Revolution Live Stream.

Interesting roundup with Stefania Milan, Gabriella Coleman, Joseph Menn, and Barrett Brown.