Big Brother Grows Up

January 02, 2004

When it comes to the murky legal waters of freedom and privacy issues, the Internet was a virtual Pandora's Box in 2003. As email ushered all manner of spam and worse into our homes, some feared that wide-ranging invasions of privacy were just around the corner. But according to Stanford University law professor Lawrence Lessig, the proposed cures may be worse than the disease, resulting in even less freedom and privacy. Professor Lessig shares his New Year's premonitions with Bob.


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