Drawn from the proceedings of the "Security, Technology, and Privacy" conference, A Little Knowledge looks at the different ways public security and the individual’s right to privacy have been placed at odds after September 11. Chapters address such specific topics as how tightening security and limiting communication can harm American participation in the international scientific community; how restricting public access to information can result in a nation of uninformed and unengaged citizens; and how American data security and privacy practices compare with those of other nations. Cosponsored by Carnegie Mellon University’s Heinz School and the Georgetown University Law Center. Featuring John Podesta on "Governing in Secret"; Alice P. Gast on restricting the flow of scientific information; Baruch Fischhoff on disclosing risks; Victor W. Weedn on government risk communications; George Duncan on optimizing privacy and utility in the management of online databases; Joel R. Reidenberg on international approaches to privacy; Sally Katzen on public information rights; and Peter M. Shane on the new technologies and democratic empowerment.

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• Chapter1: Introduction
  Peter M. Shane, John Podesta, and Richard C. Leone
  
• Chapter 2: Need to Know Governing in Secret
  John Podesta
• Chapter 3: The Impact on Science and Technology of Restricting Information Access
  Alice P. Gast
• Chapter 4: Realistic Risk Disclosure in Newly Normal Times
  Baruch Fischoff
• Chapter 5: Public Information and Risk Communication in Times of Crisis
  Victor W. Weedn
• Chapter 6: Exploring the Tension Between Privacy and the Social Benefits of Government Databases
  George T. Duncan
• Chapter 7: International Approaches to Public and Private Sector Data Privacy and Security
  Joel R. Reidenberg
• Chapter 8: Do New Technologies Support a Broadening of Information Rights?
  Sally Katzen
• Chapter 9: Public Information, Technology, and Democratic Empowerment
  Peter M. Shane
  
  
• Notes
• Index
• Authors