Levin College of Law

2021 Technology, Media, & Privacy Law Conference

2021 Technology, Media, & Privacy Law: Implications for Public Health and Safety

Friday, March 19, 2021 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET

About the Technology, Media, & Privacy Law Conference

The Technology, Media, & Privacy Law Conference addresses how technological advancements are reshaping privacy and free speech issues in the fields of law, journalism, and public policy. During 2020, the perils of COVID-19 and misuse of deadly force by police officers put a sharp point on concerns for transparency and informational privacy. In this virtual gathering, experts from law, media, and nonprofit advocacy will examine how government monopolization of data can exacerbate risk to vulnerable populations — and how invasive law enforcement technologies can amplify those risks.

The TMPL conference is hosted by the Center for Governmental Responsibility (CGR) at the University of Florida Levin College of Law and the Brechner Center for Freedom of Information at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications.

The 2021 Technology, Media & Privacy Conference will be held on Zoom and is free. Please register here to receive the link. Florida CLE credits: 8.5 general credits and 6.5 technology credits from The Florida Bar.

View the recording of the 2021 Conference morning session  here.

View the recording of the 2021 Conference afternoon session here.

View/download the speaker information here.

2021 Conference Schedule:

Friday March 19, 2021
  • 9:00 a.m. – 9:10 a.m. ET | Welcome Address
    • Jon Mills, Center for Governmental Responsibility, University of Florida Levin College of Law
    • Frank LoMonte, Brechner Center for Freedom of Information,  University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications
  • 9:10 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. ET | Session 1: Global Privacy Issues in the Pandemic Era
  • 10:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. ET | Session 2: Transparency of Policing Technology
  • 12:30 p.m.– 1:30 p.m. ET | Lunch/Breakout Rooms
    • Digitizing of Court Records
    • News Gathering and Border Security
      • Zita Arocha, University of Texas at El Paso Department of Communication
      • George Fishman, Former Department of Homeland Security Official
      • Victoria Baranetsky, General Counsel, The Center for Investigative Reporting
    • You are the Product: The Risks, Rewards, and Dangers of Surveillance Capitalism
  • 1:45 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. ET | Session 3: Access to Arrest Records: Accountability and Equity Issues
  • 3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. ET | Session 4: Medical Data, Surveillance, and the Pandemic
    • Jon Mills, University of Florida Levin College of Law – Center for Governmental Responsibility
    • Pedro Allende, Former Department of Homeland Security Official
    • Amy K. Sanders, University of Texas at Austin School of Journalism and Media
    • Sara Sidner, CNN
    • Al-Amyn Sumar, New York Times
Articles by participants
The speaker lineup is subject to change.

Published: March 1st, 2021

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