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12 pages, Audible Audio
First published January 1, 2012
• Google and Facebook have more power over free speech and privacy than any king, president, or Supreme Court. (The Bill of Rights doesn't apply to them because they're not the government.)The above and other issues are explored by these lectures. The following is a listing of the lecture titles with short descriptions. These descriptions are taken from The Great Courses website.
• Should people's movements and locations be tracked through GPS and surveillance cameras? (If I'm ever mugged I'd be glad to have that information available to the police)
• Should people have the right to control their identities on the Internet? (How about erasing [i.e. forget] those unflattering pictures posted in your foolish youthful years?)
• Should couples be free to use genetic engineering to design their babies? (It's one way to prevent heritable diseases.)
• Should there be restrictions on governmental power to investigate people's DNA? (If it solves a crime it is a benefit to the community.)