Privacy, Regulation, and the Internet

Jim Harper gives a primer on the meaning and importance of privacy in a digital world.

Jim Harper

As director of information policy studies at the Cato Institute, Jim Harper works to adapt law and policy to the unique problems of the information age, in areas such as privacy, telecommunications, intellectual property, and security. He holds a J.D. from UC Hastings College of Law.

Jim Harper, Director of Information Policy Studies at the Cato Institute, gives a quick primer on the meaning and importance of privacy in a digital world filled with government surveillance, tracking infrastructure, and laws and regulations that stop you from protecting your privacy. He compares privacy online with its physical analogs and explains several different aspects of what privacy constitutes in our culture today.

Produced by Evan Banks.