Computers and the Internet are perhaps two of the most life-changing advances in all of human history. Certainly, they are the most influential in our 21st century society. From how we shop, communicate and even curing disease, this new technology has informed and transformed nearly every aspect of how we live our lives. For all of its boons, however, there is also the profound potential for deep pitfalls. Potential for new forms of crime, new issues in privacy and new ways of waging war.
In order to walk this tightrope, new and informed laws are needed. The laws of the past, while they can guide the creation of future laws, are not designed with the impact of these new technologies in mind. Unfortunately, those champions who helped shape and form the laws during the largely computer-free 20th century are inexperienced with this new technology.
In order to protect people from the dangers of this technology, while still protecting their rights to use this technology, a new generation of lawyers is needed. These lawyers, who were raised to both fear and respect the power of computers and the Internet, can acknowledge the nuances of technology to guide the creation of future laws.
This blog is the creation of someone who hopes to become one of those lawyers. I began my law-school career in 2011 and, upon graduation, will help to guide laws surrounding technology in order to have more fair and informed result for both the user and the designer, the technically savvy and the technologically impaired, the rich and the poor.
At first, the posts in this blog will be from the perspective of someone with strong knowledge of computers and the Internet, but a limited working knowledge of legal nuances. As time goes on, as my knowledge of legal details grows, the legal opinions presented will become more developed and emphasized. Regardless, each posting will reflect my passion for both technology and law and will serve to raise the consciousness of the readers, both technologically savvy and technologically challenge, lawyers and laymen alike. The content is not to be taken as legal advice.
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