Three Master of Library and Information Studies will present papers at the Information without Borders 2014 conference in Halifax this week, addressing the theme of the conference, Privacy, Security, & Surveillance: Developments and Challenges in the Information Age. The students will draw on their international experience in presenting their papers, prepared initially in the MLIS course Information in Society

Marc Harper will speak about How 1984 is happening in the 21st Century: North Korea’s Kim dynasty is watching. Marc will conclude his studies for the MLIS degree this term, and spent three years as an English teacher in South Korea

 

 

 

Hilary Lynd will speak about Eyes in the shadows: Investigating blanket surveillance and the case for privacy. Hilary came to Dalhousie to pursue the MLIS after completing a MA in European History at University College London.

 

 

Lee Wilson will speak about Much ado about data: Privacy and information control in the age of social media.  Lee  is in his first year of studies for the MLIS, and taught English in Taiwan prior to moving to Halifax.

 

 

 

 

 

The Information without Borders Conference will feature keynote speaker Dr. Ron Diebert, Professor of Political Science, and Director of the Canada Centre for Global Security Studies and the Citizen Lab at the Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto, speaking on The Internet after Snowden. Further details about the conference are available at this link.