Roundtable Wrap-Up: RT 1-Wednesday

During our second day of discussion, Roundtable 2 sought to evaluate the constraints upon governments when monitoring internet traffic. Delegates generally agreed that information posted on public forums was free game for governments to monitor, however they also felt that a fine line should be drawn to prevent the government from monitoring private data such as email and keystroke history. The Roundtable examined the roll of governmental agencies in monitoring Internet traffic and evaluated various policies which the Department of Defense employs to utilize the Internet as a tool against crime and terrorist attacks. Furthermore, one delegate questioned as to how US Cyber Command would function in relation to other military command elements, and how this would impact the role of cyber warfare in future engagements. The conversation gained fervor when delegates began to debate the line between utilizing the Internet to ensure public safety and compromising the rights of users who have their personal information compromised by government monitoring. Tomorrow’s fifth and final Roundtable should prove to be very exciting considering the energy and insight of today’s discussion.