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Tuesday January 31, 2006

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10:00Surveillance Society

How recent disclosures regarding domestic surveillance, the Justice Department's requests for Google search histories, and advances in data mining are challenging conventional notions of privacy.

Guests

Robert O'Harrow, investigative reporter, Washington Post and author of "No Place To Hide"

Joe Whitley, attorney, Alston and Bird, and former general counsel, Department of Homeland Security

Bruce Schneier, chief technology officer, Counterpane Internet Security

11:00Nicholas Basbanes: "Every Book Its Reader" (Harper Collins)

Bibliophile Nicholas Basbanes shares his latest volume, which explores how reading has inspired and shaped some of important minds throughout human history, with a look at today's literary adventures and explorations in the interpretation of poetry, translations, and religious texts.

Guests

Nicholas Basbanes, author, investigative reporter, syndicated columnist, literary editor and freelance writer

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