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There is now a CONTENT FREEZE for Mercury while we switch to a new platform. It began on Friday, March 10 at 6pm and will end on Wednesday, March 15 at noon. No new content can be created during this time, but all material in the system as of the beginning of the freeze will be migrated to the new platform, including users and groups. Functionally the new site is identical to the old one. webteam@gatech.edu
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Atlanta, GA | Posted: April 18, 2017
18 April the Center for European and Transatlantic Studies, the Institute for Information Security & Privacy at Georgia Tech, and the Scheller College of Business hosted a one-day conference about transatlantic mutual legal assistance. The conference featured current and former European and American government officials, representatives from Fortune 100 technology companies and internet advocacy groups, as well as leading academics (see below). The conference was supported by the European Union’s Erasmus+ Program and the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. A recording of the introduction and the first panel discussion is available here. The rest of the program will be available shortly.
Welcome and introduction to current MLA issues
Panel 1: Intersection of law enforcement, intelligence, and military for MLA
Keynote lecture: “Achieving Individual Privacy and International Security Cooperation in a Shifting Landscape”
Panel 2: Hacking, Attribution, Technology, and MLA
Panel 3 The US/UK Agreement as a Model for Reform
Panel 4 Long-term Proposals for International Data Requests
Learn more about the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs here.
Learn more about the Center for European and Transatlantic Studies here.