POSSIBLE DISCUSSION TOPICS

1. The United States Constitution
   1. The Bill of Rights (Amendments 1 - 10)
   2. Equal protection under the law (Amendment 14)
   3. Interstate commerce
2. Ethical considerations
   1. The ACM code of ethics and professional conduct
   2. Case studies and cases for analysis
3. Benefits of ubiquitous computing
4. Privacy and personal information
5. Encryption and intercepting communications
6. The first and fourth amendments, cyberspace, and censorship
   1. Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX)
   2. USA PATRIOT Act of 2001
   3. Children's inetrnet protection act of 2000
   4. Digital Millenium Copyright Act
   5. Health insurance portability and accountablity act of 1996 (HIPAA)
7. Intellectual property and ``safe harbor''
8. Cybercrime
9. The ACLU and the Electronic Frontier Foundation