"Woodrow Hartzog, a Samford University professor and expert on privacy law, spoke Monday in Carroll Hall about the flaws surrounding public information in the digital age. Hartzog, who received his Ph.D. from UNC, said it is common for people today to think that keeping information private is wishful thinking, given the prevalence of the Internet. “The ‘no privacy in public information’ argument is flawed because we don’t even know what public information means,” he said. He said what he considers public information differs from the general public’s conception, and he said there should be changes to the way public information is defined."
- Date Published:11/18/2014
- Original Publication:The Daily Tar Heel