Online Surveillance and Chilling Effects: Recent Developments

Since the Snowden revelations about NSA/PRISM and other governmental online surveillance operations, understanding the impact and potential harms of such surveillance (and related)—particularly any regulatory chilling effects has taken on an even greater urgency. This talk provides an update on recent developments in both constitutional litigation challenging such surveillance practices, as well as empirical research aimed at understanding their impact, including a new study that examines surveillance-related chilling effects stemming from NSA surveillance.