Policy Practicum: University Anti-Doxxing Policies

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Students in this Policy Practicum will advise the Stanford Provost's Office on the legal and policy issues raised by the doxxing of or by members of the Stanford community or otherwise related to activities on campus, and develop recommendations for how the University should respond. Areas of research will cover the legal definition of doxxing, the First Amendment, the Leonard Law and other constraints applying to the University in this context, what training or resources can be offered to people to protect their online privacy, and how to foster open and constructive discourse as an academic institution in light of the way that these online dynamics and the threat of doxxing can chill speech. This second offering of the practicum will build on interim recommendations made by this lab last year. Elements used in grading: Attendance, Performance, Class Participation, Written Assignments. APPLICATION: To apply for this course, students must submit a Consent Application Form at SLS Registrar https://registrar.law.stanford.edu/. See the Consent Application Form for instructions and the submission deadline.