Fred H. Cate
Distinguished Professor and Director, Center for Applied Cybersecurity Research
Office: 319Phone: 812-855-1161
E-mail: fcate@indiana.edu
A.B., 1984, J.D., 1987, Stanford University. Book Review Editor, Stanford Law Review. Associate, Debevoise & Plimpton, Washington, D.C., 1987-90. Senior Policy Advisor, Center for Information Policy Leadership at Hunton & Williams. Member, American Law Institute. Member and Fellow, Phi Beta Kappa.
Professor Cate specializes in information privacy and security law issues. He speaks frequently about these issues before industry, professional, and government groups and testifies regularly before Congress. He is a member of Microsoft's Trustworthy Computing Academic Advisory Board, the National Academy of Sciences Committee on Technical and Privacy Dimensions of Information for Terrorism Prevention and Other National Goals, and the Research Steering Committee of the Center for Identity Management and Information Protection. He also serves as reporter for the American Law Institute's project on Principles of the Law on Government Access to and Use of Personal Digital Information.
Professor Cate is the author of many books and articles, including The Internet and the First Amendment, Privacy in the Information Age, and Privacy in Perspective, and he appears frequently in the popular press.
Professor Cate is director of the Center for Applied Cybersecurity Research.
Professor Cate would like to share more about his work.
You can view Professor Cate's research at the Social Science Research Network.
Teaching and Research Interests
Courses
- Communications Law (B646)
- Information Privacy Law (B708)
- Seminar in Communication Law (L716)
- Information Security Law (B587)
- Information Technology Essentials for Lawyers (B548)
- Seminar in Information Law (L716)
Current Teaching
Fall 2008 - 2009
- Communications Law (B646)
- Information Privacy Law (B708)