Metanomics: Federal Interest in Virtual Worlds and Cybersecurity

The document discusses a Metanomics podcast about government interest in virtual worlds and cybersecurity. 1) Paulette Robinson provides an update on the Federal Consortium for Virtual Worlds, which she started over a year ago. The Consortium has grown significantly, with over 1,000 members from government, industry and academia. It has held conferences attended by hundreds discussing government virtual world projects. 2) Sterling Wright discusses the proposed Cybersecurity Act of 2009, which would expand presidential powers over cyber infrastructure and increase government oversight of private networks. However, concerns have been raised over privacy, censorship and limiting innovation. 3) The podcast guests debate these issues, with Paulette and Rocky Young updating on government virtual world activities