As 2017 winds down, we talk about two issues that are core to CDT’s advocacy efforts - in fact two issues that we seem to keep talking about without resolution.

The first is net neutrality – we’ll talk with CDT Policy Counsel Ferras Vinh about what the Chairman’s proposal means and what the path ahead for supporters of net neutrality looks like.

Then we talk about US government surveillance and a rapidly approaching deadline on the reauthorization of the Section 702 surveillance program. Will Congress address this issue before the end of the year? CDT's Michelle Richardson has the answers.

More on the latest in #netneutrality: http://bit.ly/2zaV69I

More on Ferras: https://twitter.com/ferrasvinh

More on the latest in Section 702 reform: http://bit.ly/2BOzdPv

More on Michelle: https://twitter.com/Richardson_Mich

More on our host, Brian: bit.ly/cdtbrian

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Host Brian Wesolowski tackles a supremely interesting topic, sitting down with Professor (and previous DC Public Defender) Andrew G. Ferguson. His new book," The Rise of Big Data Policing," takes a look at the latest data fueled technologies being used by police departments and examines the impact these technologies are having on society. Would you be comfortable having a score attached to you about your potential to commit a crime?

Then Brian brings in Lisa Hayes, CDT's Vice President of Strategy & General Counsel, to talk about a Supreme Court case that deals with law enforcement access to cell phone location data. As that data becomes more precise, should law enforcement be able to access information about our cell phone location without a warrant, or should that information be more fully protected under the Fourth Amendment?

More on Professor Ferguson: http://bit.ly/2yzEU1A || https://twitter.com/profferguson

More on his book: http://amzn.to/2zygkBP

More on Lisa: bit.ly/FOSOpl

More on the Carpenter case: http://bit.ly/2zUQXem

More on our host, Brian: bit.ly/cdtbrian

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Host Brian Wesolowski steps away from the microphone (again) for this episode – instead we get to hear from Vox Media video producer Carlos Maza, Stand Up Republic co-founder Mindy Finn, and playwright Jennifer Haley.

Maza, Finn, and Haley were speakers at CDT's recent “The Future of Speech Online” event, and were all tasked with thinking about the challenges and opportunities that that the internet creates for speakers. They reflected on what they hope to see in the future.

More on the FOSO event: bit.ly/futurespeechon

More on Carlos: https://twitter.com/gaywonk

More on Finn: https://twitter.com/mindyfinn

More on Haley: https://twitter.com/jenhaley1000

More video from the event: bit.ly/FOSOpl

More on our host, Brian: bit.ly/cdtbrian

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Host Brian Wesolowski steps away from the microphone for this episode – instead we get to hear from FCC Chairman Ajit Pai and civil rights activist DeRay Mckesson.

Chairman Pai and DeRay were speakers at CDT's recent “The Future of Speech Online” event, and were both tasked with thinking about the challenges and opportunities that that the internet creates for speakers. They reflected on what they hope to see in the future.

More on the FOSO event: http://bit.ly/futurespeechon

More on Chairman Pai: https://twitter.com/ajitpaifcc

More on DeRay: https://twitter.com/deray

More video from the event: http://bit.ly/FOSOpl

More on our host, Brian: bit.ly/cdtbrian

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Host Brian Wesolowski sits down with CDT's Free Expression Director Emma Llansó to discuss whether SESTA is a case where good intentions to address a serious issue create a policy that will do more harm than good. SESTA, simplified and analyzed.

Then Brian talks with University of Washington graduate student Jared Moore, who has created a multimedia art installation that is aimed making people more aware of some of the ever-present privacy risks in our connected world –– by making them a bit uncomfortable.

More on SESTA: http://bit.ly/2yHb0sL AND http://bit.ly/2hwYVC9

More on Emma: https://twitter.com/ellanso

More on the art installation: http://bit.ly/2xyKB2G

More on Jared: http://bit.ly/2wlsZ6e

More info on our host, Brian: bit.ly/cdtbrian

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Host Brian Wesolowski brings in Michelle De Mooy to chat about CDT's complaint with the FTC about a popular VPN (Hotspot Shield Free) that we believe isn’t living up to its privacy promises.

Then Brian chat's with Natasha Duarte about a new tool from CDT that helps the developers of algorithms think about the broader social ramifications of the decisions they program, our Digital Decisions Tool (beta).

More on our FTC complaint: http://bit.ly/2x1yasg

More on Michelle: http://bit.ly/michelledm

More about the DD tool: http://bit.ly/cddtool

More info about Natasha: http://bit.ly/natashacdt

More info on our host, Brian: bit.ly/cdtbrian

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Host Brian Wesolowski sits down with Melissa Blaustein to discuss whether lawmakers are effectively engaging entrepreneurs and startups in policy debates –– and do these startups know the most effective ways to engage?

Then he brings in CDT's Free Expression Fellow, Taylor Moore, to detail how she's helping launch a legal clinic for all creators aimed at helping them take control of their IP. PLUS she also discusses her forthcoming paper on IP and social justice – yes, the two are connected.

More on Allied for Startups: http://alliedforstartups.org/

More on Melissa: https://twitter.com/mentionmelissa

More on the legal clinic: https://www.instagram.com/p/BXS8FlOgMMr/

More on the IP + social justice paper: http://bit.ly/2feuxLG

More on Taylor: http://bit.ly/2urobLa

More info on our host, Brian: bit.ly/cdtbrian

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Host Brian Wesolowski brings in Joe Babler to discuss the privacy practices of startups in the education space. Unquestionably, privacy matters if you have a business that wants to leverage student data, but are edtech startups thinking about privacy, and if they are, how are they communicating their practices to parents, teachers, and students? A team of researchers from Carnegie Mellon shares their research on this topic.

After that, he sits down with CDT's Joe Jerome to talk about privacy, cybersecurity, and autonomous vehicles. Yes, driverless cars are coming - perhaps sooner than many expect. Are the policies in place for the US to be a leader in autonomous vehicles and should citizens feel secure when they use them, both in terms of their privacy and overall safety?

More on edtech study: http://bit.ly/2tOep8z

More on Joe Babler: http://bit.ly/2unWPd2

More on autonomous car bills: http://bit.ly/2uk3ioD

More on Joe Jerome: https://twitter.com/joejerome

More info on our host, Brian: bit.ly/cdtbrian

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Today we talk about the fact and fiction of Russia’s hacking the 2016 US election. What do we know and what can be done to make our elections more cyber secure in the future?

And we also talk about taking control of your own cyber security, specifically about VPNs. Sales of VPNs in the US have skyrocketed since the election as more citizens worry about their personal information being compromised. Are VPNs still only for paranoid techies or should we all be using one?

More on Joe Hall: https://twitter.com/JoeBeOne

More on Sunday: http://bit.ly/2tUFeWC

More info on our host, Brian: bit.ly/cdtbrian

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In this episode we had the chance to talk about the future of news with one of the most venerable media outlets in America - the Christian Science Monitor. They are changing the way they bring news to their readers and working to thrive in the trust economy. David Grant, the Monitor's Associate Publisher, shares their story with us.

And then we discuss an important law for the intelligence community that is set to expire at the end of this year. Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act authorizes intelligence agencies to collect targeted communications information about non-U.S. persons located outside of the United States. Will Congress take action to enhance and reauthorize the law, or will it expire? We hear the latest from CDT’s Michelle Richardson on this important surveillance issue.

More from CSM: http://www.csmonitor.com/

More on Section 702: http://bit.ly/2s0O9Yn

More from David: https://twitter.com/DW_Grant

More from Michelle: https://twitter.com/Richardson_Mich

More info on our host, Brian: bit.ly/cdtbrian

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