CDT Tech Talks

This week, Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg will be testifying before both the House and Senate about how the data of Facebook’s users was used by Cambridge Analytica to target swing voters. The questioning will undoubtedly go beyond just this issue, especially with the recent admission by Facebook that all of its users likely had their information scraped from the site.

To preview the hearings and the broader issues around the Facebook Cambridge Analytica story, I’m joined by CDT’s two privacy powerhouses, our President & CEO Nuala O’Connor and our Director of Privacy & Data Michelle De Mooy.

More on Nuala: twitter.com/privacymama

More on Michelle: bit.ly/michelledm

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

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When Susan Landau talks about cybersecurity, everyone should listen. In this episode of Tech Talk we hear from the esteemed cybersecurity expert about issues she addresses in her latest book, "Listening In: Cybersecurity in an Insecure Age."

Landau talks about how the ultimate goal should be for everyone to have access to easy-to-use encryption to make society as a whole more secure. She pushes back against the notion that law enforcement and intelligence agencies are “going dark” because of technology and advocates for new approaches to policing. Landau also shares some incredibly useful tips for organizations and individuals to navigate the insecure digital world.

More on Susan: https://privacyink.org/

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

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Host Brian Wesolowski invites one of the most notable tech skeptics (or in his words, realist) of our time onto the podcast. In his latest book, How to Fix the Future, he addresses the ways we can tackle the biggest problems in the digital world, with a goal of saving humanity.

We cover a lot of ground in our conversation, including the role tech is playing in societal unrest, the potential for regulations on internet companies, and innovative models of civic engagement. [Note there's an upgrade in audio quality at one point during the convo – we apologize for the technical issues in the beginning.]

More on the book: http://www.ajkeen.com/

More on Andrew: https://twitter.com/ajkeen

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

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Almost everything is connected to the internet today, from household devices to traffic lights. What happens when these Internet of Things devices cause real harm, whether it’s damage to your home or the disruption of a critical service at a hospital? CDT's Ben Dean previews his latest paper.

And we’ll also tackle the many questions around how the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) is using data from license plate readers across the country. What does the public need to know about ICE’s practices? A lot, and CDT Fellow Mana Azarmi tells us why.

More on Ben Dean: https://twitter.com/benjamindean

More on Mana: https://cdt.org/about/staff/mana-azarmi/

More on license plate reader + ICE issue: http://bit.ly/2nXR5BU

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

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[NOTE: No, that's not a typo in the title – we're having funs with puns. NOTE NOTE: You make notice this EU segment is the same as one posted on it's own. It is.]

It will be a very busy year in tech and internet policy in Europe, with a number of major policies rolling out, including the General Data Protection Regulation and the ePrivacy regulation. In this episode, our Brussels-based EU policy team, Jens Henrik-Jeppesen and Laura Blanco preview the year ahead.

Then we talk about how New York City is leading the way in addressing issues of fairness, accountability, and transparency when it comes to using automated decision-making technologies. Yes, when a government deploys AI to make civic decisions, the public should be very informed and involved and CDT’s Natasha Duarte sheds light on how.

More on CDTEU: twitter.com/cdteu

More on Jens: twitter.com/JensJeppesenCDT

More on Laura: twitter.com/Blaunco

More on Natasha: https://twitter.com/Natasha_Duarte

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

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More on CDTEU: https://twitter.com/cdteu

More on Jens: https://twitter.com/JensJeppesenCDT

More on Laura: https://twitter.com/Blaunco

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

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With the new year's optimism also comes numerous policy challenges to our digital rights and concerns about the ways technology and the internet might be adversely affecting society. Host Brian Wesolowski previews the year ahead with CDT’s President & CEO Nuala O’Connor and CDT’s VP of Policy Chris Calabrese.

More on Nuala: https://twitter.com/privacymama

More on Chris: https://twitter.com/CRCalabrese

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

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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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