When it comes to companies operating in the so-called “gig” economy, policy makers at all levels are likely to have a strong opinion. But regardless of one’s view, it’s hard to argue that many of these services are incredibly popular, both for those offering their services and for the users. We’ve already looked at this issue a bit through the lens of Section 230, as well as privacy policies, etc. But we have yet to look at this through the eyes of an actual entrepreneur.

Joining Host Brian Wesolowski to talk about the gig economy is Brian Park: Washington DC Director of StartUp Grind, and an experienced entrepreneur (having already launched four startups, with his most recent being Real Time Cases).

More on Brian Park: http://bit.ly/BrianParkcdt

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

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Is math biased? That seems like a silly question - in math there is right and wrong, so how could it possibly be biased. But humans use math and develop mathematical models and algorithms, and well, humans can certainly be biased. So, well, maybe math can in fact be biased.

In her new book, Weapons of Math Destruction, Cathy O’Neil explores how big data is increasing inequality and threatening democracy - that is actually the subtitle for the book.

More on Cathy: https://mathbabe.org/

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

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Governments worldwide are grappling with ways to combat terrorism, and one channel they're exploring is engaging internet companies in blocking or removing online extremist content. Host Brian Wesolowski brings in CDT’s Director of Free Expression, Emma Llansó to discuss the dangers.

Brian then sits down with the Data Quality Campaign’s President, Aimee Rogstad Guidera, to discuss their recommendations for the next presidential administration. How do we reduce risks and still realize the potential benefits of data to make decisions that support learning?

More on the extremist content takedown collaboration: http://bit.ly/takedowncollab

More on DQC's "Recommendations for the New Administration:” http://bit.ly/DQCnextprez

More on Aimee: https://twitter.com/dqcaimee

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

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

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Host Brian Wesolowski brings on author Steven Koltai to discuss his latest book, “Peace Through Entrepreneurship.” Steven explains why he believes entrepreneurship should be elevated as a foreign policy tool, arguing that it is a uniquely American export that can help address the underlying issues of many conflicts today - the lack of jobs.

"Peace Through Entrepreneurship:” http://bit.ly/KoltaiPeace

More on Steven: https://twitter.com/skoltai

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

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Host Brian Wesolowski sits down with CDT's VP of Policy, Chris Calabrese, to overview the landscape for tech policy with the new Trump administration, based on what we know now. Chris highlights what CDT's transition priorities and perspectives are.

Secondly, Brian brings on Natasha Duarte, a Privacy & Data fellow, to discuss what the recent broadband privacy win in the FCC means – both now, and with several looming obstacles ahead.

More on the FCC Broadband Privacy rules: http://bit.ly/fccbroadrules

More info on Chris: http://bit.ly/ChrisCal

More info on Natasha: http://bit.ly/cdtnatasha

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

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Host Brian Wesolowski chats with Gabriel Barcia-Colombo, a mixed media artist who is exploring how your digital footprint will influence the way people remember you once you die. Are you ready for social media to curate your memorial service?

Then he brings in CDT’s privacy guru, Michelle De Mooy, to talk about what the recent massive DDoS attack means for the internet of things, and why this is something industry, government, and general internet users need to be thinking about.

More info on Gabe BC's Hereafter Life: http://www.gabebc.com/Hereafter-Life

More info on the recent DDoS attack: https://cdt.org/blog/iotfail/

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

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Host Brian Wesolowski brings in Sarah Granger, a nationally recognized expert on online culture and social technology, to discuss how digital media is shaping our lives in real time – everything from how we raise children, communicate in love & partnerships, support causes, or establish friendships & trust.

Then we chat with CDT's Matthew Shears, all the way from Costa Rica, to highlight ICANN's official transition on Oct. 1. Matthew dispels some of the headlines that circulated in the run-up and outlines the future for us.

More info on "The Digital Mystique": http://bit.ly/sgrangertdm

More on the ICANN transition here: http://bit.ly/IANAtrans

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

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Host Brian Wesolowski sits down with an extended episode of #cdttechtalk, to review our history – and the future of our space.

More info on Jerry: http://bit.ly/JerryBerman

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The US Presidential election is less than two months away, and you’ve undoubtedly heard questions about cybersecurity in the lead up to the election (DNC, RNC hacks, etc.). Our resident voting and election cybersecurity expert covers all the issues that could come up this November, and what we should expect.

Brian also chatted with journalist Kate Klonick about her recent article with Slate on what really governs online speech (hint – not the 1st Amendment). She breaks it down for us.

Additional info from Joe on online voting cybersecurity:

*CNN – http://bit.ly/JoePutinVoting

*NPR – http://bit.ly/JoeProtectVote

Kate is a Resident Fellow at the Information Society Project at Yale and a PhD candidate at Yale Law. Her recent article can be found here: http://bit.ly/KKonlinespeech.

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Stephen Balkam, founder and CEO of the Family Online Safety Institute (FOSI), joins host Brian Wesolowski to talk about the resources and program they've put together on Good Digital Parenting.

ALSO – we talk a lot about the the important tech policy work CDT does on this podcast, but we don't often talk about how that work is funded. Yes, we are a nonprofit organization that doesn’t sell widgets or direct services. Abbie Goliber, CDT's Director of Development, pulls back the curtain on how we're able to do the kind of work we're known for.

Additional info about Stephen Balkam: http://bit.ly/2cl4pIW

... and the Family Online Safety Institute's Digital Parenting tools: https://www.fosi.org/gdppresentation

@StephenBalkam || @FOSI

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