CDT Tech Talks

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

Attribution: sounds used from Psykophobia, Taira Komori, BenKoning, Zabuhailo, bloomypetal, guitarguy1985, bmusic92, and offthesky of freesound.org.

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

Attribution: sounds used from Psykophobia, Taira Komori, BenKoning, Zabuhailo, bloomypetal, guitarguy1985, bmusic92, and offthesky of freesound.org.

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

Attribution: sounds used from Psykophobia, Taira Komori, BenKoning, Zabuhailo, bloomypetal, guitarguy1985, bmusic92, and offthesky of freesound.org.

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

Attribution: sounds used from Psykophobia, Taira Komori, BenKoning, Zabuhailo, bloomypetal, guitarguy1985, bmusic92, and offthesky of freesound.org.

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

Attribution: sounds used from Psykophobia, Taira Komori, BenKoning, Zabuhailo, bloomypetal, guitarguy1985, bmusic92, and offthesky of freesound.org.

Host Brian Wesolowski sits down with Natasha and Vijay from our Privacy and Data team to shine a spotlight on the myriad ways states are taking privacy regulations into their own hands, after several moves in the opposite direction from Congress.

Then Brian brings in Steve Boms, Vice President of Government Affairs at Envestnet | Yodlee, to discuss what's happening at the crossroads of finance and technology.

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

More from Vijay: https://twitter.com/VijayKasschau

More from Steve: http://bit.ly/2r14trf

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

Attribution: sounds used from Psykophobia, Taira Komori, BenKoning, Zabuhailo, bloomypetal, guitarguy1985, bmusic92, and offthesky of freesound.org.

In light of the swirling energy around net neutrality, Brian brings in CDT's Policy Counsel for our Open Internet Project Ferras Vinh to break down what Chairman Pai's efforts mean, whether your an ISP, an internet company or service, or a regular user.

Then Brian chats with Anne LaFond of the John Show, Inc. to discuss the ever important, often overlooked impact of technology and the internet on global health.

What Unraveling Net Neutrality Rules Means for Users: http://bit.ly/2qAQapQ

CDT press release re: FCC efforts against net neutrality: http://bit.ly/2pZBC72

JSI's work on information systems development: http://bit.ly/2qGkRtT

JSI's overview of information and communications tech: http://bit.ly/2pyq2yn

JSI case study on the use of human centered design: http://bit.ly/2oYVk2P ...and the results: http://bit.ly/2pyucXf

More info on Ferras: http://bit.ly/2qt3aS2

More info on Anne: http://bit.ly/2qA8AYU

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

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Brian brings in Courtney Radsch –– Advocacy Director for the Committee to Protect Journalists and author of "Cyberactivism and Citizen Journalism in Egypt: Digital Dissidence and Political Change" –– to discuss fake news.

Is fake news something fictional being presented as fact? An opinion posted as a news story? Or is it simply any news story that you don’t like? Listen for more.

More info on Courtney: https://twitter.com/courtneyr

Courtney's book: http://amzn.to/2oYAhZh

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

Attribution: sounds used from Psykophobia, Taira Komori, BenKoning, Zabuhailo, bloomypetal, guitarguy1985, bmusic92, and offthesky of freesound.org.