CDT Tech Talks

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CDT Tech Talks episodes

November 29, 2016 Peace Through Entrepreneurship –– Talking Tech w/ Steven Koltai
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
Attribution: sounds used from Psykophobia, Taira Komori, BenKoning, Zabuhailo, bloomypetal, guitarguy1985, bmusic92, and offthesky of freesound.org.
20 min
November 16, 2016 Tech Policy & Trump, Obstacles for Broadband –– Talking Tech w/ Chris Calabrese & Natasha Duarte
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
Attribution: sounds used from Psykophobia, Taira Komori, BenKoning, Zabuhailo, bloomypetal, guitarguy1985, bmusic92, and offthesky of freesound.org.
22 min
November 08, 2016 The Hereafter Life, #IoTfail –– Talking Tech w/ Gabriel Barcia-Colombo & Michelle De Mooy
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
Attribution: sounds used from Psykophobia, Taira Komori, BenKoning, Zabuhailo, bloomypetal, guitarguy1985, bmusic92, and offthesky of freesound.org.
21 min
October 28, 2016 The Digital Mystique, and ICANN Transitions –– Talking Tech w/ Sarah Granger & Matthew Shears
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
Attribution: sounds used from Psykophobia, Taira Komori, BenKoning, Zabuhailo, bloomypetal, guitarguy1985, bmusic92, and offthesky of freesound.org.
24 min
October 12, 2016 Sitting Down with our Founder – Tech Talk w/ Jerry Berman
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
Attribution: sounds used from Psykophobia, Taira Komori, BenKoning, Zabuhailo, bloomypetal, guitarguy1985, bmusic92, and offthesky of freesound.org.
48 min
September 26, 2016 Presidential elections HACKED? + Digital Social Norms –– Talking Tech w/ Joe Hall & Kate Klonick
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.
Attribution: sounds used from Psykophobia, Taira Komori, BenKoning, Zabuhailo, bloomypetal, guitarguy1985, bmusic92, and offthesky of freesound.org.
24 min
September 13, 2016 Digital Parents, CDT's a nonprofit? –– Talking Tech w/ Stephen Balkam & Abbie Goliber
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
Attribution: sounds used from Psykophobia, Taira Komori, BenKoning, Zabuhailo, bloomypetal, guitarguy1985, bmusic92, and offthesky of freesound.org.
30 min
August 29, 2016 LGBT Tech, Social Media @ the Border –– Talking Tech w/ Chris Wood, Michelle De Mooy & Rita Cant
The US government wants to know the identifiers for your social media accounts –including your Twitter handle, the name you use on your Facebook account, and perhaps even your OkCupid profile – if you're a visa waiver holder at the border. Michelle & Rita break down the clear privacy and free speech implications.
ALSO – Forty percent of US homeless youth identify as LGBT, and for them technology is often essential to survival, critical to overcoming the unique obstacles they face. Chris Wood, co-founder and Executive Director of the LGBT Technology Partnership & Institute, goes into detail about what he's doing to help.
Additional info about Chris Wood & the LGBT Technology Partnership and Institute:
lgbttech.org
@LGBTtech
More info about the DHS proposal re: social media @ the border:
http://bit.ly/SayNoSMCustoms
http://bit.ly/DHSsmCmt
Attribution: sounds used from Psykophobia, Taira Komori, BenKoning, Zabuhailo, bloomypetal, guitarguy1985, bmusic92, and offthesky of freesound.org.
34 min
June 22, 2016 Section 702: What It Means, Why Needs Reform –– Talking Tech w/ Jadzia Butler & Greg Nojeim
Host Brian Wesolowski sits down with Greg Nojeim & Jadzia Butler to discuss the one the next key steps in US government surveillance – Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA).
The two go in-depth with Brian about what #S702 means, and why it should be reformed.
Attribution: sounds used from Psykophobia, Taira Komori, BenKoning, Zabuhailo, bloomypetal, guitarguy1985, bmusic92, and offthesky of freesound.org.
24 min
June 07, 2016 Algorithmic Fairness, Embedded Privacy –– Talking Tech w/ Ali Lange, Gautam Hans, & Michelle De Mooy
Host Brian Wesolowski sits down first with Gautam Hans and Ali Lange to talk about new joint research from CDT and Berkeley that addresses algorithmic fairness, specifically what people think is fair in terms of the automated decisions made about them.
Then he jumps to Michelle De Mooy to discuss a new joint report from CDT and Fitbit that looks at how health wearable companies can embed privacy and ethics into their research and development process.
BERKLEY RESEARCH: http://bit.ly/cdtberk.
FITBIT REPORT: http://bit.ly/fitbitcdt.
Attribution: sounds used from Psykophobia, Taira Komori, BenKoning, Zabuhailo, bloomypetal, guitarguy1985, bmusic92, and offthesky of freesound.org.
30 min

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Tech Talks are a podcast imagined and created by the folks over at the Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT). We're a 501(c)3 nonpartisan nonprofit organization that fights to put democracy and human rights at the center of the digital revolution. We work to promote democratic values by shaping technology policy and architecture, with a focus on equity and justice. #techtalkcdt