CDT Tech Talks

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CDT Tech Talks episodes

March 22, 2021 Tech Talk: Storytellers--Talking Tech w/ Phil Dunn & Elizabeth Laird
We have another exciting show for you this week!
As part of the CDT Equity in Civic Technology Project's ongoing “Tech Tales series,” we are featuring perspectives from across the education system and sharing their experiences navigating the issues of privacy protection, responsible technology use, and digital equity in their daily lives as parents, school administrators, and education leaders.
Our guests will discuss how a collaborative approach to school technology is critical to ensuring students are safe and privacy is protected while learning online.
More on our host, Jamal https://bit.ly/cdtjamal
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31 min
March 08, 2021 Tech Talk- Beyond The 2020 Election — Talking Tech W/ Will Adler
We have another exciting show for you this week!
Last month, the Center for Democracy & Technology in partnership with the KAS Foundation, issued a report examining cybersecurity vulnerabilities in the U.S. election system. The report, an Agenda for U.S. Election Cybersecurity, looks beyond the scope of the recently updated federal voting machine guidelines and examines vulnerabilities in election infrastructure in four additional areas: voter registration systems; poll books; absentee and mail-in voting; and the people who are involved in elections.
Here to talk more about this report and what can be done to help restore public confidence in the election process is CDT’s Senior Technologist for Elections and Democracy, Will Adler.
More on our host, Jamal https://bit.ly/cdtjamal
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21 min
February 12, 2021 Tech Talk- Equity And Civic Tech—Talking Tech W: Elizabeth Laird
We have another exciting show for you this week!
Earlier this week, The Center for Democracy and Technology launched its new Equity in Civic Technology Project. This new program focuses on advocating for equitable use of data and technology in government institutions.
Today we’re talking with Elizabeth Laird, Director of CDT's Equity in Civic Technology project, to discuss CDT’s latest program and how it builds on the work that was started with CDT’s Student Privacy Project.
More on our host, Jamal https://bit.ly/cdtjamal
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15 min
January 25, 2021 Tech Talk: Tech Talk: CDT EU and The Digital Services Act — Talking Tech W/ Iverna McGowan
We have another exciting show for you this week!
Last month, the European Commission published its long-awaited Digital Services Act (DSA). The DSA report involves a review of the the 20-year-old e-Commerce Directive and seeks to answer questions regarding how society should deal with the contemporary challenges linked to digital services in the EU.
Today we will be joined by one of CDT's newest faces, Iverna McGowan, who will explain what these two proposals could mean for digital and human rights across the globe.
More on Iverna: https://twitter.com/iverna1
More on our host, Jamal: bit.ly/cdtjamal
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13 min
January 07, 2021 Tech Talk: Disability Benefits & Algorithms — Talking Tech W/ Lydia X. Z. Brown & Alexandra Givens
We have another exciting show for you this week!
Elections have dominated the headlines, and as our listeners likely know CDT’s been busy on that front –– check out our most recent episode for more! –– but that’s just one of the many issues our experts have been working on.
Today we’re talking with one of the newest of these faces, Lydia X. Z. Brown Policy Counsel with our Privacy and Data Project and a well-established disability advocate – in addition to our CEO Alexandra Givens, to discuss CDT’s latest report on artificial intelligence and benefits determinations.
More on our host, Jamal https://bit.ly/cdtjamal
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23 min
October 29, 2020 Tech Talk: Election Security -- Talking Tech W/ Will Adler
We have another exciting show for you this week!
With the 2020 election season in full swing, we wanted to check in with our Senior Technologist for Elections & Democracy, Will Adler, for an update on what’s going on and how we’re working to keep our election free and fair in 2020.
Let’s get ready to talk tech!
More on our host, Jamal https://bit.ly/cdtjamal
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19 min
August 24, 2020 Competition Law Updates –– Talking Tech w/ Avery Gardiner!
We have another exciting show for you this week!
2020 has been a busy year for antitrust in the tech industry. Before the COVID 19 pandemic, the Federal Trade Commission launched investigations into past mergers in the tech industry, with the expectation that they’d be a lot tougher on companies trying to absorb their rivals. Both the DOJ and the FTC have active investigations into the big tech companies. The House Judiciary Antitrust Subcommittee also brought together the CEOs of Amazon, Facebook, Google, and Apple as part of an investigation into the companies’ dominance online.
In this episode of Tech Talk, you will hear from Avery Gardiner, CDT’s General Counsel and Senior Fellow for Competition, Data, and Power as we discuss what's currently happening in the sphere of Antitrust and Competition, and what might be on the horizon.
Let’s get ready to talk tech!
More on Avery: https://twitter.com/AveryWGardiner
More on our host, Jamal https://bit.ly/cdtjamal
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27 min
July 10, 2020 Tech Talk: CDT Files Suit Against President Trump's Executive Order Talking Tech w/ Alexandra Givens
We have another exciting show for you this week!
Last month, The Center Democracy and Technology filed a lawsuit against President Trump’s “Executive Order on Preventing Online Censorship”. The suit argues that the Executive Order violates the First Amendment by curtailing and chilling the constitutionally protected speech of online platforms and individuals.
In today’s episode, you will hear from Alexandra Reeve Givens, President, and CEO of The Center for Democracy and Technology, as we discuss CDT’s lawsuit against President Trump’s “Executive Order on Preventing Online Censorship,” as well as her vision for 2020 and beyond.
Let’s get ready to talk tech!
To read CDT’s full complaint: https://cdt.org/press/cdt-suit-challenges-presidents-executive-order-targeting-first-amendment-protected-speech/
More on Alex: https://cdt.org/staff/alexandra-reeve-givens/
More on our host, Jamal https://bit.ly/cdtjamal
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22 min
May 20, 2020 Tech Talk: Election Security During COVID-19 - Talking Tech w/ Ben Adida & Hannah Quay-de la Vallee
We have another exciting show for you this week!
As the United States gears up for the 2020 election season, many experts are exploring new digital solutions to aid in keeping Americans safe while voting during COVID-19. But what are some of the inherent dangers of online voting? How do we ensure our elections are safe and secure while in the midst of a global pandemic? What are some of the problems a vote-by-mail system helps solve, and some of the inherent issues the same system might present?
In today’s episode, you will hear from Ben Adida, Executive Director of the non-partisan nonprofit VotingWorks, and Hannah Quay-de la Vallee, Senior Technologist, for the Center for Democracy and Technology, as we discuss the importance of safe and secure elections even during a global pandemic.
Let’s get ready to talk tech!
More on VotingWorks: https://voting.works/
More on Hannah: https://cdt.org/staff/hannah-quay-de-la-vallee/
More on CDT’s COVID-19-related work: cdt.org/coronavirus
More on CDT’s election security work: https://cdt.org/collections/election-security/
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39 min
May 08, 2020 Tech Talk: Location Data Sharing in COVID-19 -- Talking Tech w/ Greg Nojeim
We have another exciting show for you this week!
As governments work to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus across the globe, some countries have begun using highly personalized location data to locate and identify potential cases. While having access to this data may aid in curtailing the spread of the virus, many privacy advocates are concerned that collecting such data without certain safeguards could pose an immediate danger to privacy and civil liberties, and have long term consequences.
Today you will hear from Greg Nojeim, Senior Counsel and Director of CDT’s Freedom, Security, and Technology Project as we discuss the dangers of governments having access to this type of location data and potential alternatives to the sharing of location information that can aid in stopping the spread of COVID-19.
Let’s get ready to talk tech!
More on Greg: https://twitter.com/GregNojeim
More on CDT’s COVID-19-related work: cdt.org/coronavirus
More on our host, Jamal https://bit.ly/cdtjamal
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16 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