CDT Tech Talks

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CDT Tech Talks episodes

February 06, 2019 Fiber, The Coming Revolution -- Talking Tech w/ Susan Crawford
Welcome to CDT’s Tech Talk, where we dish on tech and internet policy, while also explaining what these policies mean to our daily lives. I’m Tim Hoagland –– CDT’s Lead Designer, Digital Strategist, and resident Podcast Engineer, and I sat in for Brian this episode –– and it’s time to talk tech.
This episode brings us Susan Crawford – author, and a professor at Harvard Law School. She digs into her most recent book, "Fiber: The Coming Tech Revolution—and Why America Might Miss It."
More on the book: http://bit.ly/2DdiwP7
More on Susan: https://twitter.com/scrawford
More on our host, Tim: twitter.com/motus_compos
Attribution: sounds used from Psykophobia, Taira Komori, BenKoning, Zabuhailo, bloomypetal, guitarguy1985, bmusic92, and offthesky of freesound.org.
16 min
January 24, 2019 CDT Starting the Conversation on US Federal Privacy -- Talking Tech w/ CDT's Privacy & Data Team
Tim Hoagland –– CDT’s lead designer, digital strategist, and resident podcast engineer –– steps up to the microphone and joins Tech Talk as host this week.
CDT has been running full speed, and one key area of focus is getting the spotlight today – our Privacy & Data team's draft privacy legislation. Director Michelle Richardson joins Natasha Duarte and Joe Jerome to dig into the nitty gritty.
More of CDT's federal privacy legislation work: http://bit.ly/CDTfedpriv
Blog mentioned in podcast: http://bit.ly/CDTfedprivblog
More on Michelle: https://twitter.com/Richardson_Mich
More on Natasha: https://twitter.com/Natasha_Duarte
More on Joe: https://twitter.com/joejerome
More on our host, Tim: https://twitter.com/motus_compos
Attribution: sounds used from Psykophobia, Taira Komori, BenKoning, Zabuhailo, bloomypetal, guitarguy1985, bmusic92, and offthesky of freesound.org.
14 min
January 18, 2019 Speaking Freely at FOSO 2019 -- Jewell Jones, Nick Alder, Maggie Mayhem, Shannon Watts
On December 7, 2018, the Center for Democracy & Technology, in partnership with the Freedom Forum Institute, Charles Koch Institute and WAMU's 1A, convened a one-day symposium on the future of speech online, the (second annual) "Freedom of Speech Online 2018."
Video of the event: bit.ly/2EDG1Ed
More on Jewell Jones: https://twitter.com/jewelljonesmi
More on Nickecia "Nick" Alder: https://www.instagram.com/word2nick/
More on Maggie Mayhem: https://twitter.com/msmaggiemayhem
More on Shannon Watts: https://twitter.com/shannonrwatts
More info on the FOSO 2018 symposium: cdt.org/FOSO18
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.
31 min
January 17, 2019 Speaking Freely at CDT's FOSO 2019 -- Talking Tech w/ Nicole Wong & Jeffrey Rosen
On December 7, 2018, the Center for Democracy & Technology, in partnership with the Freedom Forum Institute, Charles Koch Institute and WAMU's 1A, convened a one-day symposium on the future of speech online, the (second annual) "Freedom of Speech Online 2018."
Video of the event: http://bit.ly/2EDG1Ed
More on Nicole Wong: https://twitter.com/nicolewong
More on Jeffrey Rosen: https://twitter.com/RosenJeffrey
More info on the FOSO 2018 symposium: cdt.org/FOSO18
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.
30 min
January 17, 2019 Speaking Freely at CDT's FOSO 2019 –- Talking Tech w/ Ethan Zuckerman
SLIDES HERE: http://bit.ly/2LoSjAN
Ethan Zuckerman, of the Center for Civic Media at MIT, gave a keynote address entitled "We Make the Media," at the #FOSO18 #futureofspeech annual event. He is introduced by CDT's Emma Llansó, our Director of the Free Expression Project.
On December 7, 2018, the Center for Democracy & Technology, in partnership with the Freedom Forum Institute, Charles Koch Institute and WAMU's 1A, convened a one-day symposium on the future of speech online, the (second annual) "Freedom of Speech Online 2018."
Video of the event: http://bit.ly/2EDG1Ed
More on Ethan: https://twitter.com/EthanZ
More notes from Ethan's speech: http://bit.ly/2rFGi0C
More info on the FOSO 2018 symposium: cdt.org/FOSO18
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.
33 min
December 13, 2018 Tech Holiday Calls For Action –– Talking Tech w/ Ed Bartholme
Host Brian Wesolowski sits down with Call for Action's Executive Director Ed Bartholme to discuss CFA's guide for all online shoppers this holiday season. The guide has a vast array of tips on what we should be doing to keep our data safe and secure when thinking about purchases for our friends and loved ones.
Ed covers Call for Action's practical advice on passwords, cookies, private browsing, and more.
More on Call for Action: https://callforaction.org/
Their gift guide: https://callforaction.org/giftprivacyguide/
More on Ed: https://twitter.com/call4action_ed
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.
19 min
December 05, 2018 Understanding Your FRANDS Is Hard –– Talking Tech w/ Charles Duan & Stan Adams
Host Brian Wesolowski sits down with Charles Duan, the Director of Technology and Innovation Policy at the R Street Institute, to help understand how standards and patents can impact competition and consumers.
Then Brian brings in CDT's own Stan Adams to talk about a new "tech 101" series from CDT, Techsplanations. The series offers accessible explainers on how core technologies and internet systems actually work.
More on Techsplanations: http://bit.ly/techsplanations
More on Charlie: http://bit.ly/RStCharles
More on Stan: http://bit.ly/cdtstan
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.
28 min
November 14, 2018 Newstrition, School Data Privacy Officers -– Talking Tech w/ Lata Nott & Teddy Hartman
Host Brian Wesolowski brings in Lata Nott of the Freedom Forum Institute to discuss Newstrition, an interactive tool (created jointly with the Newseum and Our.News) that makes it easy for the public to make informed decisions about what is real and what is “junk” news.
Then, Brian sits down with Teddy Hartman from the Howard County Public Schools. He shares a local perspective on how school districts can proactively address student privacy issues, tackling strong privacy practices and the use of new technology.
More on Newstrition: http://bit.ly/ffinewstrition
More on Lata: https://twitter.com/latanott
More on Teddy: http://bit.ly/2z9xnbW
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.
27 min
October 19, 2018 Signals of Trustworthy VPNs -– Talking Tech w/ Joseph Jerome
CDT has launched a new initiative aimed at helping internet users better assess the trustworthiness of VPNs, and a number of VPN providers were active partners in this process. Host Brian Wesolowski sits down with Joseph Jerome to discuss the work he's spearheading, and why it's so essential.
More info on the Signals of Trustworthy VPNs initiative: cdt.org/vpns
More on Joe: https://twitter.com/joejerome || email: [email protected]
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.
24 min
October 09, 2018 CDT Takes On EDTECH –– Talking Tech w/ Elizabeth Laird, Hannah Quay-de la Vallee, Adarsh Mahesh
The Center for Democracy and Technology is ramping up its student privacy work – and here's your introduction to our new team:
Elizabeth Laird, Student Privacy Senior Fellow
Hannah Quay-de la Vallee, Senior Technologist
Adarsh Mahesh, Research & Communications Associate
More on our student privacy work: http://bit.ly/cdtstupriv
More on Elizabeth: https://cdt.org/about/staff/elizabeth-laird/
More on Hannah: https://cdt.org/about/staff/hannah-quay-de-la-vallee/
More on Adarsh: https://cdt.org/about/staff/adarsh-mahesh/
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.
25 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