Into the Tech of It

This is the second episode of the conversation with Katie Joseff and Anastasia Goodwin, researchers at the Center for Media Engagement. In this episode we continue our conversation about coordinated networks of social media influencers and the role they played in the 2020 U.S. Presidential election. Read the full paper discussed in this episode here: Social Media Influencers and the 2020 U.S. Election: Paying ‘Regular People’ for Digital Campaign Communication.

In this episode Katie Joseff and Anastasia Goodwin, researchers at the Center for Media Engagement, talk about their research on coordinated networks of social media influencers and the role they played in the 2020 U.S. Presidential election. Read the full paper discussed in this episode here: Social Media Influencers and the 2020 U.S. Election: Paying ‘Regular People’ for Digital Campaign Communication.

This is the second part of the conversation with Dr. Seth Nielson, Founder and Chief Scientist at Crimson Vista. In this episode, Dr. Nielsen talks about cacheing servers, incentives to protect data, and privacy preserving technology. 

In this episode, Dr. Seth Nielson, Founder and Chief Scientist at Crimson Vista, explains the relationship between data quality and data security. Dr. Nielson talks about how companies see data and how we should think about data ownership. 

This is the second part of a conversation with Jacob Gursky, a researcher at the Center for Media Engagement. We discuss the use of peer-to-peer text messaging in political campaigns, misinformation during the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election, and loopholes in current regulation regarding automated mass messaging practices. Read the full paper discussed in this episode here: Peer-to-Peer Texting and the 2020 U.S. Election: Hidden Messages and Intimate Politics.

Jacob Gursky, a researcher at the Center for Media Engagement, talks about the use of peer-to-peer text messaging in political campaigns, misinformation during the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election, and loopholes in current regulation regarding automated mass messaging practices. Read the full paper discussed in this episode here: Peer-to-Peer Texting and the 2020 U.S. Election: Hidden Messages and Intimate Politics.

We continue our conversation with Dr. Jacquelyn Schneider in this episode, talking about responses to foreign and domestic cyber operations, how to secure information while allowing free speech, and Dr. Schneider's work on Wargaming for Political Science Research.

In this episode, I spoke with Dr. Jacquelyn Schneider about the elements of a cyber strategy. Dr. Schneider shares what makes a cyber strategy successful and how government agencies develop their strategic vision. This is the first part of our conversation on cyber strategy, cyberattacks and escalation, and deterrence. 

This is the pilot episode of "Into the Tech of It," a podcast created with policy students and young professionals in mind that could serve as a primer in different challenges in tech policy. 

This podcast is part of a year-long research project for the Robert Strauss Center for International Security and Law.