Cdt Tech Talks

In this episode of CDT's Tech Talk, host Brian Wesolowski addresses this question: when tech is designed to draw us in, is it possible to disengage and just live life? Brian sits down with Nick Fitz, recently a senior researcher at Duke University’s Center for Advanced Hindsight. Then he brings in Kevin Holesh the designer of Moment, an app that allows you to track just how much time you and your family members spend on their phones. More on Moment: https://inthemoment.io/ More on Nick: https://twitter.com/fitznich More on Kevin: https://twitter.com/kevinholesh 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.

With the recent indictments in the ongoing investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 election, the importance of election security is even more front-and-center. Russian military intelligence officers, or the GRU, successfully hacked the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and the Democratic National Committee, bringing to light vulnerabilities in election infrastructure at the campaign level. Joining host Brian Wesolowski to talk about the key takeaways from the Mueller indictment and share why cybersecurity practices must be a key priority for campaigns and election officials is CDT’s Senior Technologist Maurice Turner. More on our election security work: http://bit.ly/2JO7YqZ More on Maurice: https://twitter.com/TypeMRT 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.

If you want to silence an advocacy group or media outlet, a fairly easy way to do so it to take down its website. Two organizations, Cloudflare and Google are doing great work to help nonprofits and journalists, as well as elections officials, protect themselves against cyber attacks. In this episode we talk to Alissa Starzak from Cloudflare and George Conard from Google about their efforts. We also share how you can take advantage of their free services (Cloudflare's Project Galileo and Google Jigsaw's Project Shield).  After that we talk to Laura Noren, a data scientist who was recently with NYU teaching a class on data ethics. What do data scientists need to know create technology that is better for society as whole? More on Cloudflare's Project Galileo: http://bit.ly/2LDeYbJ More on Google Jigsaw's Project Shield: http://bit.ly/2O3KZLG Course syllabus from Lauren's class: http://bit.ly/dataethicsnyu NYU Data Science Community newsletter: https://cds.nyu.edu/newsletter/ More on Alissa: http://bit.ly/2Lo

ATTN: This week we have a guest host - CDT’s Director of Surveillance & Security, Greg Nojeim. Greg sits down with Dr. Thorsten Wetzling, the head of research for the German think tank, Stiftung Neue Verantwortung (SNV). Greg and Thorsten have a fascinating conversation about government surveillance practices in the US and in countries across Europe, with Thorsten currently researching the democratization and professionalization of intelligence governance in Germany and Europe. More on SNV: https://www.stiftung-nv.de/ More on Dr. Thorsten Wetzling: https://twitter.com/twetzling More on Greg Nojeim: https://cdt.org/about/staff/greg-nojeim/ 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 author and journalist Cyrus Farivar about his new book, "Habeas Data." It takes a close look at the legal cases and policies that are shaping American surveillance practices, and shows, how not surprisingly, they have not kept up with new technologies. Then Brian welcomes Aaron Joshua Pinto, a delegate to the G7 Youth Summit who shares his insights on the future of work and highlights how young leaders from the G7 countries see technology impacting their future. Habeas Data book: http://habeasdatabook.com More on Cyrus: https://cyrusfarivar.com/ More on Aaron: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaronjoshuapinto/ 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 Joseph Jerome as Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is finally here. They talk about what it means for businesses both in Europe and the US, and what it means for your personal data. Brian then brings in Vanderbilt professor, historian, and author Sarah Igo to discuss how the meaning of privacy has evolved over time in the United States – and how that changing notion of privacy has impacted policy and society. Sarah's new book, "The Known Citizen:" http://bit.ly/2J0c9nf More on Joe: https://twitter.com/joejerome More on Sarah: http://bit.ly/2klBSbU 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.

Ashley Merryman is the best-selling author of Top Dog: The Science of Winning and Losing, and Nurture Shock: New Thinking About Children, and she recently wrote about how our President’s incivility can infect society like the flu (https://wapo.st/2HOT5IO). She joins Brian to discuss what social contagion is, whether or not the internet and social media's making this worse, and what, if anything, social media companies should be doing to combat this? More about Ashley: https://www.ashleymerryman.com/ 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.

Motivated by a desire to help fellow artists and creators bring their work to life, Perry Chen founded Kickstarter — the world’s largest funding platform for creative projects. CDT honored Chen with its Digital Visionary Award at its 2018 Annual Dinner, Tech Prom, on March 29, recognizing his work as an artist, innovator, and leader in leveraging tech for good. CDT's President & CEO Nuala O'Connor discussed being "Online for Good", highlighting the important issues facing the internet today, and CDT's advocacy efforts to push us forward – including election cybersecurity, algorithmic transparency and accountability, and privacy, in addition to countless other projects. Why we chose Perry & Kickstarter: http://bit.ly/2vx9Y4P More on Nuala: https://twitter.com/privacymama More on Perry: https://twitter.com/perrychen More on Michael: http://michaelkratsios.com/ More info on Tech Prom: https://cdt.org/annual-dinner/ More info on our host, Brian: bit.ly/cdtbrian Attribution: sounds used from Psykophobia, Tair

This week, Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg will be testifying before both the House and Senate about how the data of Facebook’s users was used by Cambridge Analytica to target swing voters. The questioning will undoubtedly go beyond just this issue, especially with the recent admission by Facebook that all of its users likely had their information scraped from the site. To preview the hearings and the broader issues around the Facebook Cambridge Analytica story, I’m joined by CDT’s two privacy powerhouses, our President & CEO Nuala O’Connor and our Director of Privacy & Data Michelle De Mooy. More on Nuala: twitter.com/privacymama More on Michelle: bit.ly/michelledm 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.

When Susan Landau talks about cybersecurity, everyone should listen. In this episode of Tech Talk we hear from the esteemed cybersecurity expert about issues she addresses in her latest book, "Listening In: Cybersecurity in an Insecure Age." Landau talks about how the ultimate goal should be for everyone to have access to easy-to-use encryption to make society as a whole more secure. She pushes back against the notion that law enforcement and intelligence agencies are “going dark” because of technology and advocates for new approaches to policing. Landau also shares some incredibly useful tips for organizations and individuals to navigate the insecure digital world. More on Susan: https://privacyink.org/ 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 invites one of the most notable tech skeptics (or in his words, realist) of our time onto the podcast. In his latest book, How to Fix the Future, he addresses the ways we can tackle the biggest problems in the digital world, with a goal of saving humanity. We cover a lot of ground in our conversation, including the role tech is playing in societal unrest, the potential for regulations on internet companies, and innovative models of civic engagement. [Note there's an upgrade in audio quality at one point during the convo – we apologize for the technical issues in the beginning.] More on the book: http://www.ajkeen.com/ More on Andrew: https://twitter.com/ajkeen 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.

Almost everything is connected to the internet today, from household devices to traffic lights. What happens when these Internet of Things devices cause real harm, whether it’s damage to your home or the disruption of a critical service at a hospital? CDT's Ben Dean previews his latest paper. And we’ll also tackle the many questions around how the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) is using data from license plate readers across the country. What does the public need to know about ICE’s practices? A lot, and CDT Fellow Mana Azarmi tells us why. More on Ben Dean: https://twitter.com/benjamindean More on Mana: https://cdt.org/about/staff/mana-azarmi/ More on license plate reader + ICE issue: http://bit.ly/2nXR5BU 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.

[NOTE: No, that's not a typo in the title – we're having funs with puns. NOTE NOTE: You make notice this EU segment is the same as one posted on it's own. It is.] It will be a very busy year in tech and internet policy in Europe, with a number of major policies rolling out, including the General Data Protection Regulation and the ePrivacy regulation. In this episode, our Brussels-based EU policy team, Jens Henrik-Jeppesen and Laura Blanco preview the year ahead. Then we talk about how New York City is leading the way in addressing issues of fairness, accountability, and transparency when it comes to using automated decision-making technologies. Yes, when a government deploys AI to make civic decisions, the public should be very informed and involved and CDT’s Natasha Duarte sheds light on how. More on CDTEU: twitter.com/cdteu More on Jens: twitter.com/JensJeppesenCDT More on Laura: twitter.com/Blaunco More on Natasha: https://twitter.com/Natasha_Duarte More on our host, Brian: bit.ly/cdtbrian Attribution

More on CDTEU: https://twitter.com/cdteu More on Jens: https://twitter.com/JensJeppesenCDT More on Laura: https://twitter.com/Blaunco 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.

With the new year's optimism also comes numerous policy challenges to our digital rights and concerns about the ways technology and the internet might be adversely affecting society. Host Brian Wesolowski previews the year ahead with CDT’s President & CEO Nuala O’Connor and CDT’s VP of Policy Chris Calabrese. More on Nuala: https://twitter.com/privacymama More on Chris: https://twitter.com/CRCalabrese 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.

As 2017 winds down, we talk about two issues that are core to CDT’s advocacy efforts - in fact two issues that we seem to keep talking about without resolution. The first is net neutrality – we’ll talk with CDT Policy Counsel Ferras Vinh about what the Chairman’s proposal means and what the path ahead for supporters of net neutrality looks like. Then we talk about US government surveillance and a rapidly approaching deadline on the reauthorization of the Section 702 surveillance program. Will Congress address this issue before the end of the year? CDT's Michelle Richardson has the answers. More on the latest in #netneutrality: http://bit.ly/2zaV69I More on Ferras: https://twitter.com/ferrasvinh More on the latest in Section 702 reform: http://bit.ly/2BOzdPv More on Michelle: https://twitter.com/Richardson_Mich 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 tackles a supremely interesting topic, sitting down with Professor (and previous DC Public Defender) Andrew G. Ferguson. His new book," The Rise of Big Data Policing," takes a look at the latest data fueled technologies being used by police departments and examines the impact these technologies are having on society. Would you be comfortable having a score attached to you about your potential to commit a crime? Then Brian brings in Lisa Hayes, CDT's Vice President of Strategy & General Counsel, to talk about a Supreme Court case that deals with law enforcement access to cell phone location data. As that data becomes more precise, should law enforcement be able to access information about our cell phone location without a warrant, or should that information be more fully protected under the Fourth Amendment? More on Professor Ferguson: http://bit.ly/2yzEU1A || https://twitter.com/profferguson More on his book: http://amzn.to/2zygkBP More on Lisa: bit.ly/FOSOpl More on the Carpenter cas

Host Brian Wesolowski steps away from the microphone (again) for this episode – instead we get to hear from Vox Media video producer Carlos Maza, Stand Up Republic co-founder Mindy Finn, and playwright Jennifer Haley. Maza, Finn, and Haley were speakers at CDT's recent “The Future of Speech Online” event, and were all 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: bit.ly/futurespeechon More on Carlos: https://twitter.com/gaywonk More on Finn: https://twitter.com/mindyfinn More on Haley: https://twitter.com/jenhaley1000 More video from the event: 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 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 Attribution: sounds used from Psykophobia, Taira Komori, BenKoning, Zabuhailo, bloomypetal, guitarguy1985, bmusic92, and offthesky of freesound.org.