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Tech Talks are a podcast imagined and created by the folks over at the Center for Democracy and Technology. We're a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that believes in the power of the Internet – and works to protect it, and the people it empowers.
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Tech Talk- Sharing Student Data Across Public Sectors — W/ Marika Pfefferkorn & Elizabeth Laird from 2022-02-08T15:16:05
We have another exciting show for you this week!
Data-sharing practices between K-12 education agencies and adjacent public sectors, such as social services, are becoming increasingly prev...
Tech Talk: The Patriot Act Turns 20 - Talking Tech W/ Laura Murphy & Fmr. U.S. Senator Russ Feingold from 2021-12-15T01:42:43
We have another exciting show for you this week!
Twenty years after the passage of the #PatriotAct, CDT took some time to dig deep and ask a few fundamental questions: What were the key ci...
TechTalk: School Issued Devices — Talking Tech W/ Francella Ochillo from 2021-11-02T16:08:39
We have another exciting show for you this week!
Last month, CDT released two complementary reports, the first report, Online and Observed: Student Privacy Implications of School-Issued D...
Tech Talk: Automated Content Analysis — Talking Tech W/ Jasmine McNealy & Dhanaraj Thakur from 2021-09-30T15:02:41
We have another exciting show for you this week!
Earlier this year, CDT released a new report, Do You See What I See? The Capabilities and Limitations of Automated Multimedia Content Analy...
Tech Talk: Apple Announcement — Talking Tech W/ Greg Nojeim and Mallory Knodel from 2021-08-17T16:29:48
We have another exciting show for you this week!
Apple announced that it is planning to make several changes to its messaging and photo services in the United States aimed to prevent the a...
Tech Talk- The Impacts Of Mis- And Disinformation W DeVan Hankerson - Madrigal & Maria Rodriguez from 2021-05-26T21:23:06
We have another exciting show for you this week!
In February, CDT released a report identifying research gaps in our understanding of the link between race and gender in disinformation ca...
Tech Talk: Facebook Oversight Board — Talking Tech W/ Caitlin Vogus and Emma Llansó from 2021-05-20T20:48:09
We have another exciting show for you this week!
Earlier this month, the Facebook Oversight Board affirmed Facebook’s January 7, 2021 decision to restrict the ability of then-President Don...
Tech Talk: Storytellers -- Talking Tech w/Nicole Johnson-Douglas and Kirk Anderson from 2021-03-30T12:25:03
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 educatio...
Tech Talk: Storytellers--Talking Tech w/ Phil Dunn & Elizabeth Laird from 2021-03-22T16:13:36
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 educatio...
Tech Talk- Beyond The 2020 Election — Talking Tech W/ Will Adler from 2021-03-08T16:22:31
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 vulnerabi...
Tech Talk- Equity And Civic Tech—Talking Tech W: Elizabeth Laird from 2021-02-12T15:53:32
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...
Tech Talk: Election Security During COVID-19 - Talking Tech w/ Ben Adida & Hannah Quay-de la Vallee from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
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...
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Big Data Policing, Supreme Carpenter –– Talking Tech w/ Andrew Ferguson & Lisa Hayes from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
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...
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Presidential elections HACKED? + Digital Social Norms –– Talking Tech w/ Joe Hall & Kate Klonick from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
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 ...
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Tech Talk: Tech Talk: CDT EU and The Digital Services Act — Talking Tech W/ Iverna McGowan from 2021-01-25T19:46:57
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-y...
Tech Talk: Disability Benefits & Algorithms — Talking Tech W/ Lydia X. Z. Brown & Alexandra Givens from 2021-01-07T19:12:10
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...
Tech Talk: Election Security -- Talking Tech W/ Will Adler from 2020-10-29T18:03:29
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 ...
Competition Law Updates –– Talking Tech w/ Avery Gardiner! from 2020-08-24T17:29:49
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 investiga...
Tech Talk: CDT Files Suit Against President Trump's Executive Order Talking Tech w/ Alexandra Givens from 2020-07-10T20:47:27
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”...
Tech Talk: Location Data Sharing in COVID-19 -- Talking Tech w/ Greg Nojeim from 2020-05-08T19:02:53
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 locat...
Tech Talk: Student Privacy During COVID-19 -- Talking Tech w/ Kim Ochs & Elizabeth Laird from 2020-04-14T16:30:48
We have another exciting show for you this week!
Due to the rapid school closures caused by COVID-19, many school districts are introducing new distance learning strategies in hopes to con...
Tech Talk: EARN IT Act-- Talking Tech w/ Mana Azarmi, Hannah Quay-de la Vallee, & Liz Woolery from 2020-04-09T20:25:39
We have an exciting show for you this week!
In this episode of Tech Talk, you will hear from Mana Azarmi, Policy Counsel, Hannah Quay-de la Vallee, Senior Technologist, and Liz Woolery, De...
Data Feminism & Election Security - Talking Tech w/ Catherine D'Ignazio, Lauren Klein & Larry Norden from 2020-03-11T18:38:09
We have another amazing episode of Tech Talk for you. First, we will talk with co-authors of the book Data Feminism, Catherine D'Ignazio, and Lauren Klein. Data Feminism introduces us to a new way ...
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Tech Talk: Updates from Brussels & a Preview of Tech Prom from 2020-02-13T16:02:20
It’s only February, but the proposals, rules, and regulations are coming out of Brussels rapidly. And as with GDPR, these proposals impact not just Europeans, but are driving policy debates globall...
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Tech Talk: Examining the Electronic Monitoring of Youth in the Juvenile Justice System from 2020-01-23T19:26:34
Host Brian Wesolowski sits down with Catherine Crump. Electronic monitoring of young people in the juvenile justice system is on the rise nationwide. Despite the increase in usage, very little data...
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IP & Justice, FOSO -- Talking Tech w/ Kimberly Tignor & Abdu?lhamit Bilici, Amber Baldet, Hoda Hawa from 2019-12-12T16:35:42
Host Brian Wesolowski first sits down with Kimberly Tignor, the Executive Director of the Institute for Intellectual Property and Justice. She highlights the work of the Institute and shares storie...
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Digi Financing, FOSO -- Talking Tech w/ Steve Hollingworth & Charles Cooke, Seema Sueko, Lual Mayen from 2019-12-12T16:28:07
Host Brian Wesolowski sits down with Steve Hollingworth, of the Grameen Foundation. Access to financing is a major obstacle to alleviating poverty for millions of people around the world. The Grame...
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Visionary Pam, Algorithms and Housing -- Talking Tech w/ Pam Samuelson & Natasha Duarte from 2019-10-23T21:12:12
Host Brian Wesolowski sits down with the visionary Pam Samuelson, one of the leaders behind technology law and policy clinics. These clinics are helping answer some of today’s most pressing legal q...
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Tech-splaining All Things 5G -- Talking Tech w/ Stan Adams from 2019-10-02T21:17:59
Host Brian Wesolowski sits down with CDT's Open Internet Counsel, Stan Adams, to discuss the latest installments in our series of technology explainers, called "Techsplanations." In these installme...
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Taking a Tech Shabbat -- Talking Tech w/ Tiffany Shlain from 2019-09-24T12:00:16
Host Brian Wesolowski sits down with author, filmmaker, and founder of the Webby Awards Tiffany Shlain to talk about her latest book: "24/6: The Power of Unplugging One Day a Week." She brings her ...
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Thinking About Broadband, 5G -- Talking Tech w/ Nicol Turner-Lee & Scott Turnbull from 2019-08-13T12:00:07
Host Brian Wesolowski brings in Dr. Nicol Turner Lee, a Fellow in the Center for Technology Innovation at the Brookings Institution. She has a forthcoming book, The Digitally Invisible: How the Int...
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Summer Update, Privacy + Competition -- Talking Tech w/ Michelle Richardson & Avery Gardiner from 2019-07-30T20:44:19
Host Brian Wesolowski sits down with Director of Privacy & Data, Michelle Richardson, unpacking what the $5 billion dollar fine levied by the Federal Trade Commission against Facebook means and upd...
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Market Structure + Regs for Digital Platforms -- Talking Tech w/ Harold Feld from 2019-06-19T18:45:05
Calls for the regulation of so-called big tech are coming from all directions, and while the proposed interventions vary widely, a common refrain is that these companies have too much power.
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First Hand Experience At the Border -- Talking Tech w/ Alex Mensing & Harley Geiger from 2019-06-06T12:00:25
Host Brian Wesolowski sits down first with Pueblo Sin Fronteras' Alex Mensing, to discuss first hand-experience of enhanced screenings by U.S. Customs and Border Patrol at ports of entry – and why ...
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EU Elections, Black Girl Nerds -- Talking Tech w/ JH Jeppesen, Vincenzo Tiani, Jamie Broadnax from 2019-05-21T07:00:07
Host Brian Wesolowski sits down with CDTEU's Jens-Henrik Jeppesen & Vincenzo Tiani to discuss the upcoming EU elections. The European Union has been driving a lot of change in tech and internet pol...
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Democratic Values, GRAIL -- Talking Tech w/ Nuala O'Connor & Stan Adams from 2019-05-16T16:55:12
Host Brian Wesolowski highlights CDT President & CEO Nuala O'Connor's remarks at this year's Tech Prom, where she challenged everyone to think about how they could help create technology that advan...
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Apple, Encryption, and Privacy -- Talking Tech w/ Erik Neuenschwander from 2019-04-24T11:00:04
Host Brian Wesolowski sits down with Erik Neuenschwander, the Manager of User Privacy at Apple, to discuss a myriad of privacy issues.
More on Erik: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erikneuensc...
Student Privacy, CDTEU in the CASA -- Talking Tech w/ Joy M. Bruce & Vincenzo Tiani from 2019-04-17T18:14:22
Host Brian Wesolowski sits down first with Joy M. Bruce, the executive director of CASA New Orleans, a nonprofit focused on the rights of abused and neglected children. She helps Brian put the focu...
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Deepfakes, Internet Art & Game of Thrones -- Talking Tech w/ Tara Vassefi & Sarah Jamison from 2019-03-27T21:26:36
This week, host Brian Wesolowski tackles "deepfakes:" images or videos created using fairly advanced technology that depict something that never really happened. In this episode we hear from Tara V...
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Smart Walls & Free Speech -- Talking Tech w/ Mana Azarmi & Emma Llansó from 2019-03-11T22:18:51
In this episode, host Brian Wesolowski sits down with Mana Azarmi to explain the civil liberties concerns that come with a proposed "smart wall" on the southern border of the US. Then, Emma Llansó ...
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Fiber, The Coming Revolution -- Talking Tech w/ Susan Crawford from 2019-02-06T20:27:27
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...
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CDT Starting the Conversation on US Federal Privacy -- Talking Tech w/ CDT's Privacy & Data Team from 2019-01-24T13:00:23
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...
Speaking Freely at FOSO 2019 -- Jewell Jones, Nick Alder, Maggie Mayhem, Shannon Watts from 2019-01-18T14:00:05
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 spee...
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Speaking Freely at CDT's FOSO 2019 -- Talking Tech w/ Nicole Wong & Jeffrey Rosen from 2019-01-17T14:00:25
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 spee...
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Speaking Freely at CDT's FOSO 2019 –- Talking Tech w/ Ethan Zuckerman from 2019-01-17T01:01:23
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. ...
Tech Holiday Calls For Action –– Talking Tech w/ Ed Bartholme from 2018-12-13T20:09:32
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...
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Understanding Your FRANDS Is Hard –– Talking Tech w/ Charles Duan & Stan Adams from 2018-12-05T23:54:57
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 an...
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Newstrition, School Data Privacy Officers -– Talking Tech w/ Lata Nott & Teddy Hartman from 2018-11-14T17:42:42
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 publi...
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Signals of Trustworthy VPNs -– Talking Tech w/ Joseph Jerome from 2018-10-19T21:59:11
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 Wesolowsk...
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CDT Takes On EDTECH –– Talking Tech w/ Elizabeth Laird, Hannah Quay-de la Vallee, Adarsh Mahesh from 2018-10-09T17:12:17
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 Qu...
#SummerTechDC Recap –– Talking Tech w/ Sasha Moss & Jesse Spector from 2018-09-05T22:24:15
We hosted, in conjunction with the Delegation of the European Union to the United States and the R Street Institute, a series of tech and internet policy happy hours, in the hopes of galvanizing a ...
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Hacking Elections, and Democratic Processes –– Talking Tech w/ Maurice Turner, Tiana Epps-Johnson from 2018-08-22T20:17:04
Host Brian Wesolowski sits down with CDT Senior Technologist Maurice Turner, who gives a report from DEF CON’s Voting Village. Not surprisingly, hackers yet again exposed some glaring vulnerabiliti...
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Take Control of Your Smartphone Usage -- Talking Tech with Nick Fitz & Kevin Holesh from 2018-08-05T20:22:37
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...
Election Cybersecurity & the Mueller Indictment –– Talking Tech w/ Maurice Turner from 2018-07-24T23:23:03
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 intelligen...
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DDOS Prevention, Data Science Ethics -- Talking Tech w/ Jigsaw, Cloudflare, and Laura Norén from 2018-07-20T20:43:33
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 an...
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Watching the Watchdogs –– Talking Tech w/ Thorsten Wetzling & Greg Nojeim from 2018-07-13T15:58:38
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 Ne...
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Habeas Data, the Future of Work –– Talking Tech w/ Cyrus Farivar & Aaron Pinto from 2018-06-13T16:23:56
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 surveilla...
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GDPR & the History of Privacy –– Talking Tech w/ Joseph Jerome & Sarah Igo from 2018-05-23T20:17:24
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 U...
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Social Contagion Online -- Talking Tech w/ Ashley Merryman from 2018-05-07T11:00:16
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...
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Key Speakers from Tech Prom 2018 – Talking Tech w/ Perry Chen & Michael Kratsios from 2018-04-20T19:47:43
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 wit...
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What Should Congress Ask Mark Zuckerberg? -- Talking Tech w/ Nuala O'Connor & Michelle De Mooy from 2018-04-09T12:00
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 ques...
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Cybersecurity in an Insecure Age -- Talking Tech w/ Susan Landau from 2018-03-27T21:02:37
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, "List...
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How to Fix the Future -- Talking Tech w/ Andrew Keen from 2018-02-28T16:55:57
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 ...
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IoT Liability, ICE Those License Plate Readers -- Talking Tech w/ Ben Dean & Mana Azarmi from 2018-02-13T22:00:12
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 ...
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CDT EU and 2018, Natasha Councils NYC -- Talking Tech w/ Jens, Laura, Natasha Duarte from 2018-01-29T22:12:14
[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 ye...
CDT EU Looks to 2018 -- Talking Tech w/ Jens-Henrik Jeppesen, Laura Blanco from 2018-01-29T22:06:38
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
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Looking Ahead in 2018 -- Talking Tech w/ Nuala O'Connor & Chris Calabrese from 2018-01-03T22:29:04
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 Wes...
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Just Call Congress –– Talking Tech w/ Ferras Vinh & Michelle Richardson from 2017-12-06T22:52:14
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...
Producer, Co-founder, Playwright @ FOSO–– Talking Tech with Carlos Maza, Mindy Finn & Jennifer Haley from 2017-10-11T21:37:26
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 playw...
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The Chairman & The Activist at FOSO –– Talking Tech with Ajit Pai & DeRay Mckesson from 2017-10-09T20:30:59
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 ...
SESTA, Privacy as an Art –– Talking Tech w/ Emma Llansó & Jared Moore from 2017-09-27T21:48:27
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...
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Stop Lying, VPNs & Better-Made Algorithms –– Talking Tech w/ Michelle De Mooy, Natasha Duarte from 2017-08-15T17:52
Host Brian Wesolowski brings in Michelle De Mooy to chat about CDT's complaint with the FTC about a popular VPN (Hotspot Shield Free) that we believe isn’t living up to its privacy promises.
Engaging Startups, IP Social Justice -- Talking Tech w/ Melissa Blaustein, Taylor Moore from 2017-08-04T16:12:43
Host Brian Wesolowski sits down with Melissa Blaustein to discuss whether lawmakers are effectively engaging entrepreneurs and startups in policy debates –– and do these startups know the most effe...
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Edtech & Privacy, Autonomous Acronyms –– Talking Tech w/ Joe Babler & Joe Jerome from 2017-07-13T21:39:08
Host Brian Wesolowski brings in Joe Babler to discuss the privacy practices of startups in the education space. Unquestionably, privacy matters if you have a business that wants to leverage student...
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Election Hacking, Everyday VPNs –– Talking Tech w/ Joe Hall & Sunday Yokubaitis from 2017-06-27T20:49:28
Today we talk about the fact and fiction of Russia’s hacking the 2016 US election. What do we know and what can be done to make our elections more cyber secure in the future?
And we also ...
Media in the Trust Economy, Latest on S.702 –– Talking Tech w/ David Grant, Michelle Richardson from 2017-06-08T18:18:22
In this episode we had the chance to talk about the future of news with one of the most venerable media outlets in America - the Christian Science Monitor. They are changing the way they bring news...
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States Step Up, What's #FinTech –– Talking Tech w/ Natasha Duarte, Vijay Kasschau, Steve Boms from 2017-05-25T15:55:26
Host Brian Wesolowski sits down with Natasha and Vijay from our Privacy and Data team to shine a spotlight on the myriad ways states are taking privacy regulations into their own hands, after sever...
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FCC's Net Neutrality Pie, Global Health and Tech –– Talking Tech w/ Ferras Vinh & Anne LaFond from 2017-05-03T20:59:29
In light of the swirling energy around net neutrality, Brian brings in CDT's Policy Counsel for our Open Internet Project Ferras Vinh to break down what Chairman Pai's efforts mean, whether your an...
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Fake News with a Real Journalist –– Talking Tech w/ Courtney Radsch from 2017-05-01T16:32:41
Brian brings in Courtney Radsch –– Advocacy Director for the Committee to Protect Journalists and author of "Cyberactivism and Citizen Journalism in Egypt: Digital Dissidence and Political Change" ...
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Teen Vogue + 2017 Digital Visionary Award –– Talking Tech w/ Phillip Picardi & Marie Suter from 2017-04-25T20:04:40
In 2016, Teen Vogue became a leading voice for youth activism and civic engagement, while shifting to a digital-first format. Brian sat down with Phillip Picardi, digital editorial director, and Ma...
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CDT Storms Brussels –– Talking Tech at RightsCon 2017 from 2017-04-06T02:32:10
Host Brian Wesolowski took Tech Talk on the road to Brussels for RightsCon, which is an incredible annual gatherings on the future of the global internet.
Our full line up:
*Marietje S...
Patent Politics, Internet Governance -- Talking Tech w/ Shobita Parthasarathy, CIMA, Article 19 from 2017-03-30T17:35:38
Host Brian Wesolowski sits down with author and professor Shobita Parthasarathy about intellectual property. She breaks down how different approaches to patents in the United States and Europe can ...
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SXSW 2017 –– Talking Tech w/ Newseum, American University, EU startups & more! from 2017-03-17T16:51:06
Host Brian Wesolowski took his show on the road, heading to Austin for this year's SXSW 2017 Interactive Festival. We chatted with the Newseum, American University, the Charles Koch Institute, a va...
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Glitterati and Data Deletion –– Talking Tech w/ Jessica Davey-Quantick & Joe Jerome from 2017-02-24T17:45:10
Host Brian Wesolowski chats with Canada’s newest hero, Jessica Davey-Quantick (or Oxford C’mon, if you go by her stage name). As a journalist and a burlesque dancer, she details her experience with...
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One EO's Impact, Medical Data Debunked –– Talking Tech w/ Nuala O'Connor & Adam Tanner from 2017-02-08T17:34:36
CDT President & CEO Nuala O'Connor sits down to discuss why Trump's executive order stopping the application of Privacy Act provisions to non-US persons is a critical mistake. She was originally pa...
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Data Privacy Day –– Talking Tech w/ Mike Kaiser from 2017-01-23T19:34:25
January 28th is Data Privacy Day and hopefully you all have plans to mark the day. Data Privacy Day is held each year to create awareness about the importance of privacy and protecting personal inf...
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Startups & the Gig Economy – Talking Tech w/ Brian Park from 2017-01-11T22:27:05
When it comes to companies operating in the so-called “gig” economy, policy makers at all levels are likely to have a strong opinion. But regardless of one’s view, it’s hard to argue that many of t...
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Weapons of Math Destruction –– Talking Tech w/ Cathy O’Neil from 2016-12-19T20:27:07
Is math biased? That seems like a silly question - in math there is right and wrong, so how could it possibly be biased. But humans use math and develop mathematical models and algorithms, and well...
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Dangerous Precedent, Data Quality –– Talking Tech w/ Emma Llansó & Aimee Rogstad Guidera from 2016-12-14T16:50:22
Governments worldwide are grappling with ways to combat terrorism, and one channel they're exploring is engaging internet companies in blocking or removing online extremist content. Host Brian Weso...
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Peace Through Entrepreneurship –– Talking Tech w/ Steven Koltai from 2016-11-29T20:36:12
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 p...
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Tech Policy & Trump, Obstacles for Broadband –– Talking Tech w/ Chris Calabrese & Natasha Duarte from 2016-11-16T18:00:17
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 wh...
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The Hereafter Life, #IoTfail –– Talking Tech w/ Gabriel Barcia-Colombo & Michelle De Mooy from 2016-11-08T21:22:41
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 ...
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The Digital Mystique, and ICANN Transitions –– Talking Tech w/ Sarah Granger & Matthew Shears from 2016-10-28T15:37:34
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 fr...
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Sitting Down with our Founder – Tech Talk w/ Jerry Berman from 2016-10-12T18:21:43
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
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Digital Parents, CDT's a nonprofit? –– Talking Tech w/ Stephen Balkam & Abbie Goliber from 2016-09-13T15:20:47
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.
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LGBT Tech, Social Media @ the Border –– Talking Tech w/ Chris Wood, Michelle De Mooy & Rita Cant from 2016-08-29T21:02:13
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 ...
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Section 702: What It Means, Why Needs Reform –– Talking Tech w/ Jadzia Butler & Greg Nojeim from 2016-06-22T20:02:29
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...
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Algorithmic Fairness, Embedded Privacy –– Talking Tech w/ Ali Lange, Gautam Hans, & Michelle De Mooy from 2016-06-07T20:40:58
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 fa...
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Fake ATMs at DEFCON: Staying Secure Online, While Traveling –– Talking Tech w/ Greg Norcie from 2016-05-24T17:15:58
Host Brian Wesolowski sits down with CDT staff technologist Greg Norcie to talk about a new tool we've created: a security quiz to see how much you know about staying safe online, *especially* when...
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On to the Senate! –– Talking Tech w/ Chris Calabrese from 2016-05-06T20:36:13
Host Brian Wesolowski sits down with Chris Calabrese, our Vice President of Policy, to go behind the scenes of the House's unanimous 419-0 vote to reform the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (...
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ICANN, Startups, & Ice Cream – Talking Tech w/ Matthew Shears, Ali Lange & GS Hans from 2016-04-19T17:55:04
Host Brian Wesolowski sits down with Matthew Shears as he passes through Washington, discussing the latest steps forward for the IANA transition (and potential "nuclear" obstacles). He then brings ...
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Exploring THE NETHER – Talking Tech w/ Shana Cooper & Kirsten Bowen from 2016-04-18T19:10:12
Host Brian Wesolowski sits down inside D.C.'s Woolly Mammoth Theater with Director Shana Cooper and Dramaturg Kirsten Bowen to discuss their production of THE NETHER.
Described as "a haun...
Buzzing: CDT's #AppleVsFBI Brief, SXSW Excitement – Talking Tech w/ Lisa Hayes & Jadzia Butler from 2016-03-04T16:41:16
Host Brian Wesolowski talks with Lisa Hayes and Jadzia Butler to discuss CDT's amicus brief in the pending Apple vs. FBI case. With all the buzz continuing to swirl around this issue and the San Be...
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Treading Gracefully Online – Talking Tech w/ Washington Post's Sarah Kaufman from 2016-02-22T22:18:02
Host Brian Wesolowski sits down with Washington Post dance critic & author of "The Art of Grace: On Moving Well Through Life" – Sarah Kaufman. They chat about the journey Sarah takes her readers th...
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Big Guns, Privacy Shield – Talking Tech w/ FTC's Julie Brill & Nuala O'Connor from 2016-02-19T00:31:16
Regular host Brian Wesolowski shifts duties to CDT President & CEO Nuala O'Connor, as she sits down with FTC Commissioner Julie Brill to talk about the energy and attention swirling around the rece...
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Talking Tech w/ CDT's Newest, Katharina Kopp from 2016-01-21T21:41:41
Host Brian Wesolowski chats with CDT's newest addition, Katharina Kopp, Director of the Privacy and Data Project. She comes to us after having led the global privacy risk management program for Ame...
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Privacy on the Ground – Talking Tech w/ Deirdre Mulligan & Ken Bamberger from 2015-12-21T20:05:26
Host Brian Wesolowski chats with Deirdre Mulligan – a cornerstone member of the CDT Board of Directors and our founding – and Ken Bamberger, both from the UC Berkeley Center for Law & Technology. T...
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Proactive Solutions, Personal Advocacy – Talking Tech w/ G.S. Hans & Rita Cant from 2015-12-09T17:51:21
Host Brian Wesolowski starts off chatting with Gautam Hans – our Policy Counsel and Director, CDT-SF – the author of a recent paper on the privacy and security of government data mandates for compa...
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Limewire, LabMD & the FTC – Talking Tech w/ Michael Daugherty from 2015-11-23T20:06:03
Host Brian Wesolowski sits down with Michael Daugherty to discuss in-depth his recent court win against the Federal Trade Commission, how the long-term experience turned into his recent book "The D...
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Crossing Devices, Crossing Borders – Talking Tech w/ Katie McInnis & Nuala O'Connor from 2015-10-28T21:29:09
Host Brian Wesolowski starts off chatting with our Privacy & Technology Fellow, Katie McInnis, who spearheaded our recent comments around cross-device tracking. She breaks down this new a...
Making Businesses Cyber Strong, Digging Into Food Data – Talking Tech w/ Michael Kaiser & Ali Lange from 2015-10-16T19:38:59
Host Brian Wesolowski brings back Michael Kaiser, executive director of Stay Safe Online (SSO), to finish out National Cybersecurity Awareness Month strong. We discuss how small- and medium-sized s...
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EXCLUSIVE: October's For Candy, Costumes & Cyber – Talking Tech w/ Michael Kaiser from 2015-09-30T22:38:15
Host Brian Wesolowski sits down exclusively for National Cybersecurity Awareness Month with the executive director of Stay Safe Online (SSO), Michael Kaiser, to talk about how some of the most impo...
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Buzzing 'Bout IANA, Baking with Hans – Talking Tech w/ Matthew Shears & Gautam Hans from 2015-09-16T15:52:40
Host Brian Wesolowski first chats with Matthew Shears on what is IANA, shedding light on the "multistakeholder community" that it's transitioning into, and explaining why the U.S. government is tra...
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Emma gets Shakespearean, Joe parties @ DefCon – Talking Tech w/ Emma Llansó & Joe Hall from 2015-08-18T16:31:06
Host Brian Wesolowski first chats with Emma Llansó on why social media platforms (and free speech advocates) are concerned about terrorist activity monitoring, quotes Calvin Coolidge & Shakespeare ...
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Nurse? Info-Sharing Scalpel, Driverless Hackable Cars – Talking Tech W/ Greg Nojeim & Erik Stallman from 2015-08-03T21:08:18
Host Brian Wesolowski first chats with Greg Nojeim on why CISA (the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act) is more surveillance than security, why all info-sharing isn't bad (put that hammer away!)...
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FERPA Needs a New Name, Your Mother's Maiden Name – Talking Tech w/ Alex Bradshaw & Greg Norcie from 2015-07-21T21:42:45
Host Brian Wesolowski first chats with Alex Bradshaw about the changes technology has had on classrooms, how #edtech impacts students' privacy concerns, what kind of federal rules and standards are...
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Pizza Delivery Drones, EU's Internet Changes – Talking Tech w/ Harley Geiger & Jens-Henrik Jeppesen from 2015-07-07T00:00
Host Brian Wesolowski first chats with Harley Geiger about his vision of a pizza delivery drone (and other potential positive uses of drones), their unique perspective and thus privacy implications...
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"Golden Age of Surveillance," Yoga @ CDT – Talking Tech w/ Joe Hall & Michelle De Mooy from 2015-07-01T15:26:10
Host Brian Wesolowski first chats with Joe Hall about law enforcement's history with encryption, "the Golden Age of Surveillance," HTTPS, and infrastructural encryption.
Then Michelle De ...
Digital Legacy, Online Threats – Talking Tech w/ Ali Lange & Emma Llansó from 2015-06-22T19:56
Host Brian Wesolowski talks with CDT experts about two very prominent topics right now – the existence and protection of our "digital legacies," as well as a Supreme Court case dealing with threats...
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