Cdt Tech Talks

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 when explaining how context is imperative, and more. Then Joe Hall joins to give us all the cool and ridiculous things he saw and experienced at this year's DefCon ("nerd-core rapping" and automatic weapons, respectively) and why all those crazy headlines you've read about are important to progressing our digital privacy and security. TO VOTE CDT TO SXSW 2016, check out our blog detailing what we want to talk about in Austin and how you can help get us there: http://bit.ly/1L9kpMH. Attribution: sounds used from Psykophobia, Taira Komori,BenKoning, Zabuhailo, bloomypetal, guitarguy1985, bmusic92, and offthesky of freesound.org.

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!), how attribution makes cyber countermeasures dangerous, and more. Then Erik Stallman joins to break down for us some copyright issues – particularly, how the latest example of "white hat" security research [driverless car crash, anyone?] designed to help us better understand and secure ourselves is technically breaking the law. Attribution: sounds used from Psykophobia, Taira Komori,BenKoning, Zabuhailo, bloomypetal, guitarguy1985, bmusic92, and offthesky of freesound.org.

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 needed moving forward, and more. Then Greg Norcie steps up to give us some best practices for solidifying your password security (and explains why we've often talked about creating them the wrong way). He also talks about hash[browns?], security questions, and in all takes a technical (but simple) perspective to describe the inner-workings of the basic privacy systems we interact with daily. Attribution: sounds used from Psykophobia, Taira Komori,BenKoning, Zabuhailo, bloomypetal, guitarguy1985, bmusic92, and offthesky of freesound.org.

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, potential rules and regulations and where they should come from, and more. Then Jens-Henrik Jeppesen joins from the other side of the pond to talk about "what the heck is going on in Europe?" – the Digital Single Market strategy, the RTBF ("right to be forgotten"), online hosting liability, and more. Attribution: sounds used from Psykophobia, Taira Komori,BenKoning, Zabuhailo, bloomypetal, guitarguy1985, bmusic92, and offthesky of freesound.org.

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 Mooy joins to talk about yoga at CDT, workplace wellness programs and incentives, the Affordable Care Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act, personal health info, and wearables. Did we mention Brian's muscles? Attribution: sounds used from Psykophobia, Taira Komori,BenKoning, Zabuhailo, bloomypetal, guitarguy1985, bmusic92, and offthesky of freesound.org.

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 and the perception of threats online. Ali Lange and Emma Llansó join in to share their expertise and simplify these discussions. Attribution: sounds used from Psykophobia, Taira Komori,BenKoning, Zabuhailo, bloomypetal, guitarguy1985, bmusic92, and offthesky of freesound.org.