The Gray Area w/ Angela Benton

Quick episode on recent updates with Apple and Google planning to share your location and COVID-19 status. This is called contact tracing and I discuss the implications it has on our society without a federal privacy law in place. Articles referenced in this episode: Apple, Google Bring Covid-19 Contact-Tracing to 3 Billion Peoplehttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-04-10/apple-google-bring-covid-19-contact-tracing-to-3-billion-people PETITION: Limit Location Tracking and Data Sharing During Coronavirus Pandemic http://chng.it/ffV6tQTNgXCoronavirus surveillance concerns ramp up pressure to pass federal privacy lawhttps://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/492072-coronavirus-surveillance-concerns-ramp-up-pressure-to-pass-federal Federal Hearing Remarks: Enlisting Big Data in the Fight Against Coronavirushttps://www.commerce.senate.gov/2020/4/enlisting-big-data-in-the-fight-against-coronavirus 

In Part 2 of this podcast Angela and Reginald continue to discuss the intersection of health and technology by expanding on CRISPR technology and its use to limit generational impact of genetic diseases, your DNA being used as data storage, and the Coronavirus epidemic.Reggie is the Founder of Rubix Life Sciences whose mission is to eradicate rare diseases through regenerative biotech devices.The article referenced in this discussion can be found here:https://www.technologyreview.com/s/610071/storing-data-in-dna-is-a-lot-easier-than-getting-it-back-out/

Angela discusses your genetic data being sold by sites like 23andMe and companies getting paid from licensing your genetic data to develop new drugs, biohacking, and CRISPR technology with Reginald Swift. Reggie is the Founder of Rubix Life Sciences whose mission is to eradicate rare diseases through regenerative biotech devices.The article referenced in this discussion can be found here:https://www.newscientist.com/article/2229828-23andme-has-sold-the-rights-to-develop-a-drug-based-on-its-users-dna/

Angela discusses California Consumer Privacy Act, recent consumer class action lawsuits, Apple not giving you all of your data and more with Kenan Weaver. Kenan spent time working with companies with implementation and compliance in the European Union with GDPR. He gives us a glimpse of what to expect with CCPA.The article referenced in this discussion can be found here:https://news.bloomberglaw.com/privacy-and-data-security/insight-first-ccpa-related-case-foreshadows-five-issues-5You can watch video of this podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/0V7MI8u1pB0

Angela discusses facial recognition and the visual history of African-Americans, Clearview AI and why your picture is probably in their database even if you're not online, data portability and more with Alicia Stewart. Alicia is a storyteller at heart having had various roles as a senior media leader for ABC, NBC, Oxygen, CNN and PBS. She worked on the inaugural season of African-American Lives for PBS and was a part of Soledad O'Brien's In America documentary unit as a Senior Producer. She is also a 2015 Nieman fellow at Harvard University.The article referenced in this discussion can be found here:https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2020/01/15/iheartradio-replaces-human-workers-ai/You can subscribe to Alicia's newsletter, Marginalized Genius, here:https://linkedin.us15.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=6d843caf9b90eef89fdb89bb6&id=4ee0f5f4a3Archive available here: https://us15.campaign-archive.com/home/?u=6d843caf9b90eef89fdb89bb6&id=4ee0f5f4a3You can watch video of this podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/fMXDDOCZClsAdditional sources referenced in this discussion include:Daguerreotypes at Harvard & context of Louis Agassiz's daguerreotypes of enslaved Africans form Harvard & Slavery initiativehttps://library.harvard.edu/collections/daguerreotypes-harvardhttps://www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/news/radcliffe-magazine/bound-history-universities-and-slaveryFrederick Douglas, the most photographed man of his time[NPR] https://www.npr.org/2015/12/13/459593474/picture-this-frederick-douglass-was-the-most-photographed-man-of-his-time[Book] Picturing Frederick Douglass: An Illustrated Biography Of The 19th Century's Most Photographed American https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25620678-picturing-frederick-douglass[Documentary] AFRICAN-AMERICAN LIVES, Documentary Series Tracing Black History Through Genealogy and DNA Sciencehttp://www.pbs.org/about/blogs/news/african-american-lives-a-four-hour-documentary-series-tracing-black-history-through-genealogy-and-dna-science-to-premiere-february-2006-on-pbs-july-13-2005/

Angela discusses artificial intelligence replacing jobs w/ iHeartMedia's layoffs, mass surveillance using technology, and more with Shawn Gunn. Shawn started his career on Wall Street and has created over $1 billion in value for investors as an executive, entrepreneur and investor with brands like Microsoft, NAVTEQ, Hearst, IHS and Nokia. He's currently focused on leveraging neural computing and deep learning artificial intelligence for gaming with his company PLLAY Labs.The article referenced in this discussion can be found here:https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2020/01/15/iheartradio-replaces-human-workers-ai/You can watch video of this podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/g1uBWwUE0dY

Angela talks hacking streaming algorithms with streaming farms, the future of data ownership for music Artists, and Justin Bieber + Roddy Rich with Grammy Award nominated producer and songwriter Cornelio Austin. Cornelio has worked with Chris Brown, Eric Bellinger, Bj The Chicago Kid, and more.You can watch video of this podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/aVJDf6Q5zQU

“The Gray Area” is a new podcast series where our host, noted Silicon Valley Entrepreneur and Investor, Angela Benton talks tech and culture with today's tastemakers. From the latest headlines to emerging tech trends this unique interview style show blends what's hot in tech to what's hot in the streets and proves it's not always black and white; it's engaging, informative, and funny as hell. It's tech, like you've never experienced before. Benton, a pioneer in the technology industry, has helped minority entrepreneurs raise over $47MM in funding and is currently the Founder of Streamlytics, where she brings transparency to what people are streaming by empowering consumers to own their data. She's the plug, and now...she's plugging you in too.