Podcasts about technology project

For two years, police in New Orleans secretly relied on facial recognition technology to scan city streets in search of suspects. It is a surveillance method without any known precedent - Michael talks about it with Nathan Freed Wessler, Deputy Director of the ACLU's Speech, Privacy and Technology Project. Original air date 20 May 2025.

End-to-end encryption. Burner phones. Biometric authentication. Our technology is more advanced than ever, but what does that mean for our digital footprints—and how our data is tracked, whether we're crossing a US border or at home? This week, we're exploring our right to digital privacy and how protecting our data can help protect our freedom of speech and expression. This conversation was made to be leaked. Esha Bhandari is deputy director of the ACLU's Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project. And Daniel Kahn Gillmor is a Senior Staff Technologist for the ACLU's Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project. At Liberty is a production of the ACLU, and hosted by W. Kamau Bell. This episode was executive produced by Jessica Herman Weitz and Gwen Schroeder for the ACLU, and W. Kamau Bell, Kelly Rafferty, PhD, and Melissa Hudson Bell, PhD for Who Knows Best Productions. It was recorded at Skyline Studios in Oakland, CA. Special thanks to David Boyer and KALW. At Liberty is edited and produced by Erica Getto and Myrriah Gossett for Good Get.

Mahmoud Khalil is a recent Columbia University graduate, activist, soon-to-be father, and U.S. green card holder. On March 8, he was unlawfully detained because of his speech in defense of Palestinian human rights. On this week's episode of At Liberty, host W. Kamau Bell is joined by two members of Khalil's legal team—the ACLU's Ben Wizner and Baher Azmy from Center for Constitutional Rights—to discuss why his case should raise alarm bells for anyone who cares about free speech. Ben Wizner is director of the ACLU Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project. Baher Azmy is the legal director of the Center for Constitutional Rights. At Liberty is a production of the ACLU, and hosted by W. Kamau Bell. This episode was executive produced by Jessica Herman Weitz and Gwen Schroeder for the ACLU, and W. Kamau Bell, Kelly Rafferty, PhD, and Melissa Hudson Bell, PhD for Who Knows Best Productions. It was recorded at Skyline Studios in Oakland, CA. At Liberty is edited and produced by Erica Getto and Myrriah Gossett for Good Get.

In today's podcast - John discusses Congress averting a government shutdown just hours before the deadline. He plays clips of lawmakers commenting on the bill and the democrats who voted for it. Then, he interviews Esha Bhandari who is deputy director of the ACLU Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project, where she works on litigation and advocacy to protect freedom of expression and privacy rights in the digital age. They talk about the illegal arrest of Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil - the ACLU is part of his defense team. Then finally, TV's Frank Conniff is back to joke with listeners about the near shutdown, pop culture, and the evil doings of Trump.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Neil Berg's latest musical The Sabbath Girl: The Musical, written with book writer/co-lyricist Cary Gitter, just finished an incredible, sold-out run at The Penguin Repertory Theatre (directed by Joe Brancato), before transferring to NYC for a six-week summer run Off-Broadway at 59 East 59th Theaters to rave reviews. The Original Off-Broadway Cast Recording of The Sabbath Girl: The Musical is available on Centerstage Records. Producers are now in the process of moving the show for an open-ended commercial run. Neil is the composer/co-lyricist, along with Pulitzer Prize/TONY-winning playwright Robert Schenkkan, of the award-winning new musical The 12, which just finished a very successful pre-Broadway tryout to critical and audience acclaim at the Goodspeed Opera House, directed by TONY award-winning director John Doyle, produced for Broadway by Cody Lassen & Joe Grano. The 12 previously ran at The Denver Center to unanimous rave reviews and won the 2015 HENRY Award for best new play or musical. Original Cast recording will be available in the winter of '24. Broadway opening anticipated in 2025/2026 season. Neil is currently in development as the composer of the new Broadway-bound musical version of My Cousin Vinny, based on the iconic movie, with book/lyrics by original screenwriter, Dale Launer. Neil has a new commissioned musical, How My Grandparents Fell in Love, opening in July of '25 at The NJ Rep Theater, collaborating again with book writer/co-lyricist Cary Gitter, directed by Artistic Director SuzAnne Baribas. Neil's other new musical, Charlie Hustle, with book/lyrics by Ryan Noggle, is about controversial baseball icon Pete Rose and the story of his gambling addiction that led to his downfall. Charlie Hustle will have its first developmental production in Detroit, Michigan in the fall of '24. Neil is the composer for the popular musical version of Grumpy Old Men: The Musical, based on the Warner Brothers movie classic starring Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau, which had its official U.S. Premiere at The Ogunquit Playhouse in Maine to rave reviews, and La Mirada Theater in LA, starring Cathy Rigby. Other actors include F. Murray Abraham, TONY Award winner George Hearn, Marilu Henner, and Carole Kane. It is currently produced/licensed at many regional & community theaters across the United States. Licensing rights are with TRW (Theatrical Rights Worldwide). The Original Cast Recording of Grumpy Old Men: The Musical is available on Centerstage Records. Neil Berg is also the composer/lyricist of the hit Off-Broadway musical The Prince and the Pauper, which ran for two years at the Lambs Theater in New York City. The New York Times raved that The Prince and the Pauper "[soars] on wings of theatrical fun." The original cast CD is released internationally on Jay Records, sheet music published by Hal Leonard, and licensing by Samuel French Inc. Songs from this show are also featured with many other classic songs in the official Off-Broadway Songbook, published by Hal Leonard. CARY GITTER is the playwright-in-residence at Penguin Rep Theatre in Stony Point, New York. His plays include THE STEEL MAN (Penguin Rep); GENE & GILDA (George Street Playhouse, Penguin Rep); THE VIRTUOUS LIFE OF JOSEPH ANDREWS (Penguin Rep), adapted from the Henry Fielding novel; and THE SABBATH GIRL (off-Broadway, 59E59 Theaters; Penguin Rep; Invisible Theatre; Theatre Ariel; published by Stage Rights). His musicals include THE SABBATH GIRL (59E59, Penguin Rep) and HOW MY GRANDPARENTS FELL IN LOVE (New Jersey Repertory Company), both written with composer/co-lyricist Neil Berg. His play HOW MY GRANDPARENTS FELL IN LOVE was a New York Times Critic's Pick as part of the Ensemble Studio Theatre's (EST's) 36th Marathon of One-Act Plays. It was later recorded for the acclaimed podcast Playing on Air, as was his one-act THE ARMY DANCE. He has received commissions from the EST/Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Science & Technology Project, Penguin Rep, and West of 10th. He is an alumnus of EST's Obie Award-winning Youngblood playwrights' group. His full-length plays have been developed by the Berkshire Playwrights Lab, the Chameleon Theatre Circle, the Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, EST, the Jewish Ensemble Theatre, the Jewish Plays Project, the Levine Jewish Community Center, NJ Rep, NYU, Seven Angels Theatre, West of 10th, and Wordsmyth Theater Company. He is a three-time O'Neill semifinalist and a two-time Jewish Playwriting Contest finalist, and he has received NYU's John Golden Playwriting Prize and honorable mentions for the New England Theatre Conference's Aurand Harris Memorial Playwriting Award and the Kennedy Center's Rosa Parks Playwriting Award.

The Ireland Chapter of Project Management Institute (PMI) has announced the winners of this year's PMI National Project Awards, in association with PwC. The winners of the 2024 Awards were announced at a black-tie event held at PwC's Dublin office on Thursday 14 November. These prestigious awards celebrate the significant contribution and excellence of project management in Ireland, showcasing the best in innovation and talent in the profession. As well as individuals and teams who demonstrate exceptional potential, dedication and success in their field, the annual awards - now in their eighth year - also highlight transformative and inspiring projects. From the application of Robotic Process Automation in healthcare to a climate action strategy within the agricultural space, this year's event celebrated project management across various industries and demonstrates the growing influence and success of project management in the Irish economy. Amongst the individuals commended during the awards were five Under-35 Change makers. Laura McDermott was the ultimate recipient. McDermott founded Colectivo, a project-based sustainability consultancy dedicated to driving impactful change by connecting visionary thinkers and practical innovators with organisations. The awards add to the Rising Leader Award notably bestowed upon Sinead Gallagher, Director of Marketing and Communications for the Ireland Chapter of PMI, earlier this year at the 2024 Global PMI Professional Awards. The full list of winners, chosen following careful consideration of a record number of submissions by an independent judging panel*, can be found below. PMO of the Year (sponsored be Velopi) - Aerogen Project Professional of the Year (sponsored by emagine) - Ian Fitzsimons (Project Management Consultant, Expleo) Private Sector Project of the Year (sponsored by Expleo) - Primark: 'Next Generation Global Wide Area Network Solution' Public Sector Project of the Year (sponsored by Saros) - Health Service Executive (HSE): 'The Cork University Hospital / Mercy University Hospital Paediatric Reconfiguration project' Project Management for Social Good (sponsored by Irish Emergency Alliance) - ActionAid Ireland: 'Together, we are stronger' Under-35 Change makers of the Year (sponsored by Ireland Chapter of PMI) - Laura McDermott (CEO, Colectivo) was the ultimate recipient in this category Note, the following four were commended in this category: Kevin Quinlan (Data Governance & Quality Lead, ESB), Sean Higgins (Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) & Strategy Lead for Dublin Airport Authority), Rebecca Keenan (Global Head of Intelligent Automation Solutions Director, Expleo Group), and James Doggard (Senior Project Manager, KSN Project Management) AI and Technology Project of the Year (sponsored by PwC) - Health Service Executive (HSE), Technology & Transformation: 'Waiting List Batch Suspensions Automation, Galway University Hospital' Special Category: Excellence in Innovation Projects of The Year (sponsored by Cornmarket and Ireland Chapter of PMI) - Teagasc: 'Teagasc's Climate Action Strategy 2022-2030'; and Health Service Executive (HSE): 'Enhanced Community Care (ECC)' PMI Ireland Volunteer Award - Mark Davenport PMI Ireland Special Achievement Award - Jackie Fagan, Past President of the Ireland Chapter of PMI Speaking about the awards, Peter Glynne, President of the Ireland Chapter of PMI, said: "Once again, we are delighted to be celebrating the individuals and innovations driving change. These are the people and projects which showcase the best of project management in Ireland and how it contributes to the country's success both nationally and internationally. As well as bigger and more ambitious projects, this year's awards were also bigger with more entries and categories than ever before - indicating a very bright future for Ireland." Keiran Barbalich, Partner in PwC Ireland and Leader for the firm's Portfolio and Programme Management, added: "Success in...

This week Magnum & Izzo discuss military plasma railgun technology and explore the mysterious depths of Project MARAUDER. EPISODE 123 OF THE SWERVE PODCAST ↩️

Almost 3,000 students have been arrested at more than 60 college campuses protesting American support for Israel's war in Gaza. Schools have a responsibility to maintain order. But they must not sacrifice the principles of free speech that are core to their educational mission. How have they been doing? Ben Wizner comments. He's Director of the ACLU's Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project. Next: Kenya finally is sending 1000 police officers to Haiti on what is called a “UN security mission,” and Joe Biden held a gala state dinner honoring the president of Kenya for doing it. Amy Wilentz will comment on what she calls “the Devils' Ball.”Plus: Since Roe was overturned, pregnant people seeking medication abortions in red states have found help from providers operating at the edge of the law. Amy Littlefield reports.

This episode examines Absence of Malice, a 1981 drama directed by Sidney Pollack. After Miami-based newspaper reporter Megan Carter (Sally Field) is tipped off by Justice Department organized crime strike force chief Elliot Rosen (Bob Balaban) about a criminal investigation into the disappearance and likely murder of a local union official, her paper runs a sensational front-page story. But the supposed target of the investigation, Michael Gallagher (Paul Newman), the son of an infamous bootlegger, is innocent; Rosen, the strike force chief, has leaked his name to the press to try to squeeze Gallagher for information. Gallagher is incensed and tries to pressure Megan to reveal her source. Megan initially refuses but later relents after her story unexpectedly leads to the tragic death of a friend of Gallagher's. Gallagher and Megan also become romantically involved. Gallagher hatches a plot to get even and get the government off his back. He causes an unsuspecting Megan to write another sensational story, this time implicating the District Attorney in a bribery scheme that Gallagher has invented. When the truth is revealed, both the prosecutors and the newspaper are humiliated, the victims of their own game of leaking information and reporting about it. Absence of Malice provides an insightful, if unflattering, picture of how newspapers operate and some of the ethical and moral complications that can result from the robust protections afforded the press under the First Amendment.  I'm joined by Brian Hauss, a senior staff attorney with the ACLU Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project, who has litigated numerous landmark First Amendment cases. Timestamps:0:00     Introduction3:31     The meaning of “absence of malice” 8:15     Deciding what a paper can print11:22   A skeptical take on the absence of malice standard  15:02   The meaning of “public figure”20:47   A newspaper reporter's First Amendment privilege?26:10   How the government handles leaks30:20   A troubling increase in leak prosecutions32:31   The “Leaky Leviathan”: How the government uses leaks39:06   The obligations of the press42:43   The legal vs. ethical obligations of the press48:11   Assessing critiques of the absence of malice standard 54:59   Timeless questions explored by the filmFurther reading:Adler, Renata, Reckless Disregard: ‘Westmoreland v. CBS et al. & Sharon v. Time (1986)Barbas, Samantha, The Enduring Significance of ‘New York Times Co. v. Sullivan,' Knight First Amendment Institute (Mar. 18, 2024) Liptak, Adam, “Clarence Thomas Renews Call for Reconsideration of Landmark Libel Ruling,” N.Y. Times (Oct. 10, 2023)Pozen, David E., “The Leaky Leviathan: Why the Government Condemns and Condones Unlawful Disclosures of Information,” 127 Harv. L. Rev. 512 (2013)Stone, Geoffrey R., “Why We Need a Federal Reporter's Privilege,” 34 Hofstra L. Rev. 39 (2005)  Law on Film is created and produced by Jonathan Hafetz. Jonathan is a professor at Seton Hall Law School. He has written many books and articles about the law. He has litigated important cases to protect civil liberties and human rights while working at the ACLU and other organizations. Jonathan is a huge film buff and has been watching, studying, and talking about movies for as long as he can remember. For more information about Jonathan, here's a link to his bio: https://law.shu.edu/faculty/full-time/jonathan-hafetz.cfmYou can contact him at jonathanhafetz@gmail.comYou can follow him on X (Twitter) @jonathanhafetz You can follow the podcast on X (Twitter) @LawOnFilmYou can follow the podcast on Instagram @lawonfilmpodcast

ACLU Senior Policy Analyst Jay Stanley joins the Plutopia podcast this time. Jay works with the ACLU Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project, where he researches, writes, and speaks about technology-related…

Debates over free speech have simmered, and occasionally boiled over, on university campuses for decades. But in recent months, the clash over words and phrases has reached a flashpoint, reaching beyond classrooms and quads as far as the halls of Congress. College and university presidents have faced fierce criticism — chronicled in extensive media coverage — over how they've handled protests over the Israel-Gaza conflict and other activities at their schools, including who can or should speak at events and how to foster a sense of community safety. Looking ahead, what can colleges and universities do to protect the fundamental principles of free speech and academic freedom while simultaneously creating an atmosphere where everyone can learn? When can speech be considered threatening, and who decides where the line is? How can journalists cover a topic so rife with nuance and rhetorical complexity? And as this debate continues, how much influence should alumni, donors, and political leaders have on campuses, private and public? In this episode, Berkeley Law Dean Erwin Chemerinsky leads a panel discussion about these important questions with three experts who approach the topic from different angles:Geeta Anand, dean of the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism and a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who wrote for the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Boston Globe, Rutland Herald, and Cape Cod News during her 27-year career as a journalist. She began teaching at Berkeley in 2018 and became the journalism school's dean in 2020. University of California, Irvine, Chancellor Howard Gilman, an award-winning scholar and teacher with an expertise in the American Constitution and the Supreme Court, with appointments in the School of Law and the departments of Political Science, History, and Criminology, Law, and Society. He also provides administrative oversight to and serves as co-chair of the advisory board of the University of California's National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement.Emerson Sykes, a staff attorney with the ACLU Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project. Sykes focuses on First Amendment free speech protections. From 2019-2020, he was also host of “At Liberty,” the ACLU's weekly podcast. Before joining the ACLU in 2018, he was a legal advisor for Africa at the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law, and assistant general counsel to the New York City Council, where he contributed to the council's friend-of-the-court brief against the NYPD's “stop and frisk” program.About:“More Just” from Berkeley Law is a podcast about how law schools can and must play a role in solving society's most difficult problems. Have a question about teaching or studying law, or a topic you'd like Dean Chemerinsky to explore? Email us at morejust@berkeley.edu and tell us what's on your mind.Production by Yellow Armadillo Studios.For a transcript, please visit the episode page on the Berkeley Law podcast hub. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to the “Tech Policy Grind” podcast by the Internet Law & Policy Foundry!  In this episode, Foundry Fellow Katelyn Ringrose sat down with Jay Stanley, Senior Policy Analyst, at the ACLU's Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project, to discuss Jay's work on aerial surveillance law and policy, with a spotlight on the work that the ACLU is doing to keep you safe from eyes in the sky. While these two drone on about aerial surveillance (no pun intended), check out some of the resources listed below. This episode will be part of a mini-series on surveillance law and policy with some amazing future guests, so thank you for listening, and stay tuned for our next episode! DISCLAIMER: Katelyn engaged with this episode by the Internet Law & Policy Foundry voluntarily and in their personal capacity. The views and opinions expressed on this show do not reflect the organizations and institutions they are affiliated with. Bios: Jay Stanley started working on privacy and technology issues at the ACLU five weeks before 9/11. His role at the ACLU is to help the organization think through, monitor, and explain the impact of new technologies on our privacy, free speech and other civil liberties. He has worked on a wide variety of cutting-edge science and technology issues and authored and co-authored a variety of influential ACLU reports, policy papers, and blog posts. Among his current areas of focus are aerial surveillance, digital identity, digital currency, and license plate scanners. Before joining the ACLU, he worked as an analyst at the technology research company Forrester Research, and did graduate studies in 20th century American history at UVA (ABD). As Google's Global Policy Lead for Law Enforcement and Government Access, Katelyn Ringrose works on any and all issues tied to data governance. Prior to her current position, Katelyn served as the Future of Privacy Forum's Christopher Wolf Diversity Fellow — working on data privacy and security. Through the International Association of Privacy Professionals, Katelyn holds CIPM, CIPP-EU, and CIPP-U certifications & is a 2021 Fellow of Information Privacy. Katelyn was chosen as a 2022 Out in National Security Leader, and is a former board member for Women in Security and Privacy (WISP) in Washington, DC. She writes about issues tied to state/federal privacy legislation; sensitive personal data; and appropriate safeguards for cross-border transfers. Find Katelyn's law reviews and articles in Berkeley Tech Law Journal, Berkeley Law Review, Denver Law Review, Notre Dame Journal of Emerging Technology, Notre Dame Law Review, on IAPP and FPF's websites, and more. Resources: ACLU White Papers Eye-in-the-Sky Policing Needs Strict Limits Press on surveillance in the sky ‘Drones as first responders' programs need guardrails, says ACLU Key drones-related court cases ACLU v. CBP - FOIA Case for Records Relating to Government's Aerial Surveillance of Protesters Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle v. Baltimore Police Department

JOIN THE COMMUNITY Logos Twitter: https://twitter.com/Logos_network Logos Discord: https://discord.gg/logosnetwork RESOURCES: Jarrad Hope X - https://twitter.com/jarradhope_ Ben Wizner X: https://twitter.com/benwizner ACLU's Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project - https://www.aclu.org/issues/privacy-technology This Machine Kills Secrets: Julian Assange -https://perpus.univpancasila.ac.id/repository/EBUPT200367.pdf TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Introductions 02:45 Why human rights law? 04:52 ACLU's Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project 09:28 Why do civil liberties matter? 11:35 Technology and civil liberties 21:24 Communicating the dangers of mass surveillance 25:47 US legal response to Edward Snowden revelation 40:15 Privacy and Terrorism 43:29 Jarrad Hope and Edward Snowden conversation reflections 45:42 Negative effects for US journalists because of Julian Assange case 50:11 This Machine Kills Secrets: Julian Assange 59:37 Making the argument for the right to privacy 01:01:19 Blockchain technology for finance or privacy 01:07:40 Are Western States turning into China? 01:10:29 Saving free society by fairly sharing resources 01:15:04 Making technology relatable 01:19:21 Central Bank Digital Currency 01:30:38 Are you optimistic about the future? 01:33:43 Thank you and goodbye  

Free speech is one of the hallmarks of a functioning democracy and one of our fundamental constitutional rights. At the ACLU, we know that it's precisely in times of crisis and fear when free speech, open debate, and peaceful dissent are most important. Over the last few months, as the world continues to witness the catastrophe in Israel and Palestine, protests in support of Palestine are being silenced and censored on college campuses. In early November, the ACLU sent out an open letter to the administrative leaders of each state's public college system that reached over 650 colleges and universities, expressing our strong opposition to any efforts that stifle free speech on college campuses, and urging universities to reject calls to investigate, disband, or penalize pro-Palestinian student groups for exercising their free speech rights. In Florida, State University System Chancellor Ray Rodrigues already issued an order in consultation with Governor Ron DeSantis to deactivate Students for Justice in Palestine chapters in the state. In response, we and our partners at the ACLU of Florida and Palestine Legal are suing Governor DeSantis and Florida university system officials on behalf of the University of Florida's chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine to block the deactivation order from taking effect. Joining us to discuss this important lawsuit are Shaiba Rather, the Nadine Strossen fellow with the ACLU's National Security Project and Tyler Takemoto, the William J. Brennan fellow with the ACLU's Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project.

On the third season of Entitled, we're circling back to the first fundamental right: the freedom of speech. Lawyers and law professors Claudia Flores and Tom Ginsburg begin this season by peeling back the curtains of how this right is currently playing out at universities across the country. In recent years, there have been tensions — and intense clashes — around speakers invited to campus, what professors are allowed to say in the classroom, and what subject matter should even be allowed to be taught. Now, with many of these cases making their way to the courts, is free speech at universities entering a dangerous new era?In this episode, they speak with Robert Post, Sterling Professor of Law at Yale Law School; and Ben Wizner, Director of the Speech, Privacy and Technology Project at the ACLU; and Komi Frey, Director of Faculty Outreach at the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression.

In this episode we chat with Ben Wizner - Edward Snowden's lawyer, and the director of the ACLU's Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project - and Caroline Wilson Palow - PI's Legal Director about what it was like to be knee deep in the legal and policy responses to Snowden's revelations, holding British and US intelligence agencies to account for secret powers. Additional audio from The Guardian and from Channel 4 News via the Guardian Links What is Tempora? ⁠https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2013/jun/21/gchq-cables-secret-world-communications-nsa⁠ Taking angle grinders to the Guardian's hard drives: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/jan/31/footage-released-guardian-editors-snowden-hard-drives-gchq PI's legal cases: https://privacyinternational.org/legal-action/our-cases The ACLU's case challenging upsteam surveillance: https://www.aclu.org/cases/wikimedia-v-nsa-challenge-upstream-surveillance The White House review of the NSA post Snowden: https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/sites/default/files/docs/2013-12-12_rg_final_report.pdf Hear from Ed Snowden directly: https://privacyinternational.org/video/4518/fight-back-edward-snowden

Are we ready to live under the watchful eye of drones?In this Tech Roundup podcast, Trace Mitchell (Institute for Justice), Brent Skorup (Mercatus Center), and Jay Stanley (ACLU) discuss the rapid adoption of drone technology by law enforcement entities and the legal and policy implications of this trend.They provide insights into recent court cases involving warrantless drone surveillance, spotlighting the difficulty in applying previous Fourth Amendment jurisprudence to this new technology. They discuss the legitimate interests of law enforcement in using drones but grapple with the societal risks of normalizing unending overhead surveillance. They explore establishing reasonable limitations, transparency, and democratic oversight in law enforcement drone programs.Tune in to this thought-provoking conversation on personal liberties, privacy, and the future of law enforcement.Featuring:- Trace Mitchell, Litigation Fellow, Institute for Justice- Jay Stanley, Senior Policy Analyst, Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project, ACLU- [Moderator] Brent Skorup, Senior Research Fellow, Mercatus Center, George Mason UniversityAdditional Resources:- Michigan Drone Surveillance- Protecting Privacy From Aerial Surveillance: Recommendations for Government Use of Drone Aircraft- 2023 State Drone Commerce Rankings- Drones, Airspace Design, and Aerial Law in States and CitiesVisit our website – www.RegProject.org – to learn more, view all of our content, and connect with us on social media.*******As always, the Federalist Society takes no position on particular legal or public policy issues; all expressions of opinion are those of the speaker.

In this episode, Caitlin Chin speaks with Nathan Freed Wessler, deputy director of the ACLU's Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project, about how technological advancements have shifted the U.S. government's relationship with the private sector. Nate and Caitlin talk about how government agencies access cell phone location data and face images, as well as some related privacy, civil liberties, and free speech considerations. For additional resources on this topic, check out: Surveillance for Sale: The Underregulated Relationship between U.S. Data Brokers and Domestic and Foreign Government Agencies (CSIS): https://www.csis.org/analysis/surveillance-sale New Records Detail DHS Purchase and Use of Vast Quantities of Cell Phone Location Data (ACLU): https://www.aclu.org/news/privacy-technology/new-records-detail-dhs-purchase-and-use-of-vast-quantities-of-cell-phone-location-data Privacy & Technology (ACLU): https://www.aclu.org/issues/privacy-technology

Each month, a panel of constitutional experts convenes to discuss the Court's upcoming docket sitting by sitting. The cases covered in this preview are listed below.Slack Technologies v. Pirani (April 17) - Securities, Financial Services; Whether, to bring a securities lawsuit alleging misstatements in a registration statement, a plaintiff must plead and show that he bought shares registered under the allegedly misleading statement.US ex rel. Schutte v. SuperValu Inc. & United States ex rel. Proctor v. Safeway [Consolidated] (April 18) - Financial Services; Whether and when a defendant's subjective knowledge about whether its conduct was legal is relevant to whether it “knowingly” submitted false claims for payment to the government or “knowingly” made false statements in support of such claims in violation of the False Claims Act.Groff v. Dejoy (April 18) - Labor, Religious Liberties; Whether to overrule the Supreme Court's 1977 decision in Trans World Airlines v. Hardison, on the accommodations that employers must provide for their employees' religious practices.Counterman v. Colorado (April 19) - Free Speech; To determine whether statements are “true threats” that are not protected by the Constitution, should courts apply an objective test that considers whether a reasonable person would regard the statement as a threat of violence, or instead a subjective test that requires prosecutors to show that the speaker intended to make a threat?Lac du Flambeua Band v. Coughlin (April 24) - Tribal Law; Whether the Bankruptcy Code unequivocally expresses Congress's intent to abrogate the sovereign immunity of Native American tribes.Tyler v. Hennepin County (April 26) - Property Rights; Whether the foreclosure on and sale of a home that was worth $25,000 more than the owner owed in taxes violated the Fifth Amendment's takings clause, which bars the government from taking private property for public use without adequately compensating the property owners.Featuring: Thomas F. Gede, Counsel, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLPSharon Fast Gustafson, Principal, Sharon Fast Gustafson, Attorney at Law, PLCBrian Hauss, Senior Staff Attorney, Speech, Privacy & Technology Project, ACLUProf. Ilya Somin, Professor of Law, Antonin Scalia Law School, George Mason University Moderator: Anastasia P. Boden, Director, Robert A. Levy Center for Constitutional Studies, Cato Institute

Vous vous souvenez en décembre dernier de la conférence de Doctolib sur le thème "Psychologues : être bien avec soi, pour être bien avec ses patients” ? Eh bien à la suite du succès de la conférence, Doctolib en a fait un guide pratique à destination des psychologues ! Par ici pour télécharger l'étude et découvrir la réponse à la question "Comment vont (vraiment) les psychologues" grâce à un sondage mené en novembre auprès de 470 psy : https://doctolib.info/FDxY   ____________ Pour apprendre à créer rapidement et à moindre coût son podcast, c'est par ici : https://www.neurosapiens.fr/commentcreerunpodcast Découvrez des conseils et astuces pour développer votre créativité !  Production, animation, réalisation et illustration : Anaïs Roux Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/neurosapiens.podcast/ Pour m'écrire : neurosapiens.podcast@gmail.com Produit et distribué en association avec LACME Production. Audio :  Play-Doh meets Dora - Carmen María and Edu Espinal Sources :  Baird, B., Smallwood, J., Mrazek, M. D., Kam, J. W. Y., Franklin, M. S., & Schooler, J. W. (2012). Inspired by Distraction: Mind Wandering Facilitates Creative Incubation. Psychological Science, 23(10), 1117–1122. $ Xia T, An Y, Guo J. Bilingualism and creativity: Benefits from cognitive inhibition and cognitive flexibility. Front Psychol. 2022 Nov 3;13:1016777. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1016777. PMID: 36405189; PMCID: PMC9670109. Leikin, M. (2013). The effect of bilingualism on creativity: developmental and educational perspectives. Int. J. Biling. 17, 431–447. doi: 10.1177/1367006912438300 Leikin, M., Tovli, E., and Woldo, A. (2020). The interplay of bilingualism, executive functions and creativity in problem solving among male university students. Creat. Stud. 13, 308–324. doi: 10.3846/cs.2020.10397 Kharkhurin, A. V. (2010b). Sociocultural differences in the relationship between bilingualism and creative potential. J. Cross-Cult. Psychol. 41, 776–783. doi: 10.1177/0022022110361777 S. Rahimi, V. Shute. The Effects of Video Games on Creativity: A Systematic Review. Florida State University.  Jackson, Linda & Witt, Edward & Games, Ivan & Fitzgerald, Hiram & Zhao, Yong. (2012). Information technology use and creativity: Findings from the Children and Technology Project. Computers in Human Behavior. 28. 370-376. 10.1016/j.chb.2011.10.006.  Jackson, Linda & Games, Ivan. (2015). Video Games and Creativity. 10.1016/B978-0-12-801462-2.00001-1. 

Jennifer Granick is the surveillance and cybersecurity counsel with the ACLU Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project. She litigates, speaks, and writes about privacy, security, technology, and constitutional rights. She is the author of the book American Spies: Modern Surveillance, Why You Should Care, and What to Do About It and is an alum of New College of Florida along with host Mike Palmer. She joins Mike in a conversation about her work with the ACLU, her perspectives on the current situation at New College, and her thoughts on education and the future of work in light of the emergence of generative AI and Chat GPT. We begin by hearing Jennifer's origin story, beginning in New Jersey before studying at New College as an undergraduate on her way to becoming a lawyer. From there we hear how she began studying the Internet in its infancy in the 90s helping to create Stanford Law School's Center for Internet and Society. Since then she's become increasingly involved in civil liberties relating to emerging technology. We talk about the situation at New College while hearing Jennifer's thoughts on emerging trends in education, privacy, surveillance and the law. Don't miss it! Subscribe to Trending in Education wherever you get your podcasts. Visit us at TrendinginEd.com for more. And if you like what you're hearing, stay tuned for the launch of a new feed dedicated to New College coming to a podcast provider near you!

Thanks to advancing technology, the police can now easily and cheaply monitor public spaces and identify, profile, and track individuals. Can the Fourth Amendment protect us from sweeping government digital surveillance? Nathan Wessler, a deputy director of the ACLU's Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project, joins the show to discuss. For more, check out the ACLU's cert. petition in Moore v. United States, which argues that the police need a warrant to conduct 24/7 camera surveillance outside a home.

Nathan Wessler joins Mike to discuss the Transaction Record Analysis Center and how it affects Arizonans.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Last year, the LGBTQ community faced an onslaught of scrutiny and threats, from bills banning trans youth from participating in sports, to bans on gender-affirming care for trans youth. Towards the end of the year, another front for legislative and violent attacks emerged: drag shows. As drag reality competitions and drag brunches become increasingly popular, backlash in the form of armed protests and intimidation of drag performers has followed. In November, an Oklahoma bakeshop had a molotov cocktail thrown through its window after hosting a drag show. Later that same month, a shooter entered a Colorado Springs drag show and opened fire, killing five people and injuring over 20 more. In December, far right groups such as the Patriot Front and Proud Boys showed up to a drag story hour in Columbus, Ohio, armed while others held up signs with slogans like "groomers not welcome" and "groomers are child abusers." These are, unfortunately, not one offs. GLAAD reported that drag events faced 141 protests and serious threats in 2022. Towards the end of 2022, lawmakers in six states proposed bills to ban drag in public or in the presence of minors. Amidst this wave of anti-drag legislation and violence, drag performers and host venues across the country are moving to higher security or cancel performances altogether. Despite this risk, drag performers are mobilizing to resist this most recent wave of discrimination and can count on the ACLU to support the fight against drag censorship. Here to talk with us about drag censorship and the tools to defend this expression are Peppermint, notable drag performer and ACLU's Artist Ambassador for Transgender Justice, and Emerson Sykes, senior staff attorney at the ACLU's Speech Privacy and Technology Project.

If you live in a state where abortions have been banned since the overturn of Roe v. Wade, accessing abortion is a huge challenge. But unfortunately, access is not the only challenge -- pursuing an abortion without leaving a trace poses another huge hurdle. If you search for resources online, if you get in your car and travel, who you text, if you ship pills to your house -- will the state find out? In our daily lives, many of our actions are tracked for consumption and utilization by various companies and organizations. That data could now be used against you if you seek an abortion. We are used to hearing people shrug off data surveillance concerns. The saying from digital privacy naysayers goes: if you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear. But now, we maybe have something new to hide, and therefore maybe something new to fear. Today, we are digging into data privacy in a post-Roe world and learning both what we individually can do to best keep our data safe and what we can ask of data collectors and government officials to help us in our pursuit of privacy. Joining us is Jennifer Granick, Surveillance and Cybersecurity Counsel, for the ACLU's Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project. Additional Resources: From the Digital Defense Fund, How to Keep Your Abortion Private & Secure: https://digitaldefensefund.org/ddf-guides/abortion-privacy From the Electronic Frontier Foundation, Surveillance Self-Defense: https://ssd.eff.org/en

On this week's MyAgLife in Almonds episode, we hear updates on the Sterile Insect Technology project from UC Riverside's Houston Wilson during his conversation on the Growing the Valley podcast. More information available at www.growingthevalleypodcast.com.    Supporting the People who Support Agriculture Thank you to our sponsors who make it possible to get you your daily news. Please feel free to visit their websites. The California Walnut Board – https://walnuts.org/ PhycoTerra®  –https://phycoterra.com/ Verdesian - https://vlsci.com/

On this week's Tech Thursday episode, we hear about an information technology project through UC's Integrated Pest Management program that is revolutionizing education for growers. Additionally, Vicky Boyd talks end-of-season grade sheets with Blue Diamond Almond's, Mel Machado.    Supporting the People who Support Agriculture Thank you to our sponsors who make it possible to get you your daily news. Please feel free to visit their websites. The California Walnut Board – https://walnuts.org/ PhycoTerra®  –https://phycoterra.com/ Verdesian - https://vlsci.com/

Cameras are everywhere. Every person you pass on the street has a camera on their phone and security cameras are everywhere. They're so cheap and small now, and most of them are connected to the cloud. Not only does that mean they basically have unlimited storage, but it also opens the door for computers to process those images and footage looking for faces. Today, I'll speak with Nate Wessler from the ACLU about the implications of this technological perfect storm on our privacy and what rights we actually have today with regard to facial recognition and use of these systems by law enforcement. Nate Wessler is a deputy director with the ACLU's Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project, where he focuses on litigation and advocacy around surveillance and privacy issues, including government searches of electronic devices, requests for sensitive data held by third parties, and use of surveillance technologies. Further Info ACLU suit against Clearview AI: https://iapp.org/news/a/aclu-files-class-action-vs-clearview-ai-under-biometric-privacy-law/Subscribe to the newsletter: https://firewallsdontstopdragons.com/newsletter/new-newsletter/Become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/FirewallsDontStopDragons Would you like me to speak to your group about security and/privacy? http://bit.ly/Firewalls-Speaker Table of Contents Use these timestamps to jump to a particular section of the show. 0:01:41: DEF CON updates0:03:18: Interview start0:05:46: Carpenter v. US case0:10:13: What's my expectation of privacy in public spaces?0:17:30: Private right of action0:18:58: What rights do I have for online photos of me?0:21:54: Aren't we enabling facial recognition by tagging people?0:23:47: Is there any solution beyond regulation?0:27:16: Who is Clearview AI and what are they doing?0:32:24: ACLU's lawsuit win against Clearview AI0:38:57: Is it possible to limit this tech to just "the good guys"?0:43:00: This guy looks like Woody Harrelson!0:47:07: What about the good uses for this tech?0:53:09: What about 1-to-1 facial matching services?0:56:20: So what can we, as citizens, do about all of this?0:58:22: When should we reach out to the ACLU?1:00:26: Wrap up

Last month, a federal judge in Richmond, Virginia ruled that the use of a geofence warrant to make an arrest in a robbery case was unconstitutional because it violated the Fourth Amendment. Civil liberties advocates have raised concerns about geofence warrants for a long time because they give police data for anyone whose phone was in a given area during a specific timeframe. The Takeaway speaks with Jennifer Granick, surveillance and cybersecurity counsel with the ACLU Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project, about what this latest ruling means for the use of geofence warrants going forward.

Last month, a federal judge in Richmond, Virginia ruled that the use of a geofence warrant to make an arrest in a robbery case was unconstitutional because it violated the Fourth Amendment. Civil liberties advocates have raised concerns about geofence warrants for a long time because they give police data for anyone whose phone was in a given area during a specific timeframe. The Takeaway speaks with Jennifer Granick, surveillance and cybersecurity counsel with the ACLU Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project, about what this latest ruling means for the use of geofence warrants going forward.

More than three dozen states have passed, or are considering, laws restricting how public school teachers can talk about racism under the guise of banning “Critical Race Theory.” But what is Critical Race Theory? And how can law schools, law professors, and law students respond to these campaigns, when most — if not all — of the political discussion falls somewhere on the spectrum between misleading and false? Three experts join Berkeley Law Dean Erwin Chemerinsky: Kimberlé Crenshaw, Isidor and Seville Sulzbacher Professor of Law at Columbia Law School, Distinguished Professor of Law at UCLA Law, and Co-Founder & Executive Director of The African American Policy Forum, whose work has been foundational in critical race theory and in “intersectionality,” a term she coined to describe the double bind of simultaneous racial and gender prejudice; Berkeley Law Professor Khiara M. Bridges, the author of “Critical Race Theory: A Primer”; and Emerson Sykes, Senior Staff Attorney at the ACLU Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project, who focuses on First Amendment free speech protections and is working on litigation involving some of these new laws.About: Introducing “More Just,” a podcast about how law schools can and must play a role in solving society's most difficult problems. Hosted by Berkeley Law Dean Erwin Chemerinsky. Subscribe on Spotify or Apple Podcasts and follow us on Twitter at @MoreJustPod. Related:The Push to Cancel Critical Race Theory: Scholars Explain Factors Driving the Backlash Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

"How do I keep my team on track during The Great Resignation?" Find out in this episode of Appfire Presents: The Best Project Portfolio Management Show by Appfire. Elena Figler returns to talk with Appfire's own Kerry O'Shea Gorgone about how the current "Great Resignation" is affecting teams. She'll offer some tips for helping your team stay productive, even in the face of changing dynamics. Elena is Sr. Director, Technology Project and Program Management Office at CALYX. She's an expert in project management with advanced knowledge of agile practices, including Scaled Agile (SAFe), Risk Management planning, SDLC, Verification and Validation activities, and budgeting. Elena's experience is in the technology/software development space, where she's had progressive responsibility for portfolios up to $40M. Website: https://www.calyx.ai LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elenafigler About The Show: The BEST Project Portfolio Management Show by Appfire covers everything you ever wanted to know about PPM by talking with project management experts who've seen it all. And every episode is 10 minutes or less, so you can get back to changing the world, one project at a time. Appfire.com

"What even is PPM?" Find out in this episode of Appfire Presents: The Best Project Portfolio Management Show by Appfire.   Elena Figler joins Appfire's Kerry O'Shea Gorgone to cover the basics of PPM. Elena is Sr. Director, Technology Project and Program Management Office at CALYX.   She's an expert in project management with advanced knowledge of agile practices, including Scaled Agile (SAFe), Risk Management planning, SDLC, Verification and Validation activities, and budgeting.   Elena's experience is in the technology/software development space, where she's had progressive responsibility for portfolios up to $40M. Website: https://www.calyx.ai/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elenafigler/ About The Show: The BEST Project Portfolio Management Show by Appfire covers everything you ever wanted to know about PPM by talking with project management experts who've seen it all. And every episode is 10 minutes or less, so you can get back to changing the world, one project at a time. https://appfire.com/

I was looking for some certainty around the tough issues of censorship and misinformation — legal definitions, rules, and clear lines — so I called Ben Wizner, a lawyer with the ACLU and the director of its Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project. I'd hoped we'd have a Free Speech 101–type conversation, with tidy resolutions and a clear path forward. But what I suspected, and Ben confirmed, is that the law gives us very few answers to the hardest questions that we have. So in this episode, the two of us grapple with issues of balance and boundaries, unpacking the harms that speech can cause and the harms that censorship can cause. I'm glad that we had over an hour to talk, because as tempting as it is to approach issues like this with firm certainty or with 140 characters, it's much more important to unpack the nuances and unlock the opportunity for growth and learning. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

February marks Black History Month, a time to recognize the significant achievements and culture of Black Americans–from bell hooks to Beyonce–and also to honor an accurate history about them, a history that we know is rife with discrimination and abuse -- think: slavery, Jim Crow, and the structural racism we're still infected with today. Sadly, more and more, this history is being challenged and even erased in our culture and, right now, in our schools, through tactics like curriculum restrictions and book bans. Truths we once considered hard but self-evident are now being erased before our eyes. Over 30 state legislatures across the country have introduced bills to limit the discussion of racial history in a wave prompted by the emergence of critical race theory as a subject of political fear-mongering. But that's just the beginning:, over 300 books by predominantly Black authors discussing race, gender, and sexuality, were also banned in the last year alone. Yes, you heard me right. We're banning books again. When your history is banned, how do you learn about your ancestors? How do we learn from what's happened in the past and how it affects our present? When your culture is banned, how do you see yourself? How do you belong? How do you celebrate the stories, music, food, and family that made you? At the ACLU, we believe that the first amendment is so fundamental because it should stop this kind of erasure in its tracks. That's why we're meeting this surge of censorship with new litigation and fierce advocacy. Joining us today to share more is Emerson Sykes, a senior staff attorney with the ACLU's Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project and longtime listeners will remember Emerson as one of At Liberty's former hosts.

In this episode I talk with Patrick Lin about artificial intelligence, its impact on society to date and which future is most likely. The Skynet/Terminator one of the Jetson's one. We also discuss why the normal person needed to inform themselves so they can help encourage policy makers to make informed decisions about the future of AI.Patrick K. Lin is the author of Machine See, Machine Do, a book about how artificial intelligence encodes human biases and discriminatory policy decisions in the U.S. criminal justice system. He is the Vice Curator of the Global Shapers Hub in Queens, New York, a World Economic Forum initiative. Patrick has also worked for a variety of public interest organizations, including the DNA Unit at the Legal Aid Society, NYLAG's Special Litigation Unit, and the ACLU's Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project. Machine See, Machine Do will be published in December 2021. https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrickklinhttps://www.patrickklin.com/

The Inclusive Workforce For Arctic Ocean Technology Project develops technical skills training for Inuit participants across Inuit Nunangat. Hear from Carolann Harding and Gillian Davidge of project lead, SmartICE, in episode 12 of #ADeeperDive. oceansupercluster.ca/a-deeper-dive-podcast/ -Le projet de main-d'œuvre inclusive pour la technologie de l'océan Arctique élabore une formation en compétences techniques pour les participants inuits de l'Inuit Nunangat. Écoutez Carolann Harding et Gillian Davidge de SmartICE dans l'Épisode 12 de A Deeper Dive. oceansupercluster.ca/fr/balado-une-…a-deeper-dive/

Steve and Karan go over the goals, motivations and expectations of the Independent technology project. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/con453/message

Rich Rudzinski always had an entrepreneurial spirit and found different ways to express that while growing up. He has been infatuated with computers since he first locked eyes on the sweet 486 Windows machine his uncle got his family in the early 90s. He broke, fixed, and gamed on that computer until he saved enough to build his own machine from scratch. The top of his class in high school, Rich followed his passion for computers while studying at UCSD where he graduated early with an innovative art/technology major (ICAM), with a focus on building interactive experiences with new technologies. Rich started his current venture, Tragic Media, in 2009 after working as a technology consultant for a variety of digital agencies. He saw a common theme of project overages, disappointed clients, and outsourcing went awry; and sought to build a company to solve that problem. Initially, a white-label solution for other agencies, Tragic Media now helps businesses of all sizes avoid technology tragedies. Over the years, the logo and frameworks have evolved, but Tragic still focuses on providing sound technical leadership for non-technical organizations. From the web to apps to the cloud and beyond! They partner with their clients to help them build a technology foundation built to scale. Rich is also in the process of building out a SaaS product for software team reporting and working to grow a sub-brand focused on helping organizations with IoT integrations and system implementations. I chat with Rich about entrepreneurship, pivoting a business, building processes with technology. We also discuss what emerging technologies excite him.    

Nexii Building Solutions Inc. (Nexii) made massive headlines last month when it announced a partnership with actor and Pittsburgh native Michael Keaton to build its next manufacturing plant in the Pittsburgh region. We welcome Craig Rippole of Trinity Commercial Development, to discuss how this will be the sixth plant -- the second in the United States -- for the fast-growing green construction technology company. Trinity Sustainable Solutions, a new entity composed of Keaton, Nexii and Rippole will develop the new plant slated to open in Summer 2022. Join us for more of the latest details and timelines for this transformative project. And, discover potential business opportunities and what the new plant means for our entire region!

Next week, the Supreme Court will hear argument in a key consolidated case about the First Amendment and donor disclosure laws. Americans for Prosperity Foundation v. Rodriquez asks whether a policy of the California attorney general’s office that requires charities to disclose the names and addresses of their major donors violates the First Amendment. Cindy Lott, Associate Professor of Professional Practice at Columbia University and Academic Program Director for Nonprofit Management Program at the School of Professional Studies, and Brian Hauss, a staff attorney with the ACLU Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project, discuss this case and its potential implications for nonprofit organizations, campaign finance, free speech, and more. 

Next week, the Supreme Court will hear argument in a key consolidated case about the First Amendment and donor disclosure laws. Americans for Prosperity Foundation v. Rodriquez asks whether a policy of the California attorney general’s office that requires charities to disclose the names and addresses of their major donors violates the First Amendment. Cindy Lott, Associate Professor of Professional Practice at Columbia University and Academic Program Director for Nonprofit Management Program at the School of Professional Studies, and Brian Hauss, a staff attorney with the ACLU Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project, discuss this case and its potential implications for nonprofit organizations, campaign finance, free speech, and more. 

1. Vaccine passports are supposed to serve as proof of vaccination that is increasingly being required by businesses. While several Republican governors are already vowing to block passports in their states, big businesses, including Norwegian Cruise Lines, are beginning to required proof of vaccination. Dr. Marcus Plescia is chief medical officer at the Association of State & Territorial Health Officials. And Jay Stanley is the senior policy analyst at the ACLU's Speech, Privacy & Technology Project.AstraZeneca's COVID vaccine candidate is now in legitimate trouble after EU drug regulators say there's a likely link to a serious blood clotting disorder. And now public health officials in the United Kingdom are recommending that anyone under 30 not take AstraZeneca's vaccine. Dr. Cody Meissner is a pediatric infectious disease specialist at Tufts.New research from Ireland reviewed every documented case of coronavirus infection in the country and determined that a mere point-1-percent of infections occurred in outdoor settings. The takeaway is that risk of COVID transmission in most outdoor settings is extremely low, but not every outdoor setting is the same. Dr. Sean Clouston is a professor of family, population & preventative medicine at Stony Brook Medicine's Public Health program.At the leadership level among American evangelical Christians, the message has been pretty consistent: go get your COVID vaccination, for the sake of you, your family and your congregation. But vaccine skepticism remains widespread among white evangelicals than almost any other major bloc of Americans. Jared Cornutt is senior pastor at the Plymouth Park Baptist Church in Irving, Texas.The majority of colleges and universities have temporarily eliminated the standardized testing requirement for admission because of the pandemic. This might look like a small move, but it's having big ripple effects for students. KYW's Suzanne Monaghan asks Application Nation founder Sara Harberson what the move means and who it's affecting.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

1. Vaccine passports are supposed to serve as proof of vaccination that is increasingly being required by businesses. While several Republican governors are already vowing to block passports in their states, big businesses, including Norwegian Cruise Lines, are beginning to required proof of vaccination. Dr. Marcus Plescia is chief medical officer at the Association of State & Territorial Health Officials. And Jay Stanley is the senior policy analyst at the ACLU's Speech, Privacy & Technology Project. AstraZeneca's COVID vaccine candidate is now in legitimate trouble after EU drug regulators say there's a likely link to a serious blood clotting disorder. And now public health officials in the United Kingdom are recommending that anyone under 30 not take AstraZeneca's vaccine. Dr. Cody Meissner is a pediatric infectious disease specialist at Tufts. New research from Ireland reviewed every documented case of coronavirus infection in the country and determined that a mere point-1-percent of infections occurred in outdoor settings. The takeaway is that risk of COVID transmission in most outdoor settings is extremely low, but not every outdoor setting is the same. Dr. Sean Clouston is a professor of family, population & preventative medicine at Stony Brook Medicine's Public Health program. At the leadership level among American evangelical Christians, the message has been pretty consistent: go get your COVID vaccination, for the sake of you, your family and your congregation. But vaccine skepticism remains widespread among white evangelicals than almost any other major bloc of Americans. Jared Cornutt is senior pastor at the Plymouth Park Baptist Church in Irving, Texas. The majority of colleges and universities have temporarily eliminated the standardized testing requirement for admission because of the pandemic. This might look like a small move, but it's having big ripple effects for students. KYW's Suzanne Monaghan asks Application Nation founder Sara Harberson what the move means and who it's affecting.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mark Switzer, Value Pro Remodeling & Maintenance joins Kyle for a mini and live coaching call on today's show! A few topics he wants to talk about: - Utilizing technology effectively - Setting Expectations for your projects - Aging in place renovations Kyle also asks him about a cool text message thing that he has automated when he missed a call on his office number.

Producer/Host: Steve Wessler -The danger of facial recognition technology -The disproportional impact of loss of privacy on people of color -The gains that Maine has made Guests: Meagan Sway, lawyer and Policy Counsel at the ACLU of Maine, where she advocates at the state and local level for policy that advances civil rights and liberties for all people in Maine. Among the bills Meagan has recently written and lobbied in the state house are those on drug sentencing, bail, and juvenile justice reform. She is a lawyer with experience representing people in eviction, foreclosure, death sentence and civil rights cases, among other issues. Meagan graduated from New York University School of Law in 2008 and Wellesley College in 2003. Nate Wessler, senior staff attorney with the ACLU Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project, where he focuses on litigation and advocacy around surveillance and privacy issues, including government searches of electronic devices, requests for sensitive data held by third parties, and use of surveillance technologies. In 2017, he argued Carpenter v. United States in the U.S. Supreme Court, a case that established that the Fourth Amendment requires law enforcement to get a search warrant before requesting cell phone location data from a person’s cellular service provider. Nate was previously a legal fellow in the ACLU National Security Project and a law clerk to the Hon. Helene N. White of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Nate is a graduate of Swarthmore College and New York University School of Law, where he was a Root-Tilden-Kern public interest scholar. Before law school, he worked as a field organizer in the ACLU’s Washington Legislative Office. He grew up in Litchfield and Hallowell, Maine. About the host: Steve Wessler will soon will be starting his 28th year of working on human right issues. He founded the Civil Rights Unit in the Maine Attorney’s Office in 1992 and led the Unit for 7 years. In 1999 he left the formal practice of law and founded the Center for the Prevention of Hate. The Center worked in Maine and across the USA. He and his colleagues worked to reduce bias and harassment in schools, in communities, in health care organization through workshops and conflict resolution. The Center closed in 2011 and Steve began a consulting on human rights issues. For the next 5 years much of his work was in Europe, developing and implementing training curricular for police, working in communities to reduce the risk of hate crimes, conflict resolution between police and youth. He has worked in over 20 countries. In late 2016 he began to work more in Maine, with a focus on reducing anti-immigrant bias. He continues to work in schools to reduce bias and harassment. Wessler teaches courses on human rights issues at the College of the Atlantic, the University of Maine at Augusta and at the School of Conflict Analysis and Resolution at George Mason University in northern Virginia.

Anne Simonen joins Best of the WWEST host and WWEST manager Danniele in this episode and is keeping it real by telling us about her journey from being a student who wasn't strong in math to a civil engineering technologist who is supporting really important projects in wastewater treatment. She explains why civil engineering and water treatment are super relevant right now, how making big mistakes don't have to cost your career and are great learning experiences, and gives us a glimpse into her life outside of work in the lightning round. Anne Simonen is a civil engineering technologist at KWL in Nelson, BC. She mostly works on projects that help get safe drinking water to people’s houses, and the wastewater that goes down drains be safely disposed of, but her favourite part of work is working with contracts and construction. WWEST and Best of the WWEST would like to thank the Applied Science Technologists and Technicians of BC (ASTTBC) for connecting us with the individual profiled above. Applied Science Technologists and Technicians of BC (ASTTBC) is leading the Advancing Women in Engineering and Technology Project, a Sector Labour Market Partnership project, funded through the Canada-BC Workforce Development Agreement. The project’s goal is to increase the participation of women in the engineering, geoscience, technology and technician occupations through the implementation of diversity and inclusion strategies to recruit, retain and support career development of women to lead a system level cultural shift within these professions. For more information on ASTTBC, please visit www.asttbc.org (Please excuse any audio hiccups in this remotely recorded interview.) Relevant Links: Anne on LinkedIn BCIT Diploma in Civil Engineering BCIT Women in Engineering Girl Guides of Canada GLOWS (Growing & Learning Opportunities With STEAM) Small Game Hunting at the Local Coward Gun Club (book by Megan Gail Coles) Hosted by: Danniele Livengood (@livengood) Theme Music: “Positive and Fun” by Scott HolmesProduced by: Vanessa Hennessey Please consider leaving us a review on iTunes or Stitcher! For more from Westcoast Women in Engineering, Science and Technology, you can follow us on Twitter at @WWEST_SFU, on Facebook at @WWEST.SFU, and subscribe to our biweekly newsletter at wwest.ca.

In the wake of the unprecedented election of President Donald Trump, and now punctuated by the COVID-19 pandemic and summer of protests, many scholars and public figures have argued that the U.S. is descending into autocracy. Following the recent violent intervention of federal law enforcement officers in Portland, concerns about the state of America's democracy have grown.Samuel Moyn, historian and Henry R. Luce Professor of Jurisprudence at Yale University, and Vera Eidelman, staff attorney with the ACLU Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project, join Then & Now to explore the utility of historical analogies, President Trump's role in the trajectory of American history, and the state of American democracy today.

Working in technology, construction, and engineering often is portrayed in just one way, but Rebecca Sorbara is here to tell us that there are many rewarding non-conventional careers in these fields. She joins Danniele, WWEST manager and Best of the WWEST host, to get nerdy about building science. Everyone comes into contact with buildings every day, and Rebecca explains why her passion for keeping buildings dry and keeping walls doing what they do best is so important. Plus, she tells us all about sustainability and answers the question “what is a passive house?” Rebecca Sorbara is the Director of Building Science at McCuaig and Associates Engineering. She leads a team of engineering professionals and oversees the development and implementation of organizational quality control processes. Rebecca is an Applied Science Technologist with 18 years of experience in building science and project management. WWEST and Best of the WWEST would like to thank the Applied Science Technologists and Technicians of BC (ASTTBC) for connecting us with the individual profiled above. Applied Science Technologists and Technicians of BC (ASTTBC) is leading the Advancing Women in Engineering and Technology Project, a Sector Labour Market Partnership project, funded through the Canada-BC Workforce Development Agreement. The project’s goal is to increase the participation of women in the engineering, geoscience, technology and technician occupations through the implementation of diversity and inclusion strategies to recruit, retain and support career development of women to lead a system level cultural shift within these professions. For more information on ASTTBC, please visit www.asttbc.org (Please excuse any audio hiccups in this remotely recorded interview.) Relevant Links: Construction Management at British Columbia Institute of Technology Energy step codes McCuaig & Associates Passive houses Trickster Drift (book by Eden Robinson) WinSETT (Canadian Centre for Women in Science, Engineering, Trades and Technology) Hosted by: Danniele Livengood (@livengood) Theme Music: “Positive and Fun” by Scott HolmesProduced by: Vanessa Hennessey Please consider leaving us a review on iTunes or Stitcher! For more from Westcoast Women in Engineering, Science and Technology, you can follow us on Twitter at @WWEST_SFU, on Facebook at @WWEST.SFU, and subscribe to our biweekly newsletter at wwest.ca.

How does Sheryl Cumming, Professional Engineer with the Metro Vancouver Regional District’s Planning and Environment Department “pay it back” into the world with her work? For starters, she is a mentor to other women in STEM and leads by example. In this episode, she tells host Danniele how she transitioned from the Philippines into her schooling in Canada, leading to a career she pursues with passion. She also shares advice with future generations of STEM professionals and gives us a glimpse into the local and regional work she is a part of to make sure those in the Lower Mainland can adapt to climate change successfully. Sheryl Cumming works as a professional engineer at Metro Vancouver Regional District’s Planning and Environment Department in the Air Quality and Climate Change Division. Her experiences combined led her to her current work, trying to save the world (or at the very least, help prepare the region) through her role in the development of Metro Vancouver's regional climate action strategy called Climate 2050. WWEST and Best of the WWEST would like to thank the Applied Science Technologists and Technicians of BC (ASTTBC) for connecting us with the individual profiled above. Applied Science Technologists and Technicians of BC (ASTTBC) is leading the Advancing Women in Engineering and Technology Project, a Sector Labour Market Partnership project, funded through the Canada-BC Workforce Development Agreement. The project’s goal is to increase the participation of women in the engineering, geoscience, technology and technician occupations through the implementation of diversity and inclusion strategies to recruit, retain and support career development of women to lead a system level cultural shift within these professions. For more information on ASTTBC, please visit www.asttbc.org (Please excuse any audio hiccups in this remotely recorded interview.) Relevant Links: Advancing Women in Engineering and Technology (AWET) Air Quality & Climate Change, Metro Vancouver Climate 2050, Metro Vancouver Immigrant Employment Council of BC Hosted by: Danniele Livengood (@livengood) Theme Music: “Positive and Fun” by Scott HolmesProduced by: Vanessa Hennessey Please consider leaving us a review on iTunes or Stitcher! For more from Westcoast Women in Engineering, Science and Technology, you can follow us on Twitter at @WWEST_SFU, on Facebook at @WWEST.SFU, and subscribe to our biweekly newsletter at wwest.ca.

Transcript“An immunity passport system would create a two-tier system because it would divide all of us into those who are immune to COVID-19 and those who are not. And the people who are immune will get all of the benefits and privileges that come with that while everybody else who's not immune will be in a second class status.” - Esha BhandariHow do we balance the reopening of the economy with public health and safety? Some have proposed an “immune passport” system, where those with proven COVID immunity could be cleared to resume normal work and life. This idea is not a new one — it has been tried once before during the 19th-century Yellow Fever epidemic. In today’s episode, we examine the insidious use of “immune privilege” during the Yellow Fever epidemic, its historical impacts, and its parallels to today. Our host, Dr. Celine Gounder, speaks with Dr. Juanita Mora, an allergist and immunologist practicing in Chicago, Dr. Kathryn Olivarius, professor of history at Stanford University, and Esha Bhandari senior staff attorney with the ACLU Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project.Nominations for the 2020 People's Choice Podcast Awards opened on July 1st. To show your support, please go to podcastawards.com and nominate us in the People’s Choice and Health categories.This podcast was created by Just Human Productions. We're powered and distributed by Simplecast. We're supported, in part, by listeners like you.#SARSCoV2 #COVID19 #COVID #coronavirus

In our first Best of the WWEST episode in partnership with ASTTBC (Applied Science Technologists & Technicians of British Columbia) and the Advancing Women in Engineering and Technology project, Best of the WWEST host Danniele welcomes Erin Karaim to the podcast. Erin tells us all about what it’s like to be a draftsperson - the ins and outs of her education and her career creating technical drawings for engineering projects. You’ll hear why being a technologist/technician is a very rewarding career option in STEM. But don’t worry, it's not all about work - you’ll also learn fun facts about Erin in the lightning round. Erin Karaim is a civil engineering technician at WSP in the sectors of Architecture and Construction, Engineering, and Technology. Erin completed a 1-year drafting certificationin Computer Aided Design and Drafting at Kwantlen College in Surrey, BC. Her work varies from pipe plans and profiles, to road design and ditching and she works with engineers all over the country. WWEST and Best of the WWEST would like to thank the Applied Science Technologists and Technicians of BC (ASTTBC) for connecting us with the individual profiled above. Applied Science Technologists and Technicians of BC (ASTTBC) is leading the Advancing Women in Engineering and Technology Project, a Sector Labour Market Partnership project, funded through the Canada-BC Workforce Development Agreement. The project’s goal is to increase the participation of women in the engineering, geoscience, technology and technician occupations through the implementation of diversity and inclusion strategies to recruit, retain and support career development of women to lead a system level cultural shift within these professions. For more information on ASTTBC, please visit www.asttbc.org (Please excuse any audio hiccups in this remotely recorded interview.) Relevant Links: Diploma in Computer-Aided Design and Drafting (Kwantlen Polytechnic University) Drafter (Wikipedia) Quadra Island, BC WSP Global, Inc. Hosted by: Danniele Livengood (@livengood) Theme Music: “Positive and Fun” by Scott HolmesProduced by: Vanessa Hennessey Please consider leaving us a review on iTunes or Stitcher! For more from Westcoast Women in Engineering, Science and Technology, you can follow us on Twitter at @WWEST_SFU, on Facebook at @WWEST.SFU, and subscribe to our biweekly newsletter at wwest.ca.

Could COVID-19 be the new terrorism? Arjun talks to Elaine Pearce, Director of Human Rights Watch Australia, and Ben Wizner, Director of ACLU's Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project. They discuss data collection and surveillance in the new era of COVID-19. https://www.aclu.org/report/aclu-white-paper-limits-location-tracking-epidemic https://www.aclu.org/report/aclu-white-paper-principles-technology-assisted-contact-tracing

The protests that have broken out in the United States following the brutal murder of George Floyd in Minnesota by a white police officer has led to a lot of uncomfortable, yet overdue conversations about race relations, police brutality, and systems of oppression, amongst others. On this episode, Anurag chats with two young black leaders, Willie Thompson and Justin Bryant to unpack some of these conversations that are finally happening now. They discuss what it was like to grow up black in America, how as young people, we can work to address and combat systems of oppression, and how they took initiative to bring about tangible change in a community that they are active members of - the Schwarzman Scholars Program. Willie J. Thompson grew up in Griffin, GA and earned his B.A. in Economics with a minor in Chinese Studies from Morehouse College. After graduating summa cum laude / Phi Beta Kappa from Morehouse, Willie worked as an English Teaching Assistant (ETA) in Taichung, Taiwan with the Fulbright Program. Upon finishing his service as an ETA, Willie worked as an Associate Consultant for The Bridgespan Group, a nonprofit consulting firm that works with non-profits and philanthropists to address society's most pressing needs and challenges. Willie spent a year as a member of the Schwarzman Scholars Program, where he earned a Master’s in Global Affairs from Tsinghua University in Beijing, China. Willie returned to Bridgespan, where he currently works on impact investing, philanthropic prizes, and workforce development as an Associate Consultant. He is also an avid jazz fan, having played drums for the Morehouse College Jazz Band all four years of his college career. Connect with Willie on LinkedIn. Justin is a second-year J.D. candidate at Stanford Law School. He has a B.A. in Public Policy from Duke University, an MSc in Global Affairs from Tsinghua University in Beijing, China, where he was a Schwarzman Scholar, and an LL.M in European and International Business Law from the University of Vienna School of Law. Justin focuses on the intersection of law and technology and seeks to create ecosystems in which individuals can experience the benefits of technology without suffering harm. He advanced this mission during his time at ALT Advisory in Johannesburg, where he built Data Protection Africa. Justin was a cyberlaw fellow at the law firm Orrick, Herrington, and Sutcliffe in Menlo Park, California, and he previously worked at Microsoft in Beijing and San Francisco on projects concerning cybersecurity, government relations, and civic uses of technology. He will be working at the ACLU’s Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project in New York this summer. Connect with Justin on LinkedIn. Follow Anurag on: Instagram: @anuragrc and @millennialmusings_podcast Cover Art obtained from Unsplash: Photo by James Eades on Unsplash Title music Ikson-Alive is obtained from the artist's website, and used with due credit given. Support Ikson's music on https://soundcloud.com/ikson

Rama Gheerawo is the director of the Helen Hamlyn Center for Design at the Royal College of Art. Rama is a global leader in people-centered and socially inclusive design. He's a serial innovator in the fields of technology, products, services, and transport with over a hundred projects to his name. In this episode we discuss the role of design in creating products, services, and systems that benefit people of all abilities, especially in terms of aging populations in healthcare, and why creative leadership is needed now, more than ever. Links for Reference:Helen Hamlyn Center for Design, Include Conference, Oxford Aging and Technology Project, Slow-Mo

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 location data to locate and identify potential cases. While having access to this data may aid in curtailing the spread of the virus, many privacy advocates are concerned that collecting such data without certain safeguards could pose an immediate danger to privacy and civil liberties, and have long term consequences. Today you will hear from Greg Nojeim, Senior Counsel and Director of CDT’s Freedom, Security, and Technology Project as we discuss the dangers of governments having access to this type of location data and potential alternatives to the sharing of location information that can aid in stopping the spread of COVID-19. Let’s get ready to talk tech! More on Greg: https://twitter.com/GregNojeim More on CDT’s COVID-19-related work: cdt.org/coronavirus More on our host, Jamal https://bit.ly/cdtjamal Attribution: sounds used from Psykophobia, Taira Komori, BenKoning, Zabuhailo, bloomypetal, guitarguy1985, bmusic92, and offthesky of freesound.org.

The future of privacy begins with the current state of surveillance. The 21st century practices of US intelligence agencies push the technological, legal and political limits of lawful surveillance. Jennifer Granick is a civil liberties and privacy law expert with the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) who is the perfect guide to how the system works and the technological and political means we have to defend our privacy. Jennifer Granick fights for civil liberties in an age of massive surveillance and powerful digital technology. As surveillance and cybersecurity counsel with the ACLU Speech, Privacy and Technology Project, she litigates, speaks, and writes about privacy, security, technology, and constitutional rights. She is the former Executive Director of Stanford Law School’s Center for Internet and Society and also former Civil Liberties Director at the Electronic Frontier Foundation. Her book American Spies: Modern Surveillance, Why You Should Care, and What To Do About It won the 02016 Palmer Civil Liberties Prize for scholarship exploring the tension between civil liberties and national security in contemporary American society. An experienced litigator and criminal defense attorney, she has taught subjects like surveillance law, cybersecurity, and encryption policy at Stanford Law School.

Congress faces a March 15 deadline to renew the statutory authority for several key provisions of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). This decision point comes at a time of heightened scrutiny, given the recent Department of Justice Inspector General report addressing the FBI's use of FISA while investigating the 2016 presidential election and a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review order expressing "serious concerns about the accuracy and completeness" of the FBI's FISA applications in that case. The panel will discuss the mechanics of FISA, the recent controversy, and issues for Congress to consider as it determines whether and how to renew these key FISA provisions.Featuring: -- Gregory T. Nojeim, Senior Counsel & Director of Freedom, Security and Technology Project, Center for Democracy & Technology-- Kenneth L. Wainstein, Partner, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP-- Moderator: Daniel G. West, Associate, SCF Partners

Congress faces a March 15 deadline to renew the statutory authority for several key provisions of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). This decision point comes at a time of heightened scrutiny, given the recent Department of Justice Inspector General report addressing the FBI's use of FISA while investigating the 2016 presidential election and a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review order expressing "serious concerns about the accuracy and completeness" of the FBI's FISA applications in that case. The panel will discuss the mechanics of FISA, the recent controversy, and issues for Congress to consider as it determines whether and how to renew these key FISA provisions.Featuring: -- Gregory T. Nojeim, Senior Counsel & Director of Freedom, Security and Technology Project, Center for Democracy & Technology-- Kenneth L. Wainstein, Partner, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP-- Moderator: Daniel G. West, Associate, SCF Partners

0:08 – As technological problems delay results from the Iowa caucus, we hear reactions from John Nichols, National Affairs Correspondent for The Nation, and Rashad Robinson (@rashadrobinson), spokesperson for Color of Change PAC. Iowa is not representative of the racial makeup of the United States, Robinson points out — and neither is New Hampshire, where Democratic candidates will campaign next. Color of Change has been reaching out to presidential campaigns to talk with them about their policies affecting Black people, and the organization says the Biden and Klobuchar campaigns have not been responsive. 0:25 – The ACLU is questioning the U.S. government's decision to mandate quarantines in response to coronavirus, over concerns about civil liberties and evidence-based policy. We hear from Jay Stanley (@JayCStanley), senior policy analyst with the ACLU Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project. Stanley's latest commentary is “What You Need to Know About the Coronavirus Outbreak: A Civil Liberties Perspective.” 0:34 – We host a debate on San Francisco Proposition D, a proposed tax on vacant storefronts, which San Francisco voters will decide on the March 3rd ballot. The San Francisco Board of Supervisors and the SF Chronicle editorial board have endorsed the measure. Joining us are Aaron Peskin, San Francisco Supervisor for District 3, and Clint Griess, executive director of the San Francisco Republican Party, which is opposing Proposition D. 0:50 – There's been a bloody start to the new year in Colombia. Almost one human rights or environmental leader per day has been assassinated in Colombia so far this year, with rural areas particularly hard hit. It's a far cry from the hopes of peace and prosperity when the government signed a landmark peace deal with FARC rebel leaders in September of 2015. Alexandra Ruiz reports from Bogotá, Colombia. 0:56 – As the countdown to the 2020 Census approaches, community organizers in the San Joaquin Valley are launching an educational campaign stressing the importance of census data for everything from social services funding to political representation. In Fresno recently the Dolores Huerta Foundation has embarked on a mission to maximize participation among hard-to-reach populations. Vic Bedoian reports from Fresno. 1:08 – Why hasn't the U.S. yet closed the military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba? We talk with Peter Jan Honigsberg, professor at the University of San Francisco School of Law, and director of Witness to Guantanamo, a project to record the experiences of people who endured imprisonment and torture at Guantanamo, as well as those who worked and lived there. His new book is A Place Outside the Law. He will be speaking at the Hillside Club in Berkeley tonight, February 4. Tickets here. 1:34 – Puerto Ricans are facing political and geological crises, with earthquakes severely disrupting life on the island, and protests against the governor over new scandals over undistributed disaster relief from Hurricane Maria. We talk to Javier Cordova of the Puerto Rican Association of University Professors (APPU). Cordova was a professor of computer science at the University of Puerto Rico for 30 years until his retirement, and he is a member of the Citizens Victory Movement, a new political party on the island. The post Rashad Robinson responds to Iowa caucus results; San Francisco will vote on taxing vacant storefronts; a new political party forms in Puerto Rico appeared first on KPFA.

Deeper into the efforts of activists and engineers to make technology secure and free for all. We discuss communications protocols, free software, and the barriers that stand in the way of those researching the inner workings of technology in the public interest. Our guest is Daniel Kahn Gillmor, senior staff technologist at the Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project of the American Civil Liberties Union.

The indictment of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange for conspiracy to hack into a classified government computer has reignited the debate over the question: what is the line between First Amendment-protected journalism and cyber-crime? On this episode, two leading experts on the intersection of the First Amendment and national security–Josh Geltzer of Georgetown University Law Center and Ben Wizner of the American Civil Liberties Union’s Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project—join host Jeffrey Rosen to consider whether Assange’s indictment poses a threat to press freedom. Questions or comments about the show? Email us at podcast@constitutioncenter.org.

The indictment of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange for conspiracy to hack into a classified government computer has reignited the debate over the question: what is the line between First Amendment-protected journalism and cyber-crime? On this episode, two leading experts on the intersection of the First Amendment and national security–Josh Geltzer of Georgetown University Law Center and Ben Wizner of the American Civil Liberties Union’s Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project—join host Jeffrey Rosen to consider whether Assange’s indictment poses a threat to press freedom. Questions or comments about the show? Email us at podcast@constitutioncenter.org.

Exploring the human rights impacts of modern technology, from Facebook to Amazon Alexa to government spying operations. Our focus here is not on "how you can protect yourself," but on the technological changes needed to secure privacy and freedom for all. Our guest is Daniel Kahn Gillmor (aka "dkg"), senior staff technologist at the Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project of the American Civil Liberties Union.

Lee Rowland was a senior staff attorney with the ACLU’s Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project. Lee has extensive experience as a litigator, lobbyist, and public speaker. She has served as lead counsel in federal First Amendment cases involving public employee speech rights, the First Amendment rights of community advocates, government regulation of digital speech, and state secrecy surrounding the lethal injection process. She also authors amicus briefs and blogs on topics including the intersection of speech and privacy, student and public employee speech, obscenity, and the Communications Decency Act. Nico graduated from Indiana University-Bloomington (IU) with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and history. While at IU, he was a member of the track & field team and served as editor-in-chief for the Indiana Standard and as a reporter and columnist for the Indiana Daily Student. Nico’s on-campus activism in defense of student and faculty rights led to induction into FIRE’s Prometheus Society. He was also a winner of 1 for All and the Knight Foundation‘s 2011 “Free to Tweet” contest.

Lee Rowland was a senior staff attorney with the ACLU’s Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project. Lee has extensive experience as a litigator, lobbyist, and public speaker. She has served as lead counsel in federal First Amendment cases involving public employee speech rights, the First Amendment rights of community advocates, government regulation of digital speech, and state secrecy surrounding the lethal injection process. She also authors amicus briefs and blogs on topics including the intersection of speech and privacy, student and public employee speech, obscenity, and the Communications Decency Act. Nico graduated from Indiana University-Bloomington (IU) with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and history. While at IU, he was a member of the track & field team and served as editor-in-chief for the Indiana Standard and as a reporter and columnist for the Indiana Daily Student. Nico’s on-campus activism in defense of student and faculty rights led to induction into FIRE’s Prometheus Society. He was also a winner of 1 for All and the Knight Foundation‘s 2011 “Free to Tweet” contest.

Do you ever worry that your smart speaker is listening in to what's going on in your kitchen? Do surveillance cameras make you uncomfortable? What privacy measures are you taking in your own life? Co-hosts James Norton and Dena Graziano speak with Michelle Richardson, deputy director of the Freedom, Security and Technology Project at the Center for Democracy and Technology, and answer your questions.

On August 12, 2017, a group of white supremacists gathered in Charlottesville, Virginia. The day was a disaster, with violence in the streets and Heather Heyer murdered by a man who drove his car into a crowd of anti-racist protesters. The ACLU of Virginia had represented Jason Kessler, the march organizer, in a First Amendment lawsuit when city officials attempted to move the location of the event. The ACLU’s representation of Kessler has renewed debate, both inside and outside the organization, about its role as a prominent defender of both free speech and racial justice. With white supremacy rearing its head, can the same organization effectively advance both principles? Dennis Parker, director of the ACLU Racial Justice Program, and Ben Wizner, director of the organization’s Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project, reflect on the ongoing debate.

Google truly does know everything. Law enforcement is now turning to the search company to locate potential crime suspects. Google owns Android and Waze, along with several other smartphone apps - many of which have full access to your whereabouts. Police are now asking Google for lists of users who were near crimes when they occurred in hopes of finding suspects.  How does this jibe with our Fourth Amendment rights and what can we do to protect our privacy in the Golden Age of Surveillance? I have an eye-opening conversation with Nathan Freed Wessler of the ACLU on how courts and lawmakers are struggling to deal with demands for data from Google and other sources by law enforcement agencies anxious to make use of the treasure trove of personal information they’re amassing. Nathan Freed Wessler is a staff attorney with the ACLU Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project, where he focuses on litigation and advocacy around surveillance and privacy issues, including government searches of electronic devices, requests for sensitive data held by third parties, and use of surveillance technologies. In 2017, he argued Carpenter v. United States in the U.S. Supreme Court, seeking to establish that the Fourth Amendment requires law enforcement to get a search warrant before requesting cell phone location data from a person’s cellular service provider. For Further Insight: Website: www.aclu.org Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/NateWessler Help me to help you! Visit: https://patreon.com/FirewallsDontStopDragons

Ben Wizner is the Director of the ACLU Speech, Privacy and Technology Project. Ben is also the lead attorney for Edward Snowden since 2013. The ACLU is a monolith in U.S. public and political affairs, counting over 1.2 million members as it approaches its 100th anniversary in 2020. We chat to Ben about his work as Snowden’s lead attorney, Snowden’s life in Moscow and his work at the ACLU.

Dr Daragh Murray from the University of Essex's Human Rights Centre discusses the risks of our data being misused, why we need to look at the issue in more depth and why politicians might need work internationally to protect our rights. Daragh is part of the Human Rights, Big Data and Technology Project at Essex funded by the Economic and Social Research Council: www.hrbdt.ac.uk/

On International Women’s Day, we’re highlighting the stories of several incredibly talented women in tech policy. They discuss what brought them to tech policy, and what drives them on this career path. Featured in this episode are: Gigi Sohn, a Distinguished Fellow at the Georgetown Law Institute for Technology Law & Policy and Mozilla Policy Fellow; Michelle Richardson, Deputy Director of the Center for Democracy and Technology's Freedom, Security, and Technology Project; Dr. Betsy Cooper, executive director of the Berkley Center for Long-Term Cyber Security; Cathy Gellis, lawyer with a focus on Internet issues; Jennifer Granick, surveillance and cybersecurity counsel for the ACLU; Carrie Wade, Director of Harm Reduction Policy and Senior Fellow at the R Street Institute; and Tiffany Li, resident fellow at Yale Law School’s Information Society Project.

The controversial memo prepared by Rep. Nunes (R-CA) hasn’t left the newscycle since its release on February 2. Berin recorded this special episode from the Bay Area and is joined by Jennifer Granick, the “NBA All-Star of surveillance law,” and the Surveillance and Cybersecurity Counsel at the ACLU’s Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project. Jennifer breaks down FISA, the authority that allowed collection of the information used in the memo, and the intricacies of the infamous memo.

On this heated episode of Live From America Podcast, we are joined by high ranking staff from the ACLU. Lee Rowland (@berkitron) is back on the air with Noam by popular demand. She is the Senior Staff Attorney for the ACLU Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project. Jay Stanley (@JayCStanley) is the Senior Policy Analyst with that same project. Also on the show Comedian Dan Naturman and Journalist Stephen Calabria Hosted by Noam Dworman and Hatem Gabr

Can law enforcement force you to divulge your passwords? How do you limit the scope of a search warrant on an iPhone? Is powerful encryption technology creating ‘warrant-free zones’ in cyberspace? Or are we actually in the Golden Age of Surveillance? Today I speak with Andrew Crocker (Staff Attorney at the Electronic Frontier Foundation) about how our Constitutional rights work in cyberspace. We’ll talk about the locked iPhone in the Texas mass shooting case and discuss how it relates to the San Bernardino case from 2015 and the Crypto Wars of the 1990’s. Andrew Crocker is a staff attorney on the Electronic Frontier Foundation’s civil liberties team. He focuses on EFF’s national security and privacy docket, as well as the Coders' Rights Project. While in law school, Andrew worked at the Berkman Center for Internet and Society, the American Civil Liberties Union’s Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project, and the Center for Democracy and Technology. He received his undergraduate and law degrees from Harvard University and an M.F.A. in creative writing from New York University. For Further Insight: Website: https://www.eff.org/ Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/agcrocker, https://twitter.com/EFF Donate to the EFF! https://supporters.eff.org/donate Help me to help you! Visit: https://patreon.com/FirewallsDontStopDragons

Have you ever assessed many ways your government spies on you? There is a crucial government surveillance authority up for reauthorization before December 31. We will talk about potential avenues for that reform and do “a surveillance year in review” with Michelle Richardson, Deputy Director of the Center for Democracy and Technology's Freedom, Security, and Technology Project, Senior Fellow at GW’s Center for Cyber and Homeland Security.

This week on Law.com’s Unprecedented podcast we talk with Nathan Wessler, a staff attorney with the ACLU’s Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project. Wessler will be arguing against the Department of Justice on Wednesday at the U.S. Supreme Court in Carpenter v. U.S.

Long before websites, apps and IoT devices, one primary way of learning and sharing information is with a printed document. They’re still not extinct yet. In fact, we’ve given them an upgrade to such that nearly all modern color printers include some form of tracking information that associates documents with the printer's serial number. This type of metadata is called tracking dots. We learned about them when prosecutors alleged 25-year-old federal contractor Reality Leah Winner printed a top-secret NSA document detailing the ongoing investigation into Russian election hacking last November and mailed it to The Intercept. Rest assured the Inside Out Security Show panelists all had a response to this form of printed metadata. Another type of metadata that will be discussed in the Supreme Court is whether the government needs a warrant to access a person’s cell phone location history. “Because cell phone location records can reveal countless private details of our lives, police should only be able to access them by getting a warrant based on probable cause,” said Nathan Freed Wessler, a staff attorney with the ACLU Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project. Other articles discussed: Malware Installed On a Router Can Take Control Over a Device’s LEDs and Use Them To Transmit Data Twitter product, Studio has vulnerability that allowed tweeting from any account Commenting secret code on Britney Spears’ Instagram account Inside Out Security Show panelists: Cindy Ng, Mike Buckbee, Kilian Englert, Forrest Temple

So, the C.I.A. has a back door to your phone. At least, according to the Vault 7 data dump from WikiLeaks. The documents—as yet unproven—say that if your device is connected to the internet, the American government wants in. And has a few tricky tools to do it. But they’ve had some sneaky tools for a while now. Just ask Daniel Rigmaiden. In 2008, Rigmaiden was arrested for filing fraudulent tax returns. And he couldn’t figure out how he was caught. He was careful. He stayed anonymous online, he used pre-paid debit cards and fake IDs. So he developed what his attorneys thought was a pretty crazy theory about government surveillance. And it turned out he was right. This week we revisit Daniel’s story. What he uncovered was more than a theory—it was a balancing act. The technology the government used to catch him was hidden to allegedly keep us safe. If criminals didn't know about it, they wouldn't be able to hack it. But does that secrecy actually open us up to other dangers? We hear from Nate Freed Wessler, staff attorney with the ACLU Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project, about a movement to give us a bigger say in how law enforcement does surveillance. Because things are moving fast. For more on what we know about the leaked documents, which WikiLeaks is calling “Vault 7,” read our round-up of the news here. And if these revelations have you thinking about privacy in a whole new way, try our Privacy Paradox challenges. You can start them any time. Support Note to Self by becoming a member today at NotetoSelfRadio.org/donate.   

So, the C.I.A. has a back door to your phone. At least, according to the Vault 7 data dump from WikiLeaks. The documents—as yet unproven—say that if your device is connected to the internet, the American government wants in. And has a few tricky tools to do it. But they’ve had some sneaky tools for a while now. Just ask Daniel Rigmaiden. In 2008, Rigmaiden was arrested for filing fraudulent tax returns. And he couldn’t figure out how he was caught. He was careful. He stayed anonymous online, he used pre-paid debit cards and fake IDs. So he developed what his attorneys thought was a pretty crazy theory about government surveillance. And it turned out he was right. This week we revisit Daniel’s story. What he uncovered was more than a theory—it was a balancing act. The technology the government used to catch him was hidden to allegedly keep us safe. If criminals didn't know about it, they wouldn't be able to hack it. But does that secrecy actually open us up to other dangers? We hear from Nate Freed Wessler, staff attorney with the ACLU Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project, about a movement to give us a bigger say in how law enforcement does surveillance. Because things are moving fast. For more on what we know about the leaked documents, which WikiLeaks is calling “Vault 7,” read our round-up of the news here. And if these revelations have you thinking about privacy in a whole new way, try our Privacy Paradox challenges. You can start them any time. Support Note to Self by becoming a member today at NotetoSelfRadio.org/donate.   

So, the C.I.A. has a back door to your phone. At least, according to the Vault 7 data dump from WikiLeaks. The documents—as yet unproven—say that if your device is connected to the internet, the American government wants in. And has a few tricky tools to do it. But they’ve had some sneaky tools for a while now. Just ask Daniel Rigmaiden. In 2008, Rigmaiden was arrested for filing fraudulent tax returns. And he couldn’t figure out how he was caught. He was careful. He stayed anonymous online, he used pre-paid debit cards and fake IDs. So he developed what his attorneys thought was a pretty crazy theory about government surveillance. And it turned out he was right. This week we revisit Daniel’s story. What he uncovered was more than a theory—it was a balancing act. The technology the government used to catch him was hidden to allegedly keep us safe. If criminals didn't know about it, they wouldn't be able to hack it. But does that secrecy actually open us up to other dangers? We hear from Nate Freed Wessler, staff attorney with the ACLU Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project, about a movement to give us a bigger say in how law enforcement does surveillance. Because things are moving fast. For more on what we know about the leaked documents, which WikiLeaks is calling “Vault 7,” read our round-up of the news here. And if these revelations have you thinking about privacy in a whole new way, try our Privacy Paradox challenges. You can start them any time. Support Note to Self by becoming a member today at NotetoSelfRadio.org/donate.   

So, the C.I.A. has a back door to your phone. At least, according to the Vault 7 data dump from WikiLeaks. The documents—as yet unproven—say that if your device is connected to the internet, the American government wants in. And has a few tricky tools to do it. But they’ve had some sneaky tools for a while now. Just ask Daniel Rigmaiden. In 2008, Rigmaiden was arrested for filing fraudulent tax returns. And he couldn’t figure out how he was caught. He was careful. He stayed anonymous online, he used pre-paid debit cards and fake IDs. So he developed what his attorneys thought was a pretty crazy theory about government surveillance. And it turned out he was right. This week we revisit Daniel’s story. What he uncovered was more than a theory—it was a balancing act. The technology the government used to catch him was hidden to allegedly keep us safe. If criminals didn't know about it, they wouldn't be able to hack it. But does that secrecy actually open us up to other dangers? We hear from Nate Freed Wessler, staff attorney with the ACLU Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project, about a movement to give us a bigger say in how law enforcement does surveillance. Because things are moving fast. For more on what we know about the leaked documents, which WikiLeaks is calling “Vault 7,” read our round-up of the news here. And if these revelations have you thinking about privacy in a whole new way, try our Privacy Paradox challenges. You can start them any time. Support Note to Self by becoming a member today at NotetoSelfRadio.org/donate.   

So, the C.I.A. has a back door to your phone. At least, according to the Vault 7 data dump from WikiLeaks. The documents—as yet unproven—say that if your device is connected to the internet, the American government wants in. And has a few tricky tools to do it. But they’ve had some sneaky tools for a while now. Just ask Daniel Rigmaiden. In 2008, Rigmaiden was arrested for filing fraudulent tax returns. And he couldn’t figure out how he was caught. He was careful. He stayed anonymous online, he used pre-paid debit cards and fake IDs. So he developed what his attorneys thought was a pretty crazy theory about government surveillance. And it turned out he was right. This week we revisit Daniel’s story. What he uncovered was more than a theory—it was a balancing act. The technology the government used to catch him was hidden to allegedly keep us safe. If criminals didn't know about it, they wouldn't be able to hack it. But does that secrecy actually open us up to other dangers? We hear from Nate Freed Wessler, staff attorney with the ACLU Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project, about a movement to give us a bigger say in how law enforcement does surveillance. Because things are moving fast. For more on what we know about the leaked documents, which WikiLeaks is calling “Vault 7,” read our round-up of the news here. And if these revelations have you thinking about privacy in a whole new way, try our Privacy Paradox challenges. You can start them any time. Support Note to Self by becoming a member today at NotetoSelfRadio.org/donate.   

Sam Morril and Sean Donnelly are prominent standup comedians based in New York City. They can regularly be seen performing at the Comedy Cellar. Lee Rowland is a senior staff attorney with the ACLU's Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project. She also serves as an adjunct clinical professor for NYU Law's Technology Law and Policy Clinic, and is a member of the New York Bar Association's Communications and Media Law Committee

Sam Morril and Sean Donnelly are prominent standup comedians based in New York City. They can regularly be seen performing at the Comedy Cellar. Lee Rowland is a senior staff attorney with the ACLU's Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project. She also serves as an adjunct clinical professor for NYU Law's Technology Law and Policy Clinic, and is a member of the New York Bar Association's Communications and Media Law Committee

The technologists defending the Constitution: this week Paul and Rich talk to two people with very different roles at the American Civil Liberties Union. Marco Carbone, Associate Director for Internet Technology, manages the ACLU’s website, while Daniel Kahn Gillmor, Senior Staff Technologist for the Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project, does policy-oriented work, especially on digital privacy rights. Topics covered include the recent influx of donations to the organization, poor security standards on our social media platforms, warrants, and more.

Jay Stanley is a senior fellow at the American Civil Liberties Union's Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Trump is everywhere in the news this week, so we decided to do something different: 60 minutes of political talk that is Trump-free. Guaranteed. Instead: The fight to limit government surveillance tactics: Ben Wizner talks about what we have won—and what we need to do next. He’s director of the ACLU’s Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project and the lawyer for Edward Snowden. Plus: Susan Faludi tells the story of transgender woman—her father, who transitioned when she was 75. Susan of course is the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Backlash: The Undeclared War Against American Women. Now she has a new book out: it’s called "In the Darkroom." And Tom Lutz has been traveling a lot – he went to Lhasa to talk about Tibetan resistance to China; he went to Jordan to talk about Iran and America; and he went to Teheran to talk about the Kurds. His new book is "Drinking Mare’s Milk on the Roof of the World."

Can a US warrant compel Microsoft to give the Justice Department customer data stored in Ireland? The Obama administration thought so, but last week, the Second U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decided in favor of Microsoft's challenge of such a warrant. Evan is joined by Greg Nojeim, Director of the Freedom, Security and Technology Project at the Center for Democracy & Technology to discuss the case. What does the decision mean for email privacy? What alternatives does the U.S. government have in investigations involving data stored abroad?

ACLU attorney Ben Wizner, who has represented whistleblower Edward Snowden, spoke at the University of Virginia School of Law on March 25 about protecting privacy in an era in which government organizations and businesses wish to gather increasing amounts of information about people's everyday lives. Wizner, the director of the ACLU Speech, Privacy & Technology Project, is introduced by UVA Law professor Josh Bowers, co-director of the Program in Law and Public Service.

Blinding The Surveillance State Christopher Soghoian Principal Technologist, American Civil Liberties Union We live in a surveillance state. Law enforcement and intelligence agencies have access to a huge amount of data about us, enabling them to learn intimate, private details about our lives. In part, the ease with which they can obtain such information reflects the fact that our laws have failed to keep up with advances in technology. However, privacy enhancing technologies can offer real protections even when the law does not. That intelligence agencies like the NSA are able to collect records about every telephone call made in the United States, or engage in the bulk surveillance of Internet communications is only possible because so much of our data is transmitted in the clear. The privacy enhancing technologies required to make bulk surveillance impossible and targeted surveillance more difficult already exist. We just need to start using them. Christopher Soghoian is a privacy researcher and activist, working at the intersection of technology, law and policy. He is the Principal Technologist with the Speech, Privacy and Technology Project at the American Civil Liberties Union. Soghoian completed his Ph.D. in 2012, which focused on the role that third party service providers play in facilitating law enforcement surveillance of their customers.

Six states have passed laws to address revenge porn, but critics say those laws may infringe upon First Amendment rights and subject people to needless criminal prosecution. Critics of anti-revenge porn laws believe the laws as drafted are overly broad, fail to exempt acceptable behavior, and create a chilling effect on otherwise legal expression. On this follow up episode of Lawyer 2 Lawyer, hosts Bob Ambrogi and J. Craig Williams interview Lee Rowland from the ACLU and Marc Randazza from the Randazza Legal Group. Together we discuss the potentially harmful components of non-consensual porn legislation and consider alternative avenues of redress for victims. Professor Mary Anne Franks of the Cyber Civil Rights Initiative, a proponent of criminalizing revenge porn, joins us for the second half to debate criticisms of these laws. Tune in for a spirited debate about free speech, over-criminalization, and the proper way to address the troubling issue of revenge porn. For part one of this two-part series, please listen to Revenge Porn: Societal Costs and Legislative Solutions. Lee Rowland is a Staff Attorney with the ACLU's Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project. Prior to joining the ACLU, she was a voting rights counsel with the Brennan Center for Justice, where she successfully represented the League of Women Voters of Florida and others in constitutional challenges to Florida's 2011 election law. Rowland previously ran the Reno office of the ACLU of Nevada, where she regularly argued before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and the Nevada Supreme Court. Marc Randazza is a First Amendment lawyer for the Randazza Legal Group located in Las Vegas, Nevada. A graduate of Georgetown University Law Center, he found his passion for the First Amendment while attending the University of Massachusetts at Amherst Journalism Program. Randazza has law offices in five states and represents both adult entertainment companies and private individuals. He is a regular contributor to news sources such as CNN and Fox News, and is a frequent commentator on legal issues to the international media. Professor Mary Anne Franks is the Vice President of Cyber Civil Rights Initiative and an Associate Professor of Law at the University of Miami School of Law. She holds a Juris Doctor degree from Harvard Law School and prior to her teaching career, obtained both her Masters and Ph.D. in Modern Languages and Literature as a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University. As part of her continuing efforts with the Cyber Civil Rights Initiative, she works with state legislatures to draft legislation against non-consensual pornography. Special thanks to our sponsor, Clio.

In this podcast, Ricardo about the main differences in management technology projects as compared to other projects.

Dr. Kevin O'Grady is the Regional Director of the Anti-Defamation League, Orange County/Long Beach region. He previously served as the region's Associate Director. At the ADL, Dr. O'Grady oversees all programming including: civil rights; government affairs; community relations; education; and law enforcement relations. He coordinates the region's response to civil rights issues and hate crimes, monitors extremist groups, and speaks at public forums on issues of civil rights, diversity, anti-Semitism, and education. Before joining the Anti-Defamation League, Dr. O'Grady served as the Dean of Students for Milken Community High School, the largest Jewish Day School in the country. He has also served as Director of the Hawai'i Technology Project: a state wide project that introduced on-line technologies into small schools across the state's five primary islands. In 2001 he was named "One of Los Angeles' City and County's Most Inspirational Teachers." He recently, authored a study of gay and lesbian high school teachers and is considered a national expert in the area of gay and lesbian issues in education. In addition to his work with the ADL, Dr. O'Grady is a member of The Center, Orange County, GLSEN Orange County and the Center for Unconventional Security Affairs. He holds a masters degree in Political Science from California State University, Fullerton and a doctorate in Education from the University of Southern California. Kevin lives in Long Beach, CA with his partner Dr. Craig Kain. www.adl.org