In the novel 1984, George Orwell describes a dystopian society in which everything citizens do is monitored by the all-seeing eyes of Big Brother. Thirty years after 1984, we find ourselves surrounded by threats to our privacy. Is there anything to be done? And if so, what?
The Teaching Privacy team at the International Computer Science Institute invites you to a workshop on privacy in the digital age on Monday, October 6 from 8:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Join Bob MacMillan, senior writer at WIRED, and Chris Hoofnagle, director of Information Privacy Programs at Berkeley Center for Law & Technology, along with our colleagues from academia and industry, as we discuss online privacy.
For full information, please visit the Workshop home page.
Schedule – Monday, October 6:
8:30 – 9:00 Breakfast
9:00 – 9:10 Introduction
9:10 – 10:40 Panel 1: Is online privacy a myth?
10:40 – 11:00 Coffee break / lightning talks
11:00 – 12:30 Panel 2: Is it possible to use technology to protect our privacy?
12:30 – 2:00 Lunch and posters / demos
9:10 – 10:40 Panel 1: Is online privacy a myth?
Panelists:
- Tom Lowenthal, Technologist, Committee to Protect Journalists
- Sid Stamm, Lead Privacy Engineer, Mozilla
- Nicholas Weaver, Senior Researcher, Networking and Security, ICSI
Moderator: Bob MacMillan, Senior Writer, WIRED
Description: We face thousands of threats to our privacy every day without even realizing it. This panel takes an in-depth look at some of the ways that our electronic data is at risk. Topics include online tracking, NSA surveillance, and how hackers can access personal information through almost anything web-enabled, including mobile apps.
11:00 – 12:30 Panel 2: Is it possible to use technology to protect our privacy?
Panelists:
- Gerald Friedland, Director, Audio and Multimedia, ICSI
- Roger Dingledine, Project Leader, Director, Researcher, Original Developer, Tor
- Serge Egelman, Senior Researcher, Networking and Security, ICSI
- Aleecia McDonald, Director of Privacy, Stanford Center for Internet and Society
Moderator: Chris Hoofnagle, UC Berkeley/ICIR
Description: Is it possible to use technology to protect your identity and minimize privacy threats? Even tools once thought impenetrable, like Tor, have vulnerabilities. In this panel, privacy and security experts will discuss the capabilities and limitations of privacy-guarding tools, how you can use them to protect yourself and better understand the risks of engaging online, as well as ongoing research to improve online privacy.
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