February 2019
CITP Special Event: Building Trust Online: A Conversation with Gabriel Weinberg, CEO of DuckDuckGo
DuckDuckGo is the world’s leading pro-privacy search engine. Since its founding ten years ago, DuckDuckGo has processed over 26 billion search queries. The company has grown to over 55 employees and earned over $25 million in revenue. This conversation, between DuckDuckGo CEO Gabriel Weinberg...
March 2019
CITP Special Event: One Year Into the EU Data Protection Law: How is it Working?
Attendance by invitation only. Etienne Maury from the Commission nationale de l’informatique et des libertés (CNIL) and Estelle Masse from Access Now will provide an overview of the functioning of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) almost one year in.This conversation will reflect on the law’s...
October 2019
The G.S. Beckwith Gilbert ’63 Lectures: General John R. Allen USMC (Ret.) – AI on the Battlefield: Ethics and Rules of Engagement
A conversation with General John R. Allen USMC (Ret.), President, Brookings Institution; Former Commander, ISA and US Forces, Afghanistan and Edward W. Felten, Robert E. Kahn Professor of Computer Science and Public Affairs.
November 2019
The TechSoc Reading Group: Dr. Finn Brunton – Digital Cash: The Unknown History of the Anarchists, Utopians, and Technologists Who Created Cryptocurrency
The TechSoc Reading Group will host Dr. Finn Brunton for a discussion of his new book Digital Cash: The Unknown History of the Anarchists, Utopians, and Technologists Who Created Cryptocurrency.
April 2020
CITP Webinar: Technology and Elections During a Pandemic
CITP presented a panel on elections and the role of technology during a pandemic on April 2. Professor Ed Felten spoke to experts about the challenges and risks facing the 2020 elections, and how we can design solutions and protective measures to secure our elections. The webinar addressed a broad range of issues including voter experience, disinformation, campaign finance ...