CDT Staff to Tackle Hottest Issues in Tech at RightsCon 2021

The world’s biggest summit on human rights in the digital age is just days away — and CDT experts are showing up in force. At RightsCon 2021 — the 10th gathering of human rights defenders, technologists, government officials, business leaders, and journalists — we’ll be discussing everything from algorithmic bias and new surveillance technologies to student privacy, rights-respecting content moderation, and how to restore trust in American democracy. 

If you’ve signed up for the summit, we’re delighted to invite you to join the following discussions with CDT experts (if you’re not registered, you can engage by subscribing to the RightsCon Rundown newsletter):

• “Direct Access”: Definitions, Demands, and Data (June 7, 12:00 – 13:00 ET)
  • Host: Global Network Initiative (GNI)
  • With Greg Nojeim, CDT Senior Counsel and Director of the Security and Surveillance Project

• Ballots, Bots, and BS: How to Restore Trust in American Elections (June 8, 11:45-12:45 ET)
  • Host: Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT)
  • With Will Adler, Senior Technologist, Elections & Democracy, CDT

• One Ring to Rule Them All: Centralization and Coordination of Content Moderation (June 8, 13:30-14:30 ET)
  • Host: Christchurch Call Advisory Network
  • With Emma Llansó, Director of CDT’s Free Expression Project

• Student Privacy Through a Lens of Community Engagement (June 8, 17:15-18:15 ET) 
  • Host: Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT)
  • With Elizabeth Laird, CDT Director, Equity in Civic Technology

• Can YOU Explain How the Internet Really Works? (June 9, 13:30-14:30 ET)
  • Hosted by Mallory Knodel, CDT Chief Technology Officer

• Immersive Inclusion: Using the power of AR/VR for Good in DEI (June 9, 16:00-17:00 ET)
  • Host: Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF)
  • With Lydia X.Z. Brown, Policy Counsel with CDT’s Privacy and Data Project

• Beyond Watching the Watchers: Government Misuse of Surveillance Technology and How to Stop it Through Multi Stakeholder Collaboration (June 11, 12:15-13:15 ET) 
  • Host: U.S. Department of State
  • With Mallory Knodel, CDT Chief Technology Officer

• Confronting Threats from All Sides: Building the Anti-Censorship Ecosystem (June 11, 12:15 – 13:15 ET)
  • Hosts: Internews, Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT), Open Observatory of Network Interference (OONI), and Guardian Project
  • With Mallory Knodel, CDT Chief Technology Officer