Sessions at SXSW Interactive 2011 about Surveillance

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Friday 11th March 2011

• Big Brother on a Big Screen

  by Chris Conley, Cindy Cohn and Tim Edgar

  Can the NSA really do that? Um, yes. Join ACLU and EFF at the movies to take a close look at how government surveillance has caught up with the fables dreamed up for Hollywood flicks. From location tracking to sensor networks, we'll discuss what’s technologically possible, what’s legal, and the impact on business and society. Jaunty tin foil hats and popcorn will be provided!

  LEVEL: Intermediate

  • ACLU
  • Government
  • NSA
  • Privacy
  • Surveillance

  At 2:00pm to 3:00pm, Friday 11th March

  In Salon F/G, Hilton Austin Downtown

Monday 14th March 2011

• Building Human Rights Into Your Social Site

  by Danny O’Brien, Ebele Okobi-Harris, Jillian York and Rebecca Mackinnon

  No matter how narrow you think the use of your website or service will be, if it's successful, it'll be used in ways you'll never expect - including life or death fights over human rights in foreign countries. The design of your sketchy PHP code might make the difference between a free press or a government clampdown, tortured dissidents or a bloodless coup. Twitter aids activists in Iran; Facebook helps the independent press in Ethiopia; World of Warcraft is policed for sedition in China. What is happening on your site that you don't know about? And how can you design it so you help the good guys?

  LEVEL: Intermediate

  • Activism
  • Facebook
  • Human Rights
  • Privacy
  • Surveillance

  At 3:30pm to 4:30pm, Monday 14th March

  In Room 10AB, Austin Convention Center

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