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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 ([link removed]) — 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 ([link removed]) to the RightsCon Rundown newsletter):

“Direct Access”: Definitions, Demands, and Data ([link removed]) (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 ([link removed]) (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 ([link removed]) (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 ([link removed]) (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? ([link removed]) (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 ([link removed]) (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 ([link removed]) (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 ([link removed]) (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

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