Join a panel of experts, including EFF Associate Director of Research Gennie Gebhart, to discuss trends in intellectual freedom and freedom of expression at the International Federation of Library Associations 2019 World Library and Information Congress. IFLA’s Intellectual Freedom statement was adopted 20 years ago this year, underlining the commitment...

RISE OF THE HACKERS: Don’t fear them. Join them. (Saturday, August 17 at 5PM in Room 212ABCD) Moderated by Sheera Frenkel, New York Times Jennifer Arcuri, Founder, Hacker House, serial entrepreneur and disrupter Parisa Tabriz, Browser Boss, “Security Princess” and head of Project Zero, Google Eva Galperin, Director of Cybersecurity...

Georgia is moving rapidly to upgrade its voting systems, while the purchase process has been plagued by claims of security problems in the new generation of technology, and vendor favoritism. What are the risks to the integrity of our vote and our democracy? Hayley Tsukayama, Keith Watson, TJ Mihill (Moderator)

What happens if the TSA or CBP demands a password to your device, or biometric login, while you are traveling? Is it legal to refuse, and can you proceed to your destination without having your devices taken from you? What about your Fourth Amendment rights; do you have any while...

Tumblr's artificial intelligence filter is blocking lots of false positives and removing beneficial content. What's missing is the balance that human judgment brings. Is this a sign of things to come across all social media platforms, or all Internet content in general? Kurt Opsahl, Erica Portnoy, Jairus Khan (Moderator), James...