Bruce Schneier is a cryptographer, computer security professional, privacy specialist and writer. He is a fellow at the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University and at the Belfer Center at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, as well as a board member of the Electronic Frontier Foundation. He is also a special advisor to IBM Security and the Chief Technology Officer of Resilient. He is the author of several books on general security topics, computer security and cryptography and is a contributing writer for The Guardian news organization.
Bruce Schneier
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COVID-19 and Surveillance Technology with Bruce Schneier - 12:30pm EDT / 9:30am PDT
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Technology has played a central role in the response to the COVID-19 pandemic. But that has come with increased risks to privacy. How do we balance our needs for safety, convenience and privacy in the wake of this crisis?