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Cooper QuintinLisa FemiaThorin KlosowskiAlexis HancockHannah Zhao
Electronic Frontier Foundation attorneys, technologists, and activists answer community questions on digital rights, surveillance law, privacy legislation, and AI policy.
Summary
The Electronic Frontier Foundation and Digital Rights
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) works to defend civil liberties, online privacy, free expression, and innovation in the digital world through legal advocacy, technological research, and grassroots activism.
Legal Trends in Surveillance and Encryption
EFF panelists break down current battles surrounding government mass surveillance, international encryption backdoors, biometric tracking regulations, and consumer data privacy laws.
Artificial Intelligence and Algorithmic Accountability
The panel addresses emerging legal challenges in artificial intelligence, copyright disputes over model training datasets, and automated algorithmic discrimination.
Community Q&A on Tech Policy
Panelists engage with the DEF CON community, answering questions on researcher legal protections (CFAA / DMCA Section 1201), right-to-repair initiatives, and digital defense strategies for activists.
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