Technology, Surveillance, and You
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About this event
Join author and journalist Byron Tau for an interactive session on what happens with your data when you use everyday technologies, from your cell phone to your car's tires.
Join Pulitzer prize-winning journalist and author of Means of Control: how the hidden alliance of tech and government is creating a new American surveillance state Byron Tau for a discussion and workshop on how personal and user data flows from everyday technologies we use through companies, data brokers, and sometimes, to government agencies.
Event overview:
Introduction and examples: Tau will describe some easy-to-follow examples of how data flows from everyday technologies through companies, data brokers, and government agencies.
"How to harden your tech" workshop: learn accessible, practical tips for taking back some control of your data.
Q&A: bring your questions related to technology, data, and surveillance.
Copies of Means of Control will be available for sale at this event.
Location
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library - Central Library, Washington, DC
Listed by DC Public Library. Details can change — check the official page before you go.