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Surveillance Series
Monday • June 5, 2023 • 1 – 2 PM EDT
The Pernicious Surveillance Legacy of
9/11<https://www.cato.org/events/pernicious-surveillance-legacy-9-11>
Have officials in the executive branch and Congress learned anything from
surveillance mistakes and overreaches? How many other surveillance programs and
authorities that potentially threaten the privacy and even constitutional
rights of Americans have yet to be subjected to meaningful oversight?
Featuring:
* Patrick Toomey, Deputy Director, American Civil Liberties Union National
Security Project
* Faiza Patel, Senior Director, Liberty and National Security Program,
Brennan Center for Justice
* Carrie Cordero, Robert M. Gates Senior Fellow and General Counsel, Center
for a New American Security
* moderated by Patrick Eddington, Senior Fellow, Cato Institute
Full Details ⟶<https://www.cato.org/events/pernicious-surveillance-legacy-9-11>
Tuesday • June 6, 2023 • 1 – 2 PM EDT
Surveillance Reform
Prospects<https://www.cato.org/events/surveillance-reform-prospects>
What do we actually know about the alleged effectiveness of the controversial
FISA Section 702 electronic mass surveillance program? What is the scope of the
legal and compliance problems with Section 702? Should it be renewed unchanged,
retained in modified form, or allowed to expire? Does the narrow focus on
Section 702’s fate obscure the larger surveillance reform problems we face?
Featuring:
* Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R‑VA), Former House Judiciary Chair and Senior Policy
Advisor, Project on Privacy and Surveillance Accountability
* Elizabeth (Liza) Goitein, Senior Director, Liberty and National Security
Program, Brennan Center for Justice
* Jake Laperruque, Deputy Director, Security and Surveillance Project,
Center for Democracy and Technology
* moderated by Patrick Eddington, Senior Fellow, Cato Institute
Full Details ⟶<https://www.cato.org/events/surveillance-reform-prospects>
Wednesday • June 7, 2023 • 1 – 2 PM EDT
Domestic Terrorism versus Constitutional
Speech<https://www.cato.org/events/domestic-terrorism-versus-constitutional-speech>
What happens when adherents of extremist ideologies no longer feel shouting
their views is enough? Does the Supreme Court’s decision in Brandenburg v. Ohio
still draw the right line between constitutionally protected speech and that
which is not? Has the rise and proliferation of social media platforms made the
transition from violent speech to violent action easier and faster?
Featuring:
* Mike German, Fellow, Brennan Center for Justice, New York University
* Thomas Berry, Research Fellow, Robert A. Levy Center for Constitutional
Studies, Cato Institute
* Dr. Robert Pape, Director, Chicago Project on Security and Threats,
University of Chicago
* moderated by Patrick Eddington, Senior Fellow, Cato Institute
Full Details
⟶<https://www.cato.org/events/domestic-terrorism-versus-constitutional-speech>
Thursday • June 8, 2023 • 1 – 2 PM EDT
Biometrics: Privacy versus Public
Safety<https://www.cato.org/events/biometrics-privacy-versus-public-safety>
How reliable is facial recognition? Can biases be unconsciously worked into the
algorithms that make facial recognition possible? How many cases of mistaken
identity have been attributed to facial recognition to date? How does the law
at the federal, state, or local level impact the use of biometric technology?
Our expert panel will tackle these and related questions.
Featuring:
* Clare Garvie, Fourth Amendment Center Training and Resource Counsel,
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
* Nate Wessler, Deputy Director, Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project,
American Civil Liberties Union
* Peter Pietra, Privacy Officer, Transportation Security Administration
* moderated by Patrick Eddington, Senior Fellow, Cato Institute
Full Details
⟶<https://www.cato.org/events/biometrics-privacy-versus-public-safety>
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From: Patrick Eddington
Sent: Friday, May 26, 2023 12:30 PM
Subject: Register NOW: Cato Surveillance Week 2023, June 5-8
One virtual panel per day, running from June 5 through June 8 at 1pm ET each
day. Registration links below:
June 5: https://www.cato.org/events/pernicious-surveillance-legacy-9-11
June 6: https://www.cato.org/events/surveillance-reform-prospects
June 7:
https://www.cato.org/events/domestic-terrorism-versus-constitutional-speech
June 8: https://www.cato.org/events/biometrics-privacy-versus-public-safety
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