NACDL FREE CLE Webinar:

PROGRAM SUMMARY:

With an increasing number of governments and private corporations proposing
the use of technological surveillance systems to combat the COVID-19
pandemic, experts have warned that tech-assisted contact-tracing and location tracking systems can pose significant risks to privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties.

This FREE CLE webinar will discuss the practical limits and privacy
considerations of these systems, with a focus on risks and concerns to criminal defendants.

LOCATION: Online LIVE Web Training

DATE: Wednesday, May 13, 2020

TIME: 1:00pm – 2:30pm ET (10:00am – 11:30am PT)

COST: FREE

FACULTY:

Catherine Crump is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Law and Director of the
Samuelson Law, Technology & Public Policy Clinic. Her advocacy and research
focus on the impact of new technologies on civil liberties and the justice
system. Crump has focused on uncovering information about how law
enforcement agencies deploy surveillance technology and promoting expansive protections for privacy and free speech in the face of increasingly
advanced technologies. Crump has litigated cases on behalf of clients in
numerous federal district and appellate courts and in the California Supreme
Court. She has also testified before Congress, the European Parliament, and
various state legislatures and municipal bodies.

Daniel Kahn Gillmor is a Senior Staff Technologist for ACLU’s Speech,
Privacy, and Technology Project, focused on the way our technical infrastructure shapes society and impacts civil liberties. As a free software developer and member of
the Debian project, he contributes to fundamental tools that shape the
possibilities of our information-rich environment. As a participant in the IETF
he fosters the creation of new generations of networking and cryptographic
protocols designed and optimized for privacy and security. He is an
anti-surveillance advocate for privacy, justice, free speech, and data sovereignty. Daniel is a graduate of Brown University’s computer science program.