The History and Legislation of Surveillance Technology
Channel: EFF-Austin
Date: 2020-07-16

Our speaker this month is David Hensley. David is a paralegal, EFF-Austin board member, writer, independent researcher, and a philosophy, literature and comicbook junkie.

David's presentation will discuss a brief history of the dissonance between legislation and technology, how it applies to current technology and possible solutions. It will discuss the history and context of surveillance technology in the United States, the role of companies in surveillance and surveillance tech as well as noteworthy surveillance technology. He will also discuss legislation that has empowered surveillance technology.

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