Parker Higgins is an activist at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, specializing in issues at the intersection of freedom of speech and copyright, trademark, and patent law. He talks about EFF role on the legal front of battles to protect online rights, including the Bills Anonymous opposed in OpBlackout, ACTA, SOPA and PIPA. Parker explains the risks of censorship and broad over reach of the Blacklist Bills hiding behind the the deceptive names of Stop Online Piracy Act and Protect IP. We are introduced to Aarons Law, inspired by the loss of Aaron Swartz who personifies the cost of judicial abuses for digital activists championing Internet freedoms.
Eva Galperin - EFF - HTTPS Everywhere - Easy Privacy Tools
Eva Galperin is the International Freedom of Expression Coordinator at the Electronic Frontier Foundation. She worked all over Silicon Valley and now covers (…)
21 December 2012
Barrett Brown - Stratfor Hack Trapwire & Wikileaks DDoS
Barrett Brown on the mainstream impact of Stratfor emails the ongoing DDoS on Wikileaks since Trapwire release. Barret says he deals only with public (…)
10 August 2012
John Perkins - Confessions of an Economic Hitman
John Perkins was one of the first to insiders to expose the corruption of global banking. His first book, Confessions of an Economic Hitman was published in (…)
7 June 2013
Dennis P. McCann - Green Revolution Art, Activism & Anonymous
Dennis McCann is an artist and political activist living in Turkey. He interned with Andy Warhol and has had awards and exhibits worldwide. As an American (…)
15 December 2012
Jason Hammond - Free Jeremy & Live Music from "Bob Dylan" & FreeAnons CD
Jason Hammond is a musician from Chicago and the twin brother of Jeremy Hammond, a hacktivist jailed in NYC since March 2012 when he was part of an FBI (…)
31 August 2012
JD Nero - We Are Legion - Songwriter Rapper
J.D. Nero talks about the power of music and its place in educating the public. Nero is a life-long native of Brooklyn, N.Y. with a deep passion for music (…)
26 October 2012
Alexa O’Brien - Week 9 Manning Trial Ends - Verdict Looms
Alexa O’Brien is a journalist, film-maker & digital media strategist who has provided extensive archives & only available transcripts of Wikileaks (…)
16 August 2013
Asher Wolf - Grassroots Journalism, Cyber-Security & FBI in Australia
Asher Wolf is a journalist, transparency and information activist based in Australia. She is the founder of the Cryptoparty. She talks about being a target (…)
26 October 2012