Expression and Surveillance: Trump’s Executive Order, Privacy, and Digital Contact Tracing

TBD: Technology By Design

The last 2 weeks in tech policy have been seismic. In this episode, Matt and Jen talk about online expression and President Trump’s Executive Order, about why Apple and Google were right to design their contact tracing system to be as privacy-protective as it is, and why despite this elegant design, digital contract tracing is unlikely to work.  Listen in. 

  • Slate article
  • Tech, Law, & Security Program
  • Executive Order on Section 230
  • Professor Daskal's article on the Executive Order

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