Dave, Washington, DC-area IPers may be interested in attending this talk we're sponsoring by Bruce Schneier on "the Future of Privacy" on Tuesday. Our invite is below. Best, Jay ~~~~~~~~~~~ Jay Stanley Public Education Director, Technology and Liberty Project ACLU Bruce Schneier to speak on "The Future of Privacy" Tuesday You are cordially invited to an exciting opportunity to hear the renowned security expert, technologist, cryptographer, author and thinker Bruce Schneier discuss "The Future of Privacy," sponsored by the ACLU. The recent NSA spying scandal is just the latest sign of our times - how rapidly evolving technology is opening up new possibilities for surveillance, and how governments and companies are rushing to exploit them. With his unique background, Bruce Schneier is positioned to offer a fascinating and insightful perspective on the future of privacy in America at a time of churning technological change. This talk and discussion also kicks off of an exciting new ACLU speaking series, The Forum on Technology & the Future, which will feature experts discussing and debating cutting-edge technologies and their implications for the future of civil liberties. Events will be held on a roughly bi-monthly basis in Washington DC (a schedule is available on the ACLU website at www.aclu.org/future). Looking forward to seeing you there, Barry Steinhardt ---------------------------------------------------------- Bruce Schneier, "The Future of Privacy" Sponsored by the ACLU's Forum on Technology and the Future Tuesday, May 23 9:30 AM Coffee and muffins served starting at 9:00 915 15th St. NW, Washington DC, 6th Floor It is requested but not required that you RSVP to futurefreedom@aclu.org Bruce Schneier is an internationally renowned security technologist, referred to by The Economist as a "security guru." He is the author of eight books - including the best sellers "Beyond Fear: Thinking Sensibly about Security in an Uncertain World," "Secrets and Lies," and "Applied Cryptography" - and hundreds of academic articles and papers. His influential newsletter, Crypto-Gram, is read by over 120,000 people. Schneier is regularly quoted in the press, and his essays have appeared in national and international publications. He is the CTO and founder of Counterpane Internet Security, Inc., and the author of the popular Blowfish and Twofish encryption algorithms. He is also a frequent guest on television and radio, has testified before Congress, and is a frequent writer and lecturer on issues surrounding security and privacy. ------------------------------------- You are subscribed as eugen@leitl.org To manage your subscription, go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip Archives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/ ----- End forwarded message ----- -- Eugen* Leitl <a href="http://leitl.org">leitl</a> http://leitl.org ______________________________________________________________ ICBM: 48.07100, 11.36820 http://www.ativel.com 8B29F6BE: 099D 78BA 2FD3 B014 B08A 7779 75B0 2443 8B29 F6BE [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type application/pgp-signature which had a name of signature.asc]