Christopher Soghoian
Privacy Advocate | Exposing Government Surveillance Tools
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Christopher Soghoian is a leading expert on digital privacy and government surveillance. As a former principal technologist at the ACLU, he researched and exposed high-tech spy tools used by law enforcement to monitor citizens.
Soghoian's TED talks have reached millions, challenging audiences to protect their online privacy and security. His keynotes provide a rare insider's view of the cat-and-mouse game between governments, tech companies, and privacy advocates.
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Your smartphone is a civil rights issue
The smartphone you use reflects more than just personal taste ... it could determine how closely you can be tracked, too. Privacy expert and TED Fellow Christopher Soghoian details a glaring difference between the encryption used on Apple and Android devices and urges us to pay attention to a growing digital security divide. "If the only people who can protect themselves from the gaze of the government are the rich and powerful, that's a problem," he says. "It's not just a cybersecurity problem -- it's a civil rights problem."
| Event | Year | Location |
|---|---|---|
| TED×3 | 2016, 2015, 2013 | 🇨🇦Vancouver, Canada🇺🇸Long Beach, United States |
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