Defending Democracy from Big Tech

Ken Rogerson teaches at Duke’s Sanford School of Public Policy,  where he is the director of graduate studies. He explained that market economics alone cannot create incentives for companies to address the harms caused by new technologies. Click here to listen or press play below.   

Jolynn Dellinger teaches privacy at Duke University Law School and is a Senior Fellow at the Kenan Institute for Ethics. She talks about the need for tech workers — sometimes, whistleblowers — to step forward when they witness questionable practices at tech companies. Click here to listen or press play [Keep reading]

Dr. Johnny Ryan is senior fellow at the Irish Council for Civil Liberties. We discussed the critical role Ireland plays in regulating the world’s Big Tech companies, and why he sees the online advertising ecosystem as “the biggest data breach of all time.” Click here to listen or click play [Keep reading]

Jane Horvath is Apple’s chief privacy officer. We talked with her about Apple’s role as “judge and jury” when it comes to inclusion in the App Store, and how the firm might be more accountable for its decisions. Click here to listen, or click play below.