Encryption is Key
How Undermining Encryption Would Harm Cybersecurity, Consumers, and the Economy
New America's Open Technology Institute and Center for Democracy and Technology
Tuesday, May 17, 2016
1:30 pm to 3:00 pm
https://www.cvent.com/events/encryption-is-key-how-undermining-encryptio...
Former high-level government officials from the National Security Council, the Federal Trade Commission and the Commerce Department will join us to discuss the value of strong encryption and explain how forcing companies to weaken the security of their digital products and services would undermine American security, prosperity, and innovation.
Opening Remarks: Kevin Bankston, Director at New America’s Open Technology Institute
Moderator: Nuala O’Connor, President and CEO, Center for Democracy & Technology
- Julie Brill, former Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission; co-director of the Privacy and Cybersecurity practice, Hogan Lovells
- Cameron Kerry, former General Counsel and Acting Secretary of the United States Department of Commerce; Distinguished Visiting Fellow, The Brookings Institution Center for Technology and Innovation; Senior Counsel, Sidley Austin LLP
- Ari Schwartz, former Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Cybersecurity, National Security Council; Managing Director of Cybersecurity Services, Venable LLP
For any questions, please email Robyn Greene
(greene@opentechinstitute.org)