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Political communication scholar Kathleen Hall Jamieson examined Russian efforts to influence the 2016 presidential election.

Shoshana Zuboff, author of The Age of Surveillance Capitalism, talked about the growing business of collecting and selling consumer data. She was interviewed by Nilay Patel, editor-in-chief…

Hoover Institution fellows Amy Zegart and Herb Lin talked about their book, Bytes, Bombs and Spies, on the use by the U.S. military of offensive cyber weapons. They were joined by George…

John Carlin, former Obama administration assistant Attorney General for national security, talked about his book, Dawn of the Code War, on the cyber threats facing the U.S. He spoke with…

Michael O’Rielly, a Republican FCC commissioner, talked about 2019 communications issues. Topics included whether the Chinese company Huawei should have access to U.S. markets, 5G…

Susan Crawford, Harvard law school professor and WIRED columnist, talked about her book Fiber. She contends that huge corporations are providing sub-par internet access to Americans while in…

T-Mobile and Sprint executives testified before the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology on the proposed merger between the two wireless companies.…

Special Operations Commander Gen. Raymond Thomas and Cyber Commander Gen. Paul Nakasone testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee on the priorities of their respective combatant…

Two former Federal Communications Commission chairs, Tom Wheeler (D) and Michael Powell (R), testified at a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee on revising the FCC’s 2017 repeal of the…

While attending the State of the Net conference, “The Communicators” spoke with Federal Trade Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter (D) and Neil Chilson, a fellow at the Charles Koch Institute. Ms.…

Helen Andrews talked about her First Things Magazine piece on online shaming, “Shame Storm.”

CIA Director Gina Haspel, National Intelligence Director Dan Coats, and FBI Director Christopher Wray were among the witnesses who testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee on…

While attending the State of the Net conference, “The Communicators” spoke with Makan Delrahim, assistant attorney general for the Antitrust Division; Representative Jim Langevin (D-RI),…

The Progressive Policy Institute hosted a briefing on data privacy policy for legislative staffers on Capitol Hill. Four panelists talked about data privacy concerns for consumers and…

Gary Shapiro, president of the Consumer Technology Association, talked about major technology issues facing the U.S. He also spoke about the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) his organization…

Jeremy Smith explored the life of a hacker known as “Alien.”

Niall Ferguson talked about his book, The Square and the Tower: Networks and Power, from the Freemasons to Facebook, on the power of social networks throughout history and their influence…

Walt Mossberg, technology thinker and columnist, talked about technology developments; his work with the News Literacy Project, which teaches middle school and high school students how to…

Technology experts and privacy advocates testified before the Senate Commerce Committee on consumer data privacy. The committee was considering drafting legislation that seeks to address consumer…

Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice moderated a discussion on the evolution of communication and its effect on democracy. She was joined by British historian Niall Ferguson and…