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Podcast: New Thinking for a New World - a Tallberg Foundation Podcast
Episode: Cyber Defenders: Protecting Human Rights Online
Description: Ronald Deibert is fighting back against digital predators to protect citizens and civil society.
We live in an always on, hyperconnected, digital society. Almost every aspect of our lives now has a virtual element, which means we leave endless trails of data to be hoovered up for good and for evil. Unfortunately, some of the results include cybercrime, illegal spying, harassment, cyber intimidation and identity theft.
It’s bad enough when these activities are aimed at you or me; much worse when they target dissidents, crusading journalists, citizens who are pushing back against government oppression. That’s wher...