RightsCon Silicon Valley 2016 takes place from 30 March to 1 April in San Francisco, California.
RightsCon 2016 Sessions
The Internet Society will be participating in the following sessions:
Wednesday, March 30
ISOC workshop: “Big data breaches: the tipping point for trust?”
- 10:30am-11:45am, The Cottage
- Nicolas Seidler moderating. Speakers include Bruce Schneier, Michael Nelson, Drew Mitnick and Priya Kumar.
- http://rightscon.sched.org/event/6Igk/
- LIVE VIDEO STREAM WILL BE AVAILABLE - we will update this page with the link as soon as we learn of it.
Bridging the Gap Between Circumvention Tool Developers and Civil Society
- 12:00 - 1:15pm, The Demo Room
- Walid Al-Saqaf speaking
- http://rightscon.sched.org/event/6Igh
Thursday, March 31
Governments Stifling Innovation: The Impact of Internet Freedom on the Tech Sector
- 9:00 - 10:15am, (9, The Lab)
- Walid Al-Saqaf speaking
- http://sched.co/6IhB
Interplay between human rights and technology policies and regulations in the MENA and Latin America Regions
- 2:30 - 3:45 pm, The Bridge
- Walid Al-Saqaf speaking
- http://rightscon.sched.org/event/6Igp
Ensuring Users' Rights are part of Internet Governance Debate
- 2:30 - 3:45pm, The Cottage
- Karen Rose speaking
- http://rightscon.sched.org/event/6MI2/
“Multistakeholder Approaches to Fostering Global Connectivity”
- 5:15 - 6:45pm, The Bridge
- Karen Rose speaking
- http://rightscon.sched.org/event/6IhO
Friday, April 1
UNESCO workshop: "How to measure Internet Universality?"
- 12:00 - 1:15pm
- Nicolas Seidler speaking
- http://rightscon.sched.org/event/6MhU/
Blog Posts and Articles
The following articles and blog posts relate to RightsCon 2016:
- Join Us At RightsCon 2016! - 24 March - Nicolas Seidler
- Enough about Apple and Encryption: Let's talk system security - 29 March - Olaf Kolkman
- Announcing the Internet Society's Internet & Human Rights Resource Center - 29 March - Nicolas Seidler
Resources
The resources below relate to our sessions at RightsCon 2016:
- Internet & Human Rights Resource Center
- Human Rights Policy Brief
- Encryption portal - information about Internet society positions, articles and projects related to encryption
- Freedom House Freedom on the Net 2015 report
- CrypTech project
- Future of the Internet survey
Social Media
We will be active across social media using the hashtag #RightsCon on these accounts:
- Twitter: @InternetSociety
- Facebook: Internet Society page
Watch our social media accounts for more information!