The featured programs for the Online Technology Tag http://www.c-spanvideo.org/browse?topic=399 en-US Copyright 2013, National Cable Satellite Corporation info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Wed, 09 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Mon, 20 May 2013 20:46:45 GMT A panel of speakers from the public and private sectors talked about facial recognition technology and the privacy issues that arise as this technology becomes widespread. "Facing the Policy Issues of Facial Recognition Technology" was a panel of the Innovation Policy Summit held during the International CES, a show sponsored by the Consumer Electronics Association January 8-11, 2013, in Las Vegas.  http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310279-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310279-1 Wed, 09 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Julian Sanchez talked about the complexities of email privacy laws, in particular for federal investigations, and he responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Email privacy had been in the news due to the FBI's investigation of emails between former director of the CIA David Petraeus' and his biographer Paula Broadwell. Topics included the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, which gave the FBI and other agencies a great deal of authority in gaining access to emails. Mr Sanchez explained some of the many assumptions that had changed during the 16 years since the law was enacted in 1986, and discussed the possibility of updating electronic privacy laws. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309509-3 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309509-3 Wed, 09 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Author Steven Johnson, co-founder and editor-in-chief of FEED, the former science and culture web magazine, talked about his life, career, and body of work and responded to telephone calls and electronic communicatons. He focused on issues such as communications technology, ways in which innovation affects government policy an daily lives, copyright and intellectual property, and the impact of developments in online technology and social media on the economy and lives of Americans. He is the author of eight books: [Interface Culture: How New Technology Transforms the Way We Create and Communicate] (1999); [Emergence: The Connected Lives of Ants, Brains, Cities, and Software] (2002); [Mind Wide Open: Your Brain and the Neuroscience of Everyday Life] (2005); [Everything Bad Is Good for You: How Today's Popular Culture Is Actually Making Us Smarter] (2005); [The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic -- and How it Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World] (2006); [The Invention of Air: A Story of Science, Faith, Revolution, and the Birth of America] (2008); [Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation] (2010); [Future Perfect: The Case of Progress in a Networked Age] (2012). http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308085-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308085-1 Wed, 09 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT University student and online reporter Andrew Kaczynski talked about his work for the newly expanded politics section on BuzzFeed, an Internet-based social news organization that delivers original reporting, opinion, and viral content. He described his role in finding, researching, and releasing old video clips of politicians, noting that some statements from a person s early career do not reflect their current positions. He talked about the role of social media in reporting news, and joked about the difficulty of explaining BuzzFeed to his own parents. He also discussed his news sources and his decision to pursue reporting as a career. Andrew Kaczynski was born and grew up in Cleveland, Ohio, and went to school at Ohio University. In 2010, he had an internship with the Republican National Committee. He joined BuzzFeed in January, 2012. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/307609-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/307609-1 Wed, 09 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Mark Zuckerberg talked about the future of Facebook. These were his first remarks after the stock's initial public offering (IPO) which he called "disappointing." He talked about how its mobile app would drive future growth. He also discussed the company's acquisition of Instagram. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308093-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308093-1 Wed, 09 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Representatives for broadcast, satellite, cable, and online companies testified on the adequacy of existing communication laws for meeting the demands of new technology. Among the issues covered in the hearing were the Cable Act of 1992's "must carry" rules, mobile TV, video content on wireless devices, and innovations such as the Dish Network's auto-hop, which allows the consumer to skip commercials. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/306796-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/306796-1 Wed, 09 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Technology experts and journalists talked about the history, evolution and future of the internet. They touched on a wide variety of topics including the impact of new technologies and communications media on society, the use of social media to influence popular and political culture, Internet use in business, and how the Internet had changed news media. They also interacted with the audience. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/306295-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/306295-1 Wed, 09 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Jon Leibowitz talked about the Federal Trade Commission's new framework for protecting consumer Internet privacy. The proposal includes a "Do Not Track" option in which consumers may opt out of having Internet activity tracked. Mr. Leibowitz answered questions from the audience following his speech. This program was part of a forum on Internet privacy co-sponsored by the American Civil Liberties Union, the Center for Digital Democracy, Consumer Action, Consumer Federation of America, Consumers Union, Consumer Watchdog, Electronic Privacy Information Center, Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, U.S. PIRG, and World Privacy Forum. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/302004-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/302004-1 Wed, 09 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Members of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) testified on the commission's national broadband plan and net neutrality, a policy that requires Internet providers to allow content providers equal access to networks. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/298048-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/298048-1 Wed, 09 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT