Big Tech and Online Privacy

3/13/19

Today's guest hosts are Charlotte Hancock, Communications Director for Generation Progress, and Brent Cohen, Executive Director of Generation Progress and the VP of the Center for American Progress.

The two are joined by the following guests as they discuss 'big tech' and online privacy. The discussion includes what companies like Facebook and Google are doing with your private data without you knowing about it. But they aren't the only companies utilizing your private data, cellphone carriers are getting in on the action too by using the geo-location of their unsuspecting customers.

The panel also discusses new efforts to regulate the tech industry and the uphill battle that regulators are facing from industry lobbyists.

Guest 1: Katie McInnis, Staff Attorney, Consumer Reports

Tweets: @katielmcinnis

Guest 2: Remington Gregg, Counsel for Civil Justice and Consumer Rights, Public Citizen

Tweets: @ragregg

Charlotte Hancock's Twitter handle is @CharlatAnne and Brent Cohen's handle is @BrentJCohen.

The website for "The Center for American Progress" is www.AmericanProgress.org and their Twitter Handle is @amprog.