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Davos 2016 - Privacy and Secrecy in the Digital Age

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Channel: World Economic Forum · 2016 · News & Politics

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In an age of terrorism, threats are increasingly hard to detect and prevent. 
Governments claim the need for greater security and seek to monitor global communications, while citizens, more willing than ever to share, demand greater protection of their digital privacy. How has the information age changed the way we think about and value privacy and secrecy?

- How are secrets being used as an instrument of power?
- How do priorities differ between age groups and cultures?
- How can companies balance consumer and government expectations for secrecy and security?
- How have information security measures changed societies?

Speakers:
· Alexander De Croo, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Development Cooperation, the Digital Agenda, Telecommunications and Postal Services of Belgium.
· Bassim Haidar, Group Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Channel IT Group, United Arab Emirates.
· Darrell E. Issa, Congressman from California (Republican), 49th District, USA.
· Salil Shetty, Secretary-General, Amnesty International, United Kingdom.
· Amira Yahyaoui, Founder and Chair, Al Bawsala, Tunisia

Moderated by Jason Mojica, Editor-in-Chief, Vice News, USA

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