Episode 35: Bruce Schneier on Truth, Reality, and Contact Tracing
Description
Doc Searls and Katherine Druckman talk to Bruce Schneier about contact tracing, digital identity, hacking, privacy, and regulation.
Show notes:
0:00:25 : Contact tracing apps
0:02:31 : Contract tracing false positive and false negative
0:04:24 : Contract tracing apps adoption rate
0:07:36 : Katherine agrees apps should build more trust
0:11:44 : The 2nd anniversary of the GDPR
0:13:31 : Bruce talks about his RSA presentation about the notion of hacking
0:15:26 : Katherine dove tails hacking into contact tracing
0:18:24 : Hacking discipline around SSI (Self Sovereign Identity)
0:19:08 : Should we need proof of immunity or carry an immunization card/immunity passport?
0:23:28 : Do the people we entrust to regulate our tech even understand it?
0:29:10 : Should we give the FBI digital forensic capabilities?
0:32:24 : Katherine wonders if our cellphones are at all secure
0:36:33 : Doc ponders the future of travel
0:38:18 : Bruce predicts we're in the midst of a major system reset
0:46:49 : The political divide between the way people digest information
0:49:36 : Bruce: "Truth wins because it actually conforms to reality."
Links:
Bruce Schneier on COVID-19 Contact Tracing Apps
Contact-tracing apps are not a solution to the COVID-19 crisis
Special Guest: Bruce Schneier.