Carey Shenkman is a constitutional lawyer and litigator focusing on freedom of expression, transparency, and technology. He serves on the panel of experts of Columbia University's Global Freedom of Expression Program, and consults on...
Carey Shenkman is a constitutional lawyer and litigator focusing on freedom of expression, transparency, and technology. He serves on the panel of experts of Columbia University's Global Freedom of Expression Program, and consults on media rights issues before the United Nations and around the world.
Carey Shenkman / TruthdigMar 3, 2018
In the United States, why do we limit free speech and protest for minorities more than we limit guns? Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Carey Shenkman / TruthdigFeb 27, 2016
Calls by candidates and law enforcement to undermine encryption could seriously harm many people, including sexual and gender-based rights activists, domestic violence victims, human rights defenders, psychiatrists and counselors and their clients, and journalists and their sources. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Carey Shenkman / TruthdigMay 6, 2015
“Seven on Seven: Empathy and Disgust,” a New York event, couples artists with technologists or activists and gives them 24 hours to produce something. And those “somethings” turn out to be most interesting. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Carey Shenkman / TruthdigApr 30, 2015
The U.S. Committee on Oversight and Government Reform considered Wednesday whether Congress should pass laws requiring companies to add "back doors" to their tech products. In other words, the FBI wants a way to get into consumer data that theoretically only law enforcement—and not hackers—can exploit. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Carey Shenkman / TruthdigMay 19, 2014
Laws are bad when they don't do what they are meant to and even worse when they cause harm instead. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
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