[Imc-makerspace] Fwd: [Media Justice Exchange] Fwd: INVITE 12/12: In Poverty, Under Surveillance: Examining the Trade-Off Between Privacy and Public Assistance

[Danielle Chynoweth]

Many of you might want to check out this event on Thursday about poverty
and surveillance at New America Foundation.  There is a live webcast, so
all of you can attend, no matter where you are! Danielle


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 *In Poverty, Under Surveillance*
*Examining the trade-off between privacy and public assistance*
  *Thursday, December 12th*
*12:15 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.    *


 *New America Foundation*
*1899 L Street NW*
*Suite 400*
*Washington, DC 20036*


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For most Americans, news of NSA's domestic spying program was shocking. But
for one group, living under government surveillance is routine--people in
poverty. For families and individuals accessing the public benefits system,
ceding extensive personal and financial information and submitting to
unannounced home visits, fingerprinting or drug testing are the cost of
receiving assistance. And for some policy makers, these intrusions still
don't go far enough in regulating who receives these benefits and how they
are used.


Surveillance of poor families raises questions with universal relevance:
What are the implications of having different standards of privacy based on
financial status? Under what circumstances can our privacy be transacted
away, and where are the limits? What responsibility do government agencies
have to protect personal information? Is technology keeping our information
safer, or putting it more at risk?


To unpack these questions, New America Foundation's Open Technology
Institute, Asset Building Program, and Breadwinners and Caregivers Program
are hosting a discussion to explore the dynamics of privacy, surveillance
and technology in the context of people's lived experiences with poverty
and the public assistance system. Please join us for this timely and vital
conversation.
*   Welcome:*
  *Aleta Sprague
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Policy Analyst, Asset Building Program, New America Foundation


*Featured Speakers:*
*Brigid Schulte
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Fellow, Breadwinners and Caregivers Program, New America Foundation
Staff Writer, *Washington Post*
Author, *Overwhelmed: **Work, Love, and Play When No One Has the Time
(forthcoming)*

*Virginia Eubanks*
University at Albany, SUNY
Author, *Digital Dead End: Fighting for Social Justice in the Information
Age*


*Michele Gilman*
Director, Civil Advocacy Clinic, University of Baltimore

*Meaghan O'Connor*
Assistant Director of Programs and Partnerships, DC Public Library

*Moderator:*
*Seeta Gangadharan
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Senior Research Fellow, Open Technology Institute, New America Foundation


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*Join the conversation online using*
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 *For questions, contact Kirsten Holtz at New America at (202) 735-2806
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