Andrea Alvarez

Building a Philanthropic Fashion Empire

Kendra Scott a very popular jewelry brand that became very popular in the lives of many women a couple years back. Kendra was featured at SXSW Interactive panel “Building a Philanthropic Fashion Empire.” Kendra is such an inspiration to many women starting a business and women entrepreneurs in general. But more importantly in her panel […]

How to Fight ISIS without breaking the Internet

This is a very ongoing issue in the present day. There have been videos from ISIS on the internet which has struck fear in the eyes of many people around the world. Emma Llanso, Shahed Amanullah, Lisl Brunner and Rebecca Mackinnon have a conversation on debunking the many myths and the alternatives on which to […]

Law and Policy Fundamentals of the Sharing Economy

Gerard Stegmaier discussed consumer protection, labor and employment law, privacy and data security, antitrust and competition policy, and industry-specific licensure in relation to big data, the sharing economy and the Internet of things. First and foremost he shared with us a quote from Mark Zuckerberg “Run fast and break stuff.” To start off what is […]

CDT/Fitbit: Ethics and Privacy in Wearable Research

With the abundance amount of people that recently have gotten wearable watches the increase in the health data collected is huge. Michelle De Mooy and Shelton Yuen in this discussion talk about ethics and privacy in wearable data research. CDT is a champion of global online civil liberties and human rights, driving policy outcomes that keep […]

Dude, Where's My Patriarchy?

It is right here; I can’t believe you just asked me for directions. This panel features Ana Marie Cox, Jazmine Hughes, Rachel Sklar and Tracy Sefl. They discuss the general idea of the bro culture in politics. For those that do not know what bro culture is it was talked about in this sense: Thoughtless […]

Protecting The Digital You

Naula O’Connor, President and CEO at the Center for Democracy and Technology had a panel “Protecting the digital you” at this years SXSW Interactive which emphasized digital self in shaping a digital future that respects our right to privacy and the boundaries necessary to REALLY protect the digital you. Today, most of our lives personal […]

Kerry Washington and the New Rules of Social Stardom

First and foremost, Kerry Washington, is fabulous and an inspiration as a person and actress. In a conversation with Ariel Foxman, Kerry talks about social branding and how she engages with fans but also keeps her privacy. Kerry has harnessed the power of social media to promote not only her career and hit TV Show, […]