Bruce Schneier on democracy in the context of cryptography, security, e-voting, AI, power and trust
Ep. 31

Bruce Schneier on democracy in the context of cryptography, security, e-voting, AI, power and trust

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Episode description

.Bruce Schneier is a well known cryptographer, security expert, and privacy advocate who deeply cares about society. Recent books like “A Hacker’s Mind” or “Rewiring Democracy” reflect his engagement in finding new perspectives of how democracy can be designed in better ways.

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0:00Introduction
1:36Can cryptography keep us safe?
6:18Electronic voting
11:56Trust
17:13Democracy
20:27Technology
23:06Citizens' assemblies
26:36Direct democracy
27:04Online vs. electronic voting
28:52Engaging in democracies
31:14Points of failure in democracies
33:19A Hacker's Mind
35:54Blockchain
38:00Power decentralization
43:04Final message