Hackers and Democracy

The digital age has given birth to hackers who carry out cyberattacks on our personal data, on pipelines, energy grids and meat processing plants. There are also hackers who practice the sharing of software, open sourcing and the secure free flow of information. Maureen Webb says those hackers “are making some of the most important contributions to preserving our liberal democratic tradition in the 21st century.”

The speaker will be Maureen Webb who is a labor lawyer and human rights activist. She has taught national security law as an Adjunct Professor at the University of British Columbia.


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