Web3 & Privacy. How could a decentralized web protect user data and privacy?

On October 11, the McCourt Institute will kick off its latest event series – “Web3 &”. The first event in the series will tackle the issue of privacy in a decentralized web, and will welcome prominent figures in the field of internet privacy for an in-depth discussion on the impact of new and upcoming technologies including Web3, and their impact on managing, sharing, storing, controlling and securing data and privacy.

New technologies including decentralized data platforms and digital identity solutions present an opportunity to build a more equitable version of the internet that shifts power from major platforms to people, and fundamentally changes how the internet works and who controls users’ personal data and online networks. But advanced technology is only a piece of the puzzle; we also need safeguards and digital governance frameworks that prevent new ideas from being co-opted by the same old powerful interests.

Moderator: Leïla Morch, Senior Program Manager, McCourt Institute.

Speakers:

• Francesca Musiani, Associate research professor, French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS)
• Jean-Pierre Landau, Associated Professor and Researcher, Sciences Po
• Romain Defouillhoux, Blockchain Developer, Co-Founder Aurora Society.

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The event is open in-person to Sciences Po students and external guests and will be live streamed publicly on the McCourt Institute website.