VIDEO
Empowering people with surveillance
Published: 26 March 2015
Videre founder Oren Yakobovich is a former Israeli soldier who decided, upon service, that he was more interested in "breaking the traditional power structures between citizens and government" by empowering oppressed people through the use of video documentation. By quite literally watching the watchers, civil rights abuses have been documented and change has been enacted. He used his keynote address at the IAPP Global Privacy Summit to talk about his efforts and explore the ways in which surveillance can be a force for good. Watch the full video on YouTube
Videre's Oren Yakobovich on Empowering People With Surveillance

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VIDEO
Empowering people with surveillance

Published: 26 March 2015
Videre founder Oren Yakobovich is a former Israeli soldier who decided, upon service, that he was more interested in "breaking the traditional power structures between citizens and government" by empowering oppressed people through the use of video documentation. By quite literally watching the watchers, civil rights abuses have been documented and change has been enacted. He used his keynote address at the IAPP Global Privacy Summit to talk about his efforts and explore the ways in which surveillance can be a force for good. Watch the full video on YouTube
Videre's Oren Yakobovich on Empowering People With Surveillance

This content is eligible for Continuing Professional Education credits. Please self-submit according to CPE policy guidelines.
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