On Tuesday, August 26 at 10:00 a.m. ET, the Atlantic Council’s Strategic Litigation Project, and the Cyber Statecraft Initiative, will host a virtual panel discussion on liability for spyware abuses.
Over the last few years, there have been numerous calls for accountability regarding spyware abuses. However, efforts to establish norms at the international level and to enact binding regulations will take years. This leaves a major gap when it comes to past and ongoing abuses. This panel will highlight some unexplored existing avenues to pursue immediate accountability for these harms.
This event will be hosted in anticipation of two forthcoming reports from the Strategic Litigation Project and the Cyber Statecraft Initiative, which explore how strict liability for ultrahazardous activities and product liability can be used to address and prevent spyware harms, respectively.
This event will be streamed live on Atlantic Council TV, YouTube, Facebook, and X. To register, please complete the form on this page.
Speakers
Sara Ann Brackett
Assistant Director, Cyber Statecraft Initiative
Atlantic Council
Lindsay Freeman
Director, Technology, Law & Policy
Human Rights Center at UC Berkeley School of Law
Nadine Farid Johnson
Policy Director
Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University
Natalia Krapiva
Senior Tech-Legal Counsel
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Jen Roberts
Associate Director, Cyber Statecraft Initiative
Atlantic Council
Moderated by
Lisandra Novo
Senior Law & Tech Advisor, Strategic Litigation Project
Atlantic Council
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