Washington Post tech policy reporter Cat Zakrzewski speaks with Meredith Whittaker, the president of the encrypted messaging app Signal, about the company’s efforts to protect consumer data, her criticisms of Big Tech and the social implications of artificial intelligence.
Conversation recorded on Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2023.
May 30
Post Next: Siemens CEO Barbara Humpton on the 'fourth industrial revolution'
During Washington Post Live's 'Post Next: Manufacturing' event on Thursday, May 15, 2025, The Post's David J. Lynch spoke with Barbara Humpton, president and CEO of Siemens Corporation about the future of manufacturing and how AI could bring about what she calls the "fourth indus ... Show More
20m 46s
Jul 2019
NSO tech said to extend reach of off-the-shelf spyware
NSO, an Israeli company whose spyware hacked WhatsApp, has told buyers its technology can now collect a targeted individual’s data stored in the cloud, according to people familiar with its sales pitch. Its tech is said to use industry-wide authentication techniques that have, un ... Show More
13m 51s
Jun 2023
Is Washington Finally Ready to Take On Big Tech?
In a San Francisco courtroom, federal regulators are fighting to block one of the biggest deals in the history of Silicon Valley. David McCabe, who covers technology policy for The New York Times, talks about Lina Khan, the F.T.C. chair who is the architect of the lawsuit, and th ... Show More
27m 53s
Jul 2019
Prolific vs. private data in media advertising @ DSS NYC
In June 2019, over 200 data scientists gathered at Viacom HQ in New York to hear key industry players’ takes on what makes an effective data-driven strategy. Q McCallum, Senior Content Adviser at Formulated.by, took a deeper dive into the major topics of concern for data science ... Show More
1h 3m