Anthony Orozco is a graphic designer and illustrator from San Jose, Costa Rica. His conceptualization process emphasizes experimenting with and personifying shapes to create unique character designs. He is also a fan of typefaces and merging them with illustration, exploring space and composition while keeping the color palette as reduced as possible. His works aim to maintain a geometric structure minimizing details without losing the essence of the piece. He believes that the most important thing in design and illustration beyond aesthetics is functionality, and that the best design is the one that can convey an idea in the simplest and most effective way.

Anthony Orozco

Zoriana Sand is an 18 year old artist from San Francisco, CA.  She uses a strong foundation of traditional art, often combining it with various digital techniques, to raise awareness for causes near and dear to her heart: environmental justice, voter rights, and promoting sustainable and eco-conscious companies such as MobileCoin. Her work can be purchase at <a href="http://giveloveandsupport.com">giveloveandsupport.com</a>.  100% of profits are donated.  A San Francisco resident since birth, she will soon depart to start a dual degree program with Tufts University and the Museum School.

Zoriana Sand

The Tracy Piper (b. Oakland, CA, 1987) is a female-identified, contemporary painter based in San Francisco, CA. Best known for her vibrant portraits and figurative acrylic paintings, Piper depicts challenging social justice issues in an abstract-realist style. She has shown at SCOPE and SELECT in Miami, FL; stARTup Art Fair in San Francisco and Los Angeles, CA; SCOPE New York, NY; and exhibits internationally. In 2017 Tracy competed on the GSNTV show “Skin Wars: Fresh Paint” and emerged victorious! Most recently, Tracy completed seven murals in the Bay Area to show solidarity with the Black Lives Matter Movement and promote community safety during COVID-19. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Illustration from California College of the Arts and is represented by Voss Gallery in San Francisco, CA.

Tracy Piper

Marc Wagenseil (@_leaf_litter) is an artist and designer currently in Oakland, CA. His work explores the natural and surreal to create compelling, unique illustrations. With an interest in large scale public art and environmental conservation, his art aims to cultivate wonder and to promote meaningful causes.

Marc Wagenseil

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Have you ever thought about whether the world is a good place or a bad place? In episode 12, Brady Forrest interviews <a href='https://hughhowey.com/'>Hugh Howey</a>, acclaimed author of the science fiction story <a href='https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/12287209-wool'>Wool</a> and the <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silo_(series)'>Silo Series</a> of novels, which wrestle with this central question.  Hugh explains how processing his darkest emotions led to his most successful story. He also shares what it&apos;s like to sail around the world using nothing but the stars and signs of nature, which he wrote about for his <a href='https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25821615-wayfinding-part-1'>Wayfinding</a> series. Brady compares solo-sailing on long voyages to silent meditation retreats (Hugh recommends <a href='https://craigmod.com/roden/013/'>Craig Mod&apos;s write-up</a> on the subject). Hugh also tells us how his privacy was violated on a global scale.  Scammers used his photos to create thousands of fake online dating profiles, and this violation still follows him around today (he recently got a call from the FBI). What would you do if your face became famous without your consent?

Ep 12 - Hugh Howey on Science Fiction, Sailing, and Scammers Stealing his Face

In this episode, Lucy Kind interviews <a href='https://twitter.com/aza'>Aza Raskin</a>, the co-founder of the <a href='https://www.humanetech.com/'>Center for Humane Technology</a>, and the co-founder and executive director of the <a href='https://www.earthspecies.org/'>Earth Species Project</a>.  Aza grew up in Silicon Valley (his father started the Macintosh project at Apple) and began his career at Mozilla where he was the inventor of the infinite scroll. Lucy asks him if he regrets this innovation.  Aza expands on his vision for cultivating a world where human attention is not just decommodified but valued as our most treasured resource. He also explains the tech behind the Earth Species Project&apos;s efforts to decode animal communication and the implications of a universal translator on deep human listening. Aza is a multitude of metaphors and his vision creates hope for a new era of humane technology.

Ep 11 - Aza Raskin on the Decommodification of Human Attention and How to Build a Universal Translator

In Episode 10, <a href='https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/expert/david-bray-phd/'>Dr. David Bray</a> brings us on a journey into the future of privacy, from ransomware to sith lords. David is a distinguished fellow at the <a href='https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/'>Atlantic Council</a> as well as the <a href='https://www.stimson.org/'>Stimson Center</a>, and principal at LeadDoAdapt Ventures. David began working for the government at age 15 and has an impressive range of expertise including cybersecurity, disinformation, military and humanitarian issues, civil rights, energy, biotechnology, and more. David and Josh discuss ransomware as one of the most significant threats of the 21st century and David explains why it&apos;s never worth paying the ransom. David ponders the last 150 years of technological innovation and explains how we&apos;re currently witnessing four technological revolutions simultaneously. He also shares his fears that our desire for certainty in an ever-changing world could lead us towards autocracy. Josh reminds us that only a sith deals in absolutes.

Ep 10 - Dr. David Bray on Ransomware, the Uncertainty of Change, and Working for the Government as a Teenager

In episode 9, Henry Holtzman interviews <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/in/feerst/'>Alex Feerst</a>, who served as head of trust and safety at <a href='https://medium.com/'>Medium</a> and general counsel at <a href='https://neuralink.com/'>Neuralink</a>.  Currently, he  is the  CEO of <a href='https://murmuration.ai/'>Murmuration Labs</a> and also sits on the board of the <a href='https://mobilecoinfoundation.medium.com/'>MobileCoin Foundation</a>.  Alex shares why the backstage should be front and center, explaining Erving Goffman&apos;s fantastic &quot;backstage&quot; metaphor for privacy.  Henry asks what it&apos;s like to work in the evolving field of trust and safety, and Alex tells us about the human experience behind content moderation.  Alex also explains the distributed web and weighs in on <a href='https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/01/technology/facebook-instagram-teenagers.html'>Facebook&apos;s latest scandal</a> over harm caused by Instagram, pondering whether it&apos;s even possible for companies to act &quot;ethically&quot; in a late capitalist world.

Ep 9 - Alex Feerst on Trust and Safety, the Distributed Web, and Keeping Our Backstage Front and Center

In episode 8, MobileCoin&apos;s head of business development Brady Forrest interviews <a href='https://jilliancyork.com/'>Jillian York.</a>  Jillian is the Director for International Freedom of Expression at the <a href='https://www.eff.org/'>Electronic Frontier Foundation</a>, and she just wrote a new book called <a href='https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/56047610-silicon-values'>Silicon Values: The Future of Free Speech Under Surveillance Capitalism</a>.  Brady and Jillian discuss why companies like Facebook and Twitter have had such major problems with content moderation, and debate the boundaries between necessary de-platforming and unintended consequences on free speech. Jillian explains the hypocrisy behind companies over-focusing on content like nudity and women&apos;s bodies while frequently ignoring hate speech and incitement of violence. Brady and Jillian talk about the differences between content moderation in Germany and the US, and whether it&apos;s possible for the internet to become both freer and safer at the same time.

Ep 8 - Jillian York on Corporate Censorship, Surveillance Capitalism, and the Problem with Content Moderation

In episode 7, Lucy Kind interviews <a href='https://twitter.com/faisalalmutar?lang=en'>Faisal Saeed Al Mutar</a>, a refugee of the Iraq Civil War, whose life&apos;s work is facilitating the freedom of information and knowledge in authoritarian nations in the Middle East. Faisal shares his experience growing up under the regime of Saddam Hussein without free access to information. He explains how he created <a href='https://www.ideasbeyondborders.org/'>Ideas Beyond Borders</a> to translate and disseminate thousands of articles, books, and websites into Arabic and other languages, with the goal of stopping radical extremism. Faisal also gives an insider view into the chaotic removal of US troops from Afghanistan and explains how Taliban rule will impact access to secular ideas.  Lucy and Faisal discuss why there is hope for progress in the region.

Ep 7 - Faisal Saeed Al Mutar on Freedom of Information under Dictatorships and Inoculating Against Radicalism

On episode 6, Joshua Goldbard interviews Tony Nguyen, the founder of the <a href='https://www.aylx.org/'>American Young Leader Exchange</a> (AYLX), an organization that provides free cultural exchange experiences for high school students. Through his work with AYLX, Tony thinks deeply about how information silos are created and how they can be deconstructed through cultural exchange. Tony is also a US Army veteran, and Josh picks his brain about what privacy looks like in the Army. Tony also shares a deeply personal story about how his family escaped from Saigon on a boat, and ruminates on the similarities between that experience and the US withdrawal from Afghanistan.

Ep 6 - Tony Nguyen on Combating Misinformation, Privacy in the Army, and His Family&#39;s Escape from Saigon

In this episode, MobileCoin&apos;s Chief Product Officer <a href='https://www.media.mit.edu/people/holtzman/overview/'>Henry Holtzman </a>interviews <a href='https://www.marketwatch.com/author/jon-swartz'>Jon Swartz</a>, senior reporter at <a href='https://www.marketwatch.com/'>Marketwatch</a> covering the biggest players in tech. Jon lays out the <a href='https://www.marketwatch.com/story/google-is-in-the-hottest-antitrust-seat-but-apple-and-the-rest-of-big-tech-shouldnt-breathe-easy-11626189078'>incoming wave of anti-tech legislation</a> that is currently winding its way through the government... buckle up, there are some big changes ahead! Henry and Jon discuss how Apple, Google, and Facebook are particularly vulnerable and Jon explains why Microsoft has been able to avoid some of the scrutiny impacting its competitors. Who is going to win this fight for the clouds!? (Hint: developers and consumers stand to gain some real ground.)

Ep 5 - Jon Swartz on Anti-trust Legislation and the Consequences for Big Tech

In this episode, Josh Goldbard interviews <a href='https://twitter.com/isislovecruft?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor'>Isis Agora Lovecruft</a>.  Isis is a non-binary cryptographer known for developing <a href='https://www.torproject.org/'>Tor</a> and the <a href='https://github.com/dalek-cryptography'>dalek cryptography library</a>.  They share their experience growing up with hacker parents and using math as a tool to cope with mental health challenges. Isis describes the unique sensation of feeling like their body changes shape when thinking about certain equations. Josh and Isis discuss the flaws in facial and voice recognition and debate whether identity should be tied to a concept of physical self. Isis tells us about the time they escaped to Berlin wearing a disguise to avoid the FBI.

Ep 4 - Isis Agora Lovecruft on Cryptography, Bending Numbers, and Being Chased by the FBI

In episode 3, <a href='https://www.mobilecoin.com/'>MobileCoin</a> Director of Marketing Lucy Kind interviews <a href='https://www.michalkosinski.com/'>Michal Kosinski</a>, a professor of psychology researching artificial intelligence and the risks it poses to privacy. Michal tells us about what action he took against Cambridge Analytica when it became synonymous with the destruction of privacy. He also explains how facial recognition software can detect sexual and political orientation, threatening the consensuality of personal data and our ability to control our identities in a digital age. Michal and Lucy debate who should ultimately be responsible for regulating Big Tech.

Ep 3 - Michal Kosinski on the Consensuality of Data and the Responsibility of Big Tech

In episode 2, <a href='https://www.mobilecoin.com/'>MobileCoin&apos;s</a> Chief Product Officer <a href='https://www.media.mit.edu/people/holtzman/overview/'>Henry Holtzman</a> interviews <a href='https://pde.is/'>Peter Eckersley</a>, a leading thinker on AI ethics. Peter and Henry discuss the challenges in shifting from machine learning algorithms that purely serve the interests of capitalism to AI and tech that benefits the user and society at large. Peter explains why he&apos;s optimistic about the future of AI but a bit of a grump on cryptocurrency. He also thinks that if privacy is a celebrity, it&apos;s a dead one.

Ep 2 - Peter Eckersley on AI Ethics, Encrypting the Internet and What&#39;s at Stake

In the premiere episode of Privacy is the New Celebrity, <a href='https://www.mobilecoin.com/'>MobileCoin</a> founder Josh Goldbard interviews author and technologist <a href='https://rameznaam.com/'>Ramez Naam</a>. Ramez is best known as the author of <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Nexus_Trilogy'>The Nexus Trilogy</a>, but his current focus is clean energy technology with an emphasis on solar energy. Josh and Ramez discuss drones, AI, the 4th amendment, and the relationship between privacy and creativity. They also share stories from the first time they each realized privacy was important, and that one time Ramez got a cult for his birthday.

Ep 1 - Ramez Naam on Drones, AI, and the 4th Amendment

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