[Music] last year I was invited to debate at a
last year I was invited to debate at a
last year I was invited to debate at a 200 year old debate society called the
200 year old debate society called the
200 year old debate society called the Oxford Union I debated against senior
Oxford Union I debated against senior
Oxford Union I debated against senior government officials from the United
government officials from the United
government officials from the United States and UK government and Oxford
States and UK government and Oxford
States and UK government and Oxford students regarding cybersecurity it was
students regarding cybersecurity it was
students regarding cybersecurity it was truly my kind of fun but the best part
truly my kind of fun but the best part
truly my kind of fun but the best part about it was it was the first time that
about it was it was the first time that
about it was it was the first time that my three boys thought that I was doing
my three boys thought that I was doing
my three boys thought that I was doing something cool but it had everything to
something cool but it had everything to
something cool but it had everything to do with the fact the video was on
do with the fact the video was on
do with the fact the video was on YouTube
YouTube
YouTube my son shared the video with their
my son shared the video with their
my son shared the video with their friends and my older son who was 15 at
friends and my older son who was 15 at
friends and my older son who was 15 at the time came to me and said hey mom you
the time came to me and said hey mom you
the time came to me and said hey mom you should take a look at the comments he
should take a look at the comments he
should take a look at the comments he seemed embarrassed I got nervous top
seemed embarrassed I got nervous top
seemed embarrassed I got nervous top comment I’d that
next one yeah I’d that too then a
next one yeah I’d that too then a feminine sounding alias jumped in and
feminine sounding alias jumped in and
feminine sounding alias jumped in and said hey not cool this is an articulate
said hey not cool this is an articulate
said hey not cool this is an articulate woman and we should focus on the
woman and we should focus on the
woman and we should focus on the argument and then added but I’d
argument and then added but I’d
argument and then added but I’d that too so here’s my fifteen-year-old
that too so here’s my fifteen-year-old
that too so here’s my fifteen-year-old son trying to show pride and his mom and
son trying to show pride and his mom and
son trying to show pride and his mom and these comments were there for his
these comments were there for his
these comments were there for his friends and his younger brothers to see
friends and his younger brothers to see
friends and his younger brothers to see I was mortified what was a substantial
I was mortified what was a substantial
I was mortified what was a substantial talk both online and offline became an
talk both online and offline became an
talk both online and offline became an opportunity to violate me and to
opportunity to violate me and to
opportunity to violate me and to negatively contribute to my online
negatively contribute to my online
negatively contribute to my online persona these commenters they didn’t
persona these commenters they didn’t
persona these commenters they didn’t want to discuss the topic or give me
want to discuss the topic or give me
want to discuss the topic or give me critical feedback they just were
critical feedback they just were
critical feedback they just were anonymous trolls hiding behind anonymity
anonymous trolls hiding behind anonymity
anonymous trolls hiding behind anonymity it was then that I realized that I can’t
it was then that I realized that I can’t
it was then that I realized that I can’t control my online persona or how I want
control my online persona or how I want
control my online persona or how I want others to see me because the trolls get
others to see me because the trolls get
others to see me because the trolls get to contribute to it I have a love/hate
to contribute to it I have a love/hate
to contribute to it I have a love/hate relationship with the internet I love
relationship with the internet I love
relationship with the internet I love that the internet made it possible for
that the internet made it possible for
that the internet made it possible for my talk to be seen by anyone anywhere at
my talk to be seen by anyone anywhere at
my talk to be seen by anyone anywhere at any time but I hate that the internet
any time but I hate that the internet
any time but I hate that the internet made it possible for those comments to
made it possible for those comments to
made it possible for those comments to be added for my boys and my dad to see
be added for my boys and my dad to see
be added for my boys and my dad to see what was once an issue reserved just for
what was once an issue reserved just for
what was once an issue reserved just for famous people now becomes relevant to
famous people now becomes relevant to
famous people now becomes relevant to all of us in a world where information
all of us in a world where information
all of us in a world where information is universally accessible how do we
is universally accessible how do we
is universally accessible how do we control our online privacy the line
control our online privacy the line
control our online privacy the line between our online lives and our offline
between our online lives and our offline
between our online lives and our offline lives is blurring and our privacy and
lives is blurring and our privacy and
lives is blurring and our privacy and our control over who we are and how we
our control over who we are and how we
our control over who we are and how we want others to see us is disappearing
want others to see us is disappearing
want others to see us is disappearing now we know that nothing is free not
now we know that nothing is free not
now we know that nothing is free not online not offline we know that there’s
online not offline we know that there’s
online not offline we know that there’s a value exchange for those free apps and
a value exchange for those free apps and
a value exchange for those free apps and services that we use and that our
services that we use and that our
services that we use and that our information is collected and stored and
information is collected and stored and
information is collected and stored and shared my companies
shared my companies
shared my companies we agreed to it when we hit except on
we agreed to it when we hit except on
we agreed to it when we hit except on some privacy policy somewhere but no
some privacy policy somewhere but no
some privacy policy somewhere but no matter how in control that you think you
matter how in control that you think you
matter how in control that you think you are of your privacy you are not you
are of your privacy you are not you
are of your privacy you are not you don’t actually own your Facebook profile
don’t actually own your Facebook profile
don’t actually own your Facebook profile and your photos Google scans still today
and your photos Google scans still today
and your photos Google scans still today at least scans all of your Gmail your
at least scans all of your Gmail your
at least scans all of your Gmail your iPhone knows exactly where you are at
iPhone knows exactly where you are at
iPhone knows exactly where you are at all times
all times
all times even if you have location services
even if you have location services
even if you have location services turned off but I’m not afraid of Google
turned off but I’m not afraid of Google
turned off but I’m not afraid of Google or Apple or Facebook for the most part I
or Apple or Facebook for the most part I
or Apple or Facebook for the most part I trust those companies I know who they
trust those companies I know who they
trust those companies I know who they are I know what they’re doing now I’m
are I know what they’re doing now I’m
are I know what they’re doing now I’m afraid of is that unknown villain that
afraid of is that unknown villain that
afraid of is that unknown villain that person making anonymous threats that
person making anonymous threats that
person making anonymous threats that company that I’ve never heard of or that
company that I’ve never heard of or that
company that I’ve never heard of or that that stranger that has unbelievable
that stranger that has unbelievable
that stranger that has unbelievable amounts of data about me and my family
amounts of data about me and my family
amounts of data about me and my family now everything that you do online leaves
now everything that you do online leaves
now everything that you do online leaves behind a breadcrumb it’s a piece of you
behind a breadcrumb it’s a piece of you
behind a breadcrumb it’s a piece of you you might be sitting there saying I
you might be sitting there saying I
you might be sitting there saying I don’t care I’m so boring nothing like
don’t care I’m so boring nothing like
don’t care I’m so boring nothing like this matters to me but what about your
this matters to me but what about your
this matters to me but what about your name your search for abortion pregnancy
name your search for abortion pregnancy
name your search for abortion pregnancy divorce wedding rings what about all
divorce wedding rings what about all
divorce wedding rings what about all those videos you watch what about the
those videos you watch what about the
those videos you watch what about the private support groups for addiction for
private support groups for addiction for
private support groups for addiction for cancer religion it’s so personal and
cancer religion it’s so personal and
cancer religion it’s so personal and then let’s think about the information I
then let’s think about the information I
then let’s think about the information I can find out about you offline where you
can find out about you offline where you
can find out about you offline where you work where you live where you go and
work where you live where you go and
work where you live where you go and when you go there the list goes on and
when you go there the list goes on and
when you go there the list goes on and on I can take your online information
on I can take your online information
on I can take your online information combine it with your offline
combine it with your offline
combine it with your offline information create a pretty massive
information create a pretty massive
information create a pretty massive dossier about you does that scare you
didn’t scare me until I hired someone to
didn’t scare me until I hired someone to do it so despite me being up here I’m
do it so despite me being up here I’m
do it so despite me being up here I’m actually a pretty private person outside
actually a pretty private person outside
actually a pretty private person outside of work you won’t find many photos of me
of work you won’t find many photos of me
of work you won’t find many photos of me and my family online Facebook or Flickr
and my family online Facebook or Flickr
and my family online Facebook or Flickr I actually keep a pretty low profile
I actually keep a pretty low profile
I actually keep a pretty low profile outside of work I’m what you call
outside of work I’m what you call
outside of work I’m what you call privacy aware and I try to control as
privacy aware and I try to control as
privacy aware and I try to control as many breadcrumbs as I can so I wanted to
many breadcrumbs as I can so I wanted to
many breadcrumbs as I can so I wanted to know what could someone find about me
know what could someone find about me
know what could someone find about me online to offline so I created my own
online to offline so I created my own
online to offline so I created my own villain simply by giving them my name
villain simply by giving them my name
villain simply by giving them my name Danelle Dixon they followed the trail of
Danelle Dixon they followed the trail of
Danelle Dixon they followed the trail of breadcrumbs from my online life to my
breadcrumbs from my online life to my
breadcrumbs from my online life to my offline life and created a whole loaf of
offline life and created a whole loaf of
offline life and created a whole loaf of Dixon bread and here’s what they found
Dixon bread and here’s what they found
Dixon bread and here’s what they found my physical addresses for the last 25
my physical addresses for the last 25
my physical addresses for the last 25 years my email addresses for the last 25
years my email addresses for the last 25
years my email addresses for the last 25 years where I live where I intend to
years where I live where I intend to
years where I live where I intend to live what cars I Drive what cars I own
live what cars I Drive what cars I own
live what cars I Drive what cars I own hundreds of pages from my divorce and
hundreds of pages from my divorce and
hundreds of pages from my divorce and custody proceeding that contained highly
custody proceeding that contained highly
custody proceeding that contained highly personal information about me and my
personal information about me and my
personal information about me and my family
family
family that villain followed the trail to my
that villain followed the trail to my
that villain followed the trail to my house stood outside and without me
house stood outside and without me
house stood outside and without me knowing took a picture of my oldest son
knowing took a picture of my oldest son
knowing took a picture of my oldest son that’s my oldest son that is my home
that’s my oldest son that is my home
that’s my oldest son that is my home this is what scares me
this is what scares me
this is what scares me it was so simple it took them just a few
it was so simple it took them just a few
it was so simple it took them just a few hours to know more about me than my
hours to know more about me than my
hours to know more about me than my parents do
parents do
parents do so what could happen when someone
so what could happen when someone
so what could happen when someone follows the trail of breadcrumbs to you
follows the trail of breadcrumbs to you
follows the trail of breadcrumbs to you hashtag gamergate gamergate is a
hashtag gamergate gamergate is a
hashtag gamergate gamergate is a movement that uses a hashtag as an
movement that uses a hashtag as an
movement that uses a hashtag as an opportunity to harass people both online
opportunity to harass people both online
opportunity to harass people both online and offline it all started
and offline it all started
and offline it all started when a guy posted false accusations
when a guy posted false accusations
when a guy posted false accusations about his ex-girlfriend who was a female
about his ex-girlfriend who was a female
about his ex-girlfriend who was a female game developer harassment campaigns
game developer harassment campaigns
game developer harassment campaigns spiraled out of control online and
spiraled out of control online and
spiraled out of control online and offline against multiple women and the
offline against multiple women and the
offline against multiple women and the social justice warriors the men who
social justice warriors the men who
social justice warriors the men who defended them they found personal
defended them they found personal
defended them they found personal information phone numbers and address
information phone numbers and address
information phone numbers and address and they posted that online the release
and they posted that online the release
and they posted that online the release of this personal information resulted in
of this personal information resulted in
of this personal information resulted in real physical threats in their offline
real physical threats in their offline
real physical threats in their offline lives of rape and death and massacres
lives of rape and death and massacres
lives of rape and death and massacres and bombings many women had to flee
and bombings many women had to flee
and bombings many women had to flee their home as a result of these threats
their home as a result of these threats
their home as a result of these threats one social justice warrior sold his
one social justice warrior sold his
one social justice warrior sold his company and left the gaming industry
company and left the gaming industry
company and left the gaming industry altogether the villains in this case
altogether the villains in this case
altogether the villains in this case they were hiding behind anonymity much
they were hiding behind anonymity much
they were hiding behind anonymity much like the commenters on my Oxford talk
like the commenters on my Oxford talk
like the commenters on my Oxford talk they were investigated they were never
they were investigated they were never
they were investigated they were never found or prosecuted as you can see it
found or prosecuted as you can see it
found or prosecuted as you can see it just took one breadcrumb one tweet one
just took one breadcrumb one tweet one
just took one breadcrumb one tweet one blog post that led to their online
blog post that led to their online
blog post that led to their online profiles which led to finding them and
profiles which led to finding them and
profiles which led to finding them and making threats in their real life
gamergate began in 2014 there’s been
gamergate began in 2014 there’s been some progress some platforms they’ve
some progress some platforms they’ve
some progress some platforms they’ve made improvements technically to their
made improvements technically to their
made improvements technically to their filtering to their reporting
filtering to their reporting
filtering to their reporting technologies with respect to hateful
technologies with respect to hateful
technologies with respect to hateful content it is some progress but it’s not
content it is some progress but it’s not
content it is some progress but it’s not enough we are literally seeing behavior
enough we are literally seeing behavior
enough we are literally seeing behavior like this happen today in the current
like this happen today in the current
like this happen today in the current political movement in the United States
political movement in the United States
political movement in the United States today we need a better future because
today we need a better future because
today we need a better future because soon everyone will be victimized with
soon everyone will be victimized with
soon everyone will be victimized with their own personal information just
their own personal information just
their own personal information just think about what we learned this week
think about what we learned this week
think about what we learned this week from Equifax passwords will be hacked
from Equifax passwords will be hacked
from Equifax passwords will be hacked somebody could be using your credit card
somebody could be using your credit card
somebody could be using your credit card right now online and you have no idea
right now online and you have no idea
right now online and you have no idea who they are we need a better future I
who they are we need a better future I
who they are we need a better future I imagine a world where we are in control
imagine a world where we are in control
imagine a world where we are in control of all of our personal information
of all of our personal information
of all of our personal information because in the future it’s gonna become
because in the future it’s gonna become
because in the future it’s gonna become harder and harder for us to disconnect
harder and harder for us to disconnect
harder and harder for us to disconnect our online and our offline – I imagine
our online and our offline – I imagine
our online and our offline – I imagine something like this privacy control
something like this privacy control
something like this privacy control center if you followed all the
center if you followed all the
center if you followed all the breadcrumbs here you can see that I had
breadcrumbs here you can see that I had
breadcrumbs here you can see that I had cancer last year
cancer last year
cancer last year but I don’t want anybody to target me or
but I don’t want anybody to target me or
but I don’t want anybody to target me or any company to know that about me so
any company to know that about me so
any company to know that about me so I’ve looked it I don’t want people to
I’ve looked it I don’t want people to
I’ve looked it I don’t want people to target my children they’re under 18 none
target my children they’re under 18 none
target my children they’re under 18 none of their information should be used or
of their information should be used or
of their information should be used or collected so I’ve locked that too when
collected so I’ve locked that too when
collected so I’ve locked that too when I’m in control of my information I don’t
I’m in control of my information I don’t
I’m in control of my information I don’t want to share all the information that I
want to share all the information that I
want to share all the information that I just shared with you imagine if this was
just shared with you imagine if this was
just shared with you imagine if this was like a paper shredder equivalent to your
like a paper shredder equivalent to your
like a paper shredder equivalent to your digital footprint now here’s the thing
digital footprint now here’s the thing
digital footprint now here’s the thing this is actually possible today and some
this is actually possible today and some
this is actually possible today and some companies they’ve even built pieces of
companies they’ve even built pieces of
companies they’ve even built pieces of it but we still don’t have the ability
it but we still don’t have the ability
it but we still don’t have the ability to control all of our information why is
to control all of our information why is
to control all of our information why is that it’s because we haven’t demanded it
that it’s because we haven’t demanded it
that it’s because we haven’t demanded it and most companies they think that we
and most companies they think that we
and most companies they think that we don’t even care about it but we know
don’t even care about it but we know
don’t even care about it but we know that we can change behaviors of
that we can change behaviors of
that we can change behaviors of companies just by our reactions but
companies just by our reactions but
companies just by our reactions but technology it can only solve part of the
technology it can only solve part of the
technology it can only solve part of the problem
problem
problem it can build this really powerful
it can build this really powerful
it can build this really powerful control center but it can’t change our
control center but it can’t change our
control center but it can’t change our behavior we need to do that we need to
behavior we need to do that we need to
behavior we need to do that we need to work together to create a better future
work together to create a better future
work together to create a better future and we can do that by taking two actions
and we can do that by taking two actions
and we can do that by taking two actions first we need to become accountable
first we need to become accountable
first we need to become accountable trustworthy humans as part of this
trustworthy humans as part of this
trustworthy humans as part of this online global community to
online global community to
online global community to there are billions of us we need to
there are billions of us we need to
there are billions of us we need to remember that behind every blog post
remember that behind every blog post
remember that behind every blog post every comment every tweet every troll
every comment every tweet every troll
every comment every tweet every troll every but there’s a human and we need to
every but there’s a human and we need to
every but there’s a human and we need to remember not to become one of the
remember not to become one of the
remember not to become one of the villains ourselves so what are you gonna
villains ourselves so what are you gonna
villains ourselves so what are you gonna do when you see online harassment are
do when you see online harassment are
do when you see online harassment are you gonna ignore it are you gonna reply
you gonna ignore it are you gonna reply
you gonna ignore it are you gonna reply to it or are you gonna stand up report
to it or are you gonna stand up report
to it or are you gonna stand up report the abuse and stop it that’s what I did
the abuse and stop it that’s what I did
the abuse and stop it that’s what I did with the Oxford Union video I reported
with the Oxford Union video I reported
with the Oxford Union video I reported those comments and got them deleted
those comments and got them deleted
those comments and got them deleted don’t reply or engage with the trolls it
don’t reply or engage with the trolls it
don’t reply or engage with the trolls it just gives them power report the abuse
just gives them power report the abuse
just gives them power report the abuse to the companies and make them
to the companies and make them
to the companies and make them understand who they work for second we
understand who they work for second we
understand who they work for second we need to demand that the products that we
need to demand that the products that we
need to demand that the products that we use that they actually hold up to the
use that they actually hold up to the
use that they actually hold up to the control standards that we want we need
control standards that we want we need
control standards that we want we need to demand that companies work together
to demand that companies work together
to demand that companies work together to build the products like that control
to build the products like that control
to build the products like that control center we need to use our voices there’s
center we need to use our voices there’s
center we need to use our voices there’s strength in numbers call them contact
strength in numbers call them contact
strength in numbers call them contact them through their websites use social
them through their websites use social
them through their websites use social media together we can make a change and
media together we can make a change and
media together we can make a change and if that doesn’t work stop using the
if that doesn’t work stop using the
if that doesn’t work stop using the products vote with your loyalty and show
products vote with your loyalty and show
products vote with your loyalty and show them your value so this is all in our
them your value so this is all in our
them your value so this is all in our hands it’s in my hands and yours I know
hands it’s in my hands and yours I know
hands it’s in my hands and yours I know what I’m gonna do and I know what I’m
what I’m gonna do and I know what I’m
what I’m gonna do and I know what I’m going to teach my kids to do so what are
going to teach my kids to do so what are
going to teach my kids to do so what are you gonna do remember someone can follow
you gonna do remember someone can follow
you gonna do remember someone can follow the breadcrumbs and that whole trail to
the breadcrumbs and that whole trail to
the breadcrumbs and that whole trail to you – thank you
you – thank you
you – thank you [Applause]
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