SxSW Interactive may have ended a few weeks ago, but Dave came back with enough new information, ideas and interview clips to fill up podcasts from now until 2011. We (probably) won’t subject you to all of it, but this week we’re featuring what seemed to be one of the hottest topics in Austin: privacy.

In the episode you’ll hear a sampling of remarks from Danah Boyd, social media researcher at  Microsoft Research New England, who gave the keynote address. Boyd argues against the idea that privacy is dead; it is our understanding of what privacy is that’s skewed. (If your interest is sparked, you can also listen to her entire speech below.)

You’ll also hear an interview Dave conducted with Natalie Fonseca of PII. PII stands for Privacy, Identity and Innovation, a conference in the works for late this year in Seattle on privacy and Government access to information. You can also follow @TechPolicy on Twitter to learn more.

Next you’ll hear Dave’s conversation with Chris Conley of the ACLU, who talked about work the ACLU is currently doing to raise awareness about out-of-date privacy laws. We found it particularly interesting, for example, that the Fourth Amendment protects an individual’s right to privacy in situations where privacy is a reasonable expectation; this does not include situations where a third party is involved. Every time you send an e-mail, though, your e-mail provider is a third party. So does that remove your right to privacy? It might be easy to say no, but outdated laws say otherwise. You can find out more about the ACLU’s campaign, how you can get involved and take quizzes that reveal your true privacy settings at DotRights.

We’ll be back next week with our regular format with guest Justin McGregor, and of course don’t forget to RSVP for the April Social Expedition breakfast which will be here before we know it with guest Rod Kirby.

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