Join technology and human rights expert Brittan Heller as she explores how the internet is evolving with new 3D computing technologies like XR glasses. These spatial computing devices blend our physical and digital worlds by collecting detailed data about our surroundings and our personal reactions. In her talk, Brittan will explain why traditional ways of protecting our privacy, such as opting out, may no longer be effective in this new digital landscape. Specifically, in what she calls the "embodied web," users cannot opt out if their body's information is required to calibrate the hardware. Brittan will discuss the risks associated with XR technologies, including how they might use our own involuntary biometric responses for targeted advertising. Additionally, she will address how personal identifying information can be extracted from seemingly anonymous data, such as the way someone points, to uniquely identify them even in large crowds. She emphasizes the importance of developing new privacy rules that can address these emerging challenges while the technology is still in its early stages. Her talk will focus on what these changes mean for our privacy, rights, and safety as we delve deeper into the world of spatial computing. Heller’s talk underscores the need to harness innovation and balance risks in digital space. You can learn more about her ideas in her lecture for the Stanford Cyber Policy Center ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0zhkvM_iGY](https://www.youtube.com/wa…)) or in her paper ([https://scholarship.law.vanderbilt.edu/jetlaw/vol23/iss1/1/](https://scholarship.law.vanderbilt.edu/jetlaw/vol23/iss1/1/)). This is a lightning talk and the speaker would be fully on-site.
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