During the National Academy of Sciences Annual Meeting, the CHR held a breakfast briefing to highlight issues surrounding digital security and human rights. The meeting featured John Scott-Railton of The Citizen Lab, who spoke about the use of digital surveillance and technologies to target members of civil society worldwide.

Matt Mitchell, founder of CryptoHarlem, joined WIRED25 to discuss online surveillance, "digital stop-and-frisk," and how law enforcement continues to target people of color.