Beautiful objects made by Apple, Nest, Jawbone and others as well as attractive services offered by companies like Google, Facebook and Uber have become part of our daily lives. However, they raise concerns about the personal information that is collected and the potential cost of losing control over our data - something we trade for the value of living in a highly connected world where anything can be accessed from anywhere.

The Consulate General of Germany invites you to listen to an interdisciplinary panel discussion held at the Goethe-Institute San Francisco. Experts in the field of data protection, user experience and design will debate the global trend of data collection and the need for protection of privacy and what role design plays in it.

The panel will include: Danny O’Brien, International Director, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Philipp Berner, Co-Founder and CTO, KeepSafe, Hector Moll-Carrillo, User Experience Director, Eight Inc., Max Burton, Founder and Chief Designer, Matter. The panel will be moderated by Thomas Schulz, Silicon Valley Correspondent, Der Spiegel.

Consulate General of Germany San Francisco, Goethe-Institut San Francisco

Friday, April 10, 2015 from 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM (PDT)