Next a discussion on the impact and legacy of u. S. Surveillance programs put in place after 9 11, focusing on constitutional concern, threats to privacy and individual freedom and intelligence sharing between federal, state and local entities. Hosted by the cato institute. Hello and welcome. Today were going to look at the legacy of 9 11 and domestic surveillance and International Surveillance. Just a quick administrative note here before we actually dive in and i do the introductions of our very distinguished panel today. You can submit your questions online via our webpage, facebook and youtube, as well as on twitter. If youre on twitter use the hashtag, centuryofsurveillance. If you put in century of surveillance and google that, itll put in the timeline weve built from the early 20th century to the present. A whole series of events, some of which are still under way. Please do use that hashtag as we go forward. I want to turn now and get an introduction to each of our panelists he
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To reduce the number of people in county courtrooms, Zoom access has been added to every Napa courtroom, enabling those involved in cases to appear remotely, whether one or 1,000 miles away.
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Anyone with a smartphone or laptop can now log in via Zoom and watch real court proceedings in real time. Think of it as Napaâs own version of âCourt TV.â
âThe challenges of the pandemic were unprecedented,â said Bob Fleshman, CEO of the Superior Court of Napa County. âIt came down to access to justice,â he said. âIf we didnât pivot to a digital environment with remote capabilities, we wouldnât be able to serve the community.â