has an interesting past. She ‘came out’ as a long term CIA employee in January 2017 after Donald Trump delivered . Yael Eisenstat a poorly received speech in front of the C.I.A. Memorial Wall She didn’t intend to be sensationalist or release state secrets like some previous ex-secret service employees who revealed their identity, rather she had had enough of Trumps stream of insults to her country and hoped that her actions could make a difference. She has advised vice-presidents and major corporate companies and now works at New York University as an adjunct professor. Whilst at the eccentric and eclectic Tech Open Air in Berlin, I spoke with Yael to discuss technology, its impact on society, and we, or tech companies can and should do about it. Originally published at thenextweb.com on July 20, 2017. This post is part of our contributor series. The views expressed are the author’s own and not necessarily shared by TNW.

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