![]() ![]() But she said it’s important to not diminish the impact of “the information warfare waged against us from the highest levels of the Kremlin.” “There were many factors that influenced the outcome of the election,” Clinton said. election, spoke about the hacking attack her campaign experienced, an event she described as “a virtual Watergate break-in” carried out by the Russian government. Cicero)Ĭlinton, who lost to President Donald Trump in the 2016 U.S. Hillary Clinton shakes hands with students after a keynote address and conversation with Eileen Donohoe, left, at the launch of the new Global Digital Policy Incubator. “As we all know, the 2016 campaign revealed a darker side of the intersection between technology and democracy.” “The question is how do we strike the right balance?” Clinton said. But she said it’s important to find ways to counteract its negative consequences as well. “The applications of those technologies of course raise a variety of important issues that societies around the world are now confronting: privacy, freedom of expression, the quality of discourse needed for the function of democracies, the impacts of digital technology on national security and many others.”Ĭlinton said it’s important to recognize the positive aspects the Internet and other parts of digital technology have on democracies, such as making it easier for people to access information on voting and elections. “Silicon Valley has played a central role in launching many of the digital technologies that have revolutionized our world,” Drell said. Provost Persis Drell introduced Clinton before she took the stage. “Our country and other democracies are facing serious and urgent challenges from the nexus of technology, propaganda, terrorism, espionage and cyber warfare.” “The timely launch of could not be at a better time or a better place,” Clinton said. The new program aims to foster collaborations to inspire policy and governance innovations that reinforce democratic values, universal human rights and the rule of law in the global digital realm. She delivered a keynote address, “Digital Technology, Diplomacy and Democratic Values,” and spoke with Eileen Donahoe, executive director of the Global Digital Policy Incubator, at CEMEX Auditorium before a packed crowd of students, faculty, staff and guests.Ĭlinton praised the idea for the incubator, created at Stanford’s Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law in the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies (FSI). In her address to members of the campus community, Hillary Clinton speaks about Russia’s involvement in the 2016 election and celebrates Stanford’s efforts to combat cyber warfare. ![]()
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