Josh Universe on Privacy & Security of Tech Enhancement

Josh Universe on Privacy & Security of Tech Enhancement

Author: KGRA Digital Broadcasting August 24, 2025 Duration: 1:55:16
On Sunday, August 24, 2025, at 1 p.m. U.S. Pacific Time, the U.S. Transhumanist Party invites Josh Universe to discuss the privacy and security considerations of technological enhancement. His presentation and subsequent conversation will address the following areas:
1. Real-World Breaches
2. Defining Privacy and Security in Context
3. What is Technological Enhancement?
4. Privacy and Security Risks of Enhancement
5. Approaching Enhancement with a Privacy and Security Mindset
6. Actionable Privacy and Security Steps 
7. Questions and Answers
Josh Universe is an American analog astronaut, science communicator, and biohacker. He is the Founder of the International Biohacking Community. He is also the Founder of the Transhumanist Council.
Watch the previous U.S. Transhumanist Party Virtual Enlightenment Salon with Josh Universe of March 30, 2025, where he discussed Applications of Human Biostasis in Crewed Space Exploration: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vf40zZyNqkc 
Visit the website of Josh Universe at https://joshuniverse.com/.   
Read the THPedia entry about Josh Universe at https://th-pedia.org//wiki/Josh_Universe. 
Visit the website of the Transhumanist Council at https://transhumanism.app/ 
Join Josh Universe’s social network, Science.Social: https://science.social/

Hosted by KGRA Digital Broadcasting, Transhumanist Party Enlightenment Salon revives the tradition of thoughtful discourse for a new age. This podcast convenes experts and visionaries from fields that shape our tomorrow: longevity research, artificial intelligence, futurist philosophy, political theory, and cultural critique. The aim is to weave together these often-separate threads, fostering connections that can lead to genuine breakthroughs in how we see the world and our place within it. Each episode is structured as a deep, extended conversation, allowing ideas the space and time they need to fully unfold. You’ll hear discussions that grapple with the practical and ethical implications of emerging technologies, examine the philosophical underpinnings of a transhumanist future, and consider how art and politics intersect with radical scientific advancement. It’s a forum dedicated to rigorous, long-form dialogue in pursuit of a more rational and informed society. Tuning into this podcast means joining a modern salon, one where complex questions about human enhancement, societal evolution, and collective intelligence are explored with seriousness and intellectual curiosity. The conversations recorded here are not soundbites; they are immersive journeys into the minds at the forefront of redefining what it means to be human.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 100

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