Amnesty International’s Security Lab: Getting to Know How They Work With Civil Society on Spyware and Digital Surveillance
Amnesty Tech’s Security Lab brings together a diverse team of researchers, hackers, coders, and advocates committed to protecting civil society from the growing threats of unlawful digital surveillance, spyware, and other technology-driven human rights abuses. We talked with Molly Rose Freeman Cyr, their Training and Community Engagement Lead, to learn more about their work analyzing surveillance tools in different communities, their Digital Forensics Fellowship call for applications, and how the private sector is starting to get involved in this digital forensic technical field to profit.
D3 - Getting to Know Their Work Advocating for Digital Rights for Portuguese Citizens
D3 - Defesa dos Direitos Digitais (Defense of Digital Rights) fight and advocate for digital rights in Portugal, even though related challenges are still relatively unknown by their society. We talked with D3’s president, Ricardo Lafuente, to learn more about their work in Portugal and beyond. He shared his views on a variety of topics, from video surveillance in public spaces to the necessity of local tech investment and the impact of the Digital Nomad visa on Portugal.
TCU at DRAPAC Series: Building a Digital Rights Community
In this DRAPAC Series conversation, Team CommUNITY (TCU) shared insights into our efforts in community building and creating spaces for communities most affected by digital rights challenges, including surveillance, censorship, and digital security threats.
The Tor Project: Getting to Know the Most Important Project Making the Internet Accessible, Without Tracking and Surveillance
The Tor Project is a well-known nonprofit organization with the mission to advance human rights by creating and deploying free and open source anonymity and privacy technologies. It is responsible for the Tor network, Tor browser and circumvention tools like Snowflake. We talked with Tor’s Executive Director Isabela Fernandes, and Tor’s Communications Director Pavel Zoneff to learn more about the project’s work.
The Rise of Mass Surveillance and Violence in Colombia: Human Rights and Digital Rights Under Attack
Journalists, human rights activists, and citizens in Colombia are facing unprecedented levels of state-sponsored violence, surveillance and censorship as they try to report on the country's ongoing conflict.
A Primer on Surveillance Issues in the Disability Community
For disabled people, opting out of data sharing isn’t always the best choice. Sometimes that choice of not being surveilled is taken away from. What happens when the network effect is the difference between getting support and being alone with some tough decisions?