The Changing Face of Protest – Rest of World
Over the past decade, there has been a steep rise globally in law enforcement using facial recognition technology. Data gathered… read more
The end of anonymity on Chinese social media – Rest of World
On October 31, Weibo, as well as several other major Chinese social media platforms including WeChat, Douyin, Zhihu, Xiaohongshu, and… read more
When AI doesn’t speak your language – .coda
All but 60 of the world’s roughly 7,000 languages are considered “low-resource” by artificial intelligence researchers. Mongolian belongs to the… read more
Restraining protest surveillance: When should surveillance of protesters become unlawful? – Privacy International
Key findings Indiscriminate, generalised, and mass protest surveillance is unlawful. Information gathering activities which have the effect of collecting, processing,… read more
Digital Privacy Instruction Curriculum – Digital Library Federation Forum
OER digital privacy instruction materials, including discussion scenarios and tool guides, created at the 2019 Digital Library Federation Forum in… read more
Students campaign to ban facial recognition on campus – Vice Motherboard
Ongweso Jr., E. (2020, Jan. 14). Students Are Campaigning to Ban Facial Recognition From College Campuses. Vice Motherboard. https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/epgnek/students-are-campaigning-to-ban-facial-recognition-from-college-campuses
Pride Resources for Activism in Digital and Physical Spaces
Resources to help activists protect their digital security from the Electronic Frontier Foundation: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/06/pride-resources-activism-digital-and-physical-spaces