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
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
BBC documentary used face-swapping AI to hide protesters’ identities – New Scientist
Filmmakers used an AI to swap the faces of anti-government protesters in Hong Kong for those of actors to protect… read more
How to Identify Visible (and Invisible) Surveillance at Protests – EFF
For decades, EFF has been tracking police departments’ massive accumulation of surveillance technology and equipment. Here is a review of… read more
How do I prepare my phone for a protest? – The Markup
All protesting and all marches are a series of balancing acts of different priorities and acceptable risks,” said Mason Donahue,… read more
Artists force us to confront the rise in citizen surveillance
In an age of social distancing and mass protest, it’s not only governments that are stepping up their use of… read more
Arizona Cops Use Drone Surveillance to Arrest Protesters
Gault, M. (2020, June 30). Arizona cops use drone surveillance to arrest protesters. Motherboard. https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/5dzdeq/arizona-cops-use-drone-surveillance-to-arrest-protesters
Almost 17,000 Protesters Had No Idea A Tech Company Was Tracing Their Location
Haskins, C. (2020, June 25). Almost 17,000 protesters had no idea a tech company was tracing their location. BuzzFeed News. … read more
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