Re: [liberationtech] My Venezuela Post

[Yosem Companys]

Gracias, José Luis. El "ojo pelao por los colaos" lo dice todo.

Saludos,
Yosem

On Mon, Jan 28, 2019 at 8:07 AM Jose Luis Mendoza Marquez <
jluismend...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Lamento profundamente que la situación en Venezuela sea tan complicada que
> dificulta su manejo por quienes no la viven aun con las mejores
> intenciones. Me expresare en esta ocasión en español no porque crea que
> hacerlo en ingles sea una carga injusta sino porque mi ingles no es muy
> bueno y prefiero evitar esa "tortura" al grupo... 😹
>
> Cuando vi el correo electrónico en cuestión pensé que fue desafortunado
> pero comprendí de inmediato que se debe precisamente a lo complejo que es
> la situación en un país donde por dos décadas nos hemos tristemente
> acostumbrado a labores de inteligencia, espionaje, contraespionaje y una
> mentalidad propia de militares en campaña aplicada a todas las esferas de
> la vida civil.
>
> Les pido comprensión junto a sus buenas intenciones, no se trata de que
> estemos especialmente susceptibles, que así es en efecto, sino que hemos
> sido victimas de un regimen totalitario que se ha mantenido en el poder
> gracias a hacernos ver a nosotros mismos como enemigos, dividiendo
> familias, enfrentando esposos, hermanos de sangre de manera literal, lo que
> ha ocasionado un especial recelo que nos dificulta incluso recibir ayuda
> para restituir nuestro debilitado tejido social.
>
> Me uno a quienes les preocupa la situación social que económica en
> Venezuela, siendo que la crisis de hiperinflación y la diáspora de
> emigrantes son consecuencias y no causa de la misma, por ello, agradezco
> tanto la ayuda y atención que nuestra crisis recibe en este momento a nivel
> internacional, pues es esa atencion la que esta inclinando la balanza a
> nuestro favor para dar fin a este ciclo.
>
>
> ___
>
>
> Jose Luis Mendoza Marquez
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> El dom., 27 de ene. de 2019 a la(s) 22:10, Sky (Jim Schuyler) (
> s...@red7.com) escribió:
>
>> There are any number of us who would be able to *read* a message in
>> Spanish, so I'd urge you to go ahead and post both in your most comfortable
>> language, plus translation because of the list's stated common language. I
>> subscribe to some ES+EN lists and find this kind of practice to be very
>> helpful. I wouldn't myself post (or answer you) in Spanish because of my
>> limited capability, but I'd be happy to read what you have to say in its
>> original language!
>>
>> I certainly can understand how it might feel difficult to express
>> subtleties in a second language — I have that problem myself.
>>
>> —Sky
>>
>> On Jan 27, 2019, at 12:10 PM, Cristina (99)  wrote:
>>
>> What i don't see as something friendly -and sorry about it- is to discuss
>> this terrible moment in English.
>> I know the list is in that language, but a lot of us are South Americans,
>> living this from Latin America, and having to translate our opinions (even
>> between us) to a foreign language. I feel it a bit weird, sorry again.
>> And this is sooo strong for us (as imply a key point to all the region)
>> that it's very difficult to express it in English. At least It's one of the
>> reasons I remain in silence.
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Cristina (99)
>> On 27/1/19 17:24, Andrés Leopoldo Pacheco Sanfuentes wrote:
>>
>> I don’t think your post was “political editorializing” at all! And I’m a
>> Venezuelan citizen that tries to keep out of the toxic political talk in
>> and on Venezuela. Life is NOT politics, and history and facts transcend
>> ideologies, often used to mask or justify untenable and immoral social
>> realities maintained by governments and other power brokers.
>>
>> Regards / Sal

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[Yosem Companys]

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[liberationtech] Everyone says low-income people need a digital identity, but why would they want that?

[Yosem Companys]

I haven't read the study below, but it looks fascinating. Longtime Stanford
Liberationtech friend Ken Banks conducted the research. -- YC

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Over the past few months our Social Impact team has been busy carrying out
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 – in our sector.*

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You can download a copy of our Social Impact Strategy (PDF)

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Re: [liberationtech] U.S. Department of State Technical Security Specialist

[Yosem Companys]

Of course, I totally agree with you on the importance of transparency.

On Thu, Feb 28, 2019 at 3:27 AM Nathan Andrew Fain 
wrote:

> Clarifications beyond cyber-defense would be necessary. Job posts for
> government agencies require at least as much transparency as we would be
> provided in a job post for a human rights organization.
>
> It is the assumption that there are "good guys" that builds apathy. This
> apathy creates such cases as those detailed in the recent reuters report
> about former-NSA agent Lori Stroud who after spending years of shelving
> their own moral compass while working at the NSA was primed for being
> pushed into spying on human rights activists for the UAE Government:
>
> https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-spying-raven/
>
>
> On 2/27/19 5:44 PM, Yosem Companys wrote:
> > That's an excellent question. The job is a cyber-defense job, not a
> > cyber-offense one. It also doesn't seem to require a
> > security clearance. So the job seems to fit the definition of technology
> > for social good in that it's theoretically speaking advancing global
> > diplomacy.
> >
> > On Wed, Feb 27, 2019 at 6:46 AM Nathan Andrew Fain  > <mailto:nat...@squimp.com>> wrote:
> >
> > As an international reader of this list I find this job advertisement
> > could use clarification. There are plenty of jobs in the US State
> > Department that could be adversarial to liberation tech. One does not
> > know if this position falls on the evil-side or not-evil-side of the
> US
> > State Department.
> >
> >
> > On 2/27/19 7:30 AM, Yosem Companys wrote:
> > > The *U.S. Department of State* is currently accepting applications
> for
> > > a Technical Security Specialist
> > >
> > <
> http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTkwMjI2LjIzMDQ1NDEmbWVzc2FnZWlkPU1EQi1QUkQtQlVMLTIwMTkwMjI2LjIzMDQ1NDEmZGF0YWJhc2VpZD0xMDAxJnNlcmlhbD0xNzM1NjIwMSZlbWFpbGlkPXljb21wYW55c0BnbWFpbC5jb20mdXNlcmlkPXljb21wYW55c0BnbWFpbC5jb20mZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&101&&&https://job-openings.monster.com/technical-security-specialist-va-us-csp-bureau-of-diplomatic-security/205713880?source=govdelivery&utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery
> >,
> > > located in Springfield, VA.
> > >
> > > The incumbent serves as Technical Security Specialist in the
> Facility
> > > Security and Engineering division, Office of Security Technology,
> > under
> > > the Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Countermeasures,
> > Bureau
> > > of Diplomatic Security (DS/ST/FSE). The incumbent serves as a
> > > contracting officer’s representative and team member responsible
> for
> > > reviewing and providing oversight to a multibillion dollar
> government
> > > contract for supply chain management.
> > >
> > > Key requirements for this position: Must have FAC-COR experience
> and
> > > knowledge of technical security systems.
> > >
> > > This is a non-status, non-permanent Personal Service Contract
> > position.
> > > You do not acquire a competitive or excepted service status from
> this
> > > position.
> > >
> > > Read the vacancy announcement
> > >
> > <
> http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTkwMjI2LjIzMDQ1NDEmbWVzc2FnZWlkPU1EQi1QUkQtQlVMLTIwMTkwMjI2LjIzMDQ1NDEmZGF0YWJhc2VpZD0xMDAxJnNlcmlhbD0xNzM1NjIwMSZlbWFpbGlkPXljb21wYW55c0BnbWFpbC5jb20mdXNlcmlkPXljb21wYW55c0BnbWFpbC5jb20mZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&102&&&https://job-openings.monster.com/technical-security-specialist-va-us-csp-bureau-of-diplomatic-security/205713880?source=govdelivery&utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery
> > for
> > > more information, and to start the application process. *Please
> note
> > > that the deadline to submit completed applications is March 8,
> 2019.*
> > >
> > > All potential applicants are strongly urged to read the entire
> vacancy
> > > announcement to ensure that they meet all of the requirements for
> this
> > > position before applying.
> > >
> >
>
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[liberationtech] List of Emergency Equipment Everyone Should Own...

[Yosem Companys]

From: Greg Toth 

In mid-January, I put out a call to canvas contents of your emergency
equipment boxes.

Many thanks to the dozens of people who got back to me; the response was
far more positive than I expected.

Many wished me to circulate my findings so I put together a list of most
commonly used emergency equipment. Please see it below.

The major emergency equipment suppliers were Buck and Hickman, office
suppliers, Preservation Equipment Ltd., Conservation By Design, and local
hardware suppliers.

   - Access to keys (location of master keys)
   - Action log
   - Action plan template
   - Aprons, Disposable plastic
   - Bags, Polythene, Sealable
   - Bags, Rubble
   - Batteries
   - Bin, Plastic with lid
   - Blankets
   - Blotting paper
   - Box, Stationery
   - Boxes
   - Bubble wrap
   - Buckets
   - Camera, disposable [evidence for insurance purposes]
   - Clipboard
   - Closure sign
   - Cloth, Absorbent
   - Contact details for hiring a water vacuum
   - Contacts, instructions and priority list
   - Copy of full emergency plan
   - Copy of insurance guidance
   - Crate, Stickers
   - Crates, Plastic
   - Cups, Plastic
   - Dehumidifier
   - Disinfectant
   - Disposable Respirator
   - Dust pan and brush
   - Extension lead
   - Fans (cold air)
   - First aid kit
   - Flannel
   - Floor plan of the library
   - Gloves, cotton
   - Gloves, rubber
   - Goggles
   - Hats, Hard
   - Headlamps
   - Hi Viz jackets
   - Hi-Vis Waistcoat
   - Instructions for turning off utilities
   - Keep out notices
   - Kitchen roll
   - Knife, Cutter
   - Label, Tie on
   - Labels, Adhesive
   - Latex, Gloves
   - List of internal contacts including mobile phones
   - Location of plastic crates
   - Location of sandbags
   - Location of trolleys
   - Major Incident Plan
   - Markers, Waterproof
   - Masks
   - Masks, Dust
   - Megaphone
   - Mops
   - Notebooks
   - Overalls
   - Pads, absorbing
   - Paper
   - Pencils
   - Pens
   - Protective Suit
   - Risk assessment plan checklist
   - Roll, Polythene
   - Rope
   - Rubbers
   - Sacks, Black plastic bin
   - Scissors
   - Sheets, Absorbent
   - Sheets, Plastic
   - Spill kit (PIG socks and pillows)
   - Sponges
   - Spotlight
   - Tags with Strings
   - Tags without Strings
   - Tape measure
   - Tape, Adhesive
   - Tape, Barrier
   - Tape, Cotton
   - Tape, Dispenser
   - Tape, Duct
   - Tape, Hazard
   - Tape, Hazard warning
   - Tape, Masking
   - Tape, Parcel
   - Toilet tissue
   - Torches
   - Torches, Head
   - Trolleys
   - Tyvek tags
   - Water spray, Hand-held
   - Wellington boots
   - Wet / dry vacuum cleaner
   - Wheeled dolly

Best wishes,
Greg

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[liberationtech] Liberationtech list moving from Stanford to Liberationtech.org on Mon, Mar 4

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Re: [liberationtech] U.S. Department of State Technical Security Specialist

[Yosem Companys]

That's an excellent question. The job is a cyber-defense job, not a
cyber-offense one. It also doesn't seem to require a security clearance. So
the job seems to fit the definition of technology for social good in that
it's theoretically speaking advancing global diplomacy.

On Wed, Feb 27, 2019 at 6:46 AM Nathan Andrew Fain 
wrote:

> As an international reader of this list I find this job advertisement
> could use clarification. There are plenty of jobs in the US State
> Department that could be adversarial to liberation tech. One does not
> know if this position falls on the evil-side or not-evil-side of the US
> State Department.
>
>
> On 2/27/19 7:30 AM, Yosem Companys wrote:
> > The *U.S. Department of State* is currently accepting applications for
> > a Technical Security Specialist
> > <
> http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTkwMjI2LjIzMDQ1NDEmbWVzc2FnZWlkPU1EQi1QUkQtQlVMLTIwMTkwMjI2LjIzMDQ1NDEmZGF0YWJhc2VpZD0xMDAxJnNlcmlhbD0xNzM1NjIwMSZlbWFpbGlkPXljb21wYW55c0BnbWFpbC5jb20mdXNlcmlkPXljb21wYW55c0BnbWFpbC5jb20mZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&101&&&https://job-openings.monster.com/technical-security-specialist-va-us-csp-bureau-of-diplomatic-security/205713880?source=govdelivery&utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery
> >,
> > located in Springfield, VA.
> >
> > The incumbent serves as Technical Security Specialist in the Facility
> > Security and Engineering division, Office of Security Technology, under
> > the Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Countermeasures, Bureau
> > of Diplomatic Security (DS/ST/FSE). The incumbent serves as a
> > contracting officer’s representative and team member responsible for
> > reviewing and providing oversight to a multibillion dollar government
> > contract for supply chain management.
> >
> > Key requirements for this position: Must have FAC-COR experience and
> > knowledge of technical security systems.
> >
> > This is a non-status, non-permanent Personal Service Contract position.
> > You do not acquire a competitive or excepted service status from this
> > position.
> >
> > Read the vacancy announcement
> > <
> http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTkwMjI2LjIzMDQ1NDEmbWVzc2FnZWlkPU1EQi1QUkQtQlVMLTIwMTkwMjI2LjIzMDQ1NDEmZGF0YWJhc2VpZD0xMDAxJnNlcmlhbD0xNzM1NjIwMSZlbWFpbGlkPXljb21wYW55c0BnbWFpbC5jb20mdXNlcmlkPXljb21wYW55c0BnbWFpbC5jb20mZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&102&&&https://job-openings.monster.com/technical-security-specialist-va-us-csp-bureau-of-diplomatic-security/205713880?source=govdelivery&utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery
> > for
> > more information, and to start the application process. *Please note
> > that the deadline to submit completed applications is March 8, 2019.*
> >
> > All potential applicants are strongly urged to read the entire vacancy
> > announcement to ensure that they meet all of the requirements for this
> > position before applying.
> >
>
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[liberationtech] U.S. Department of State Technical Security Specialist

[Yosem Companys]

The *U.S. Department of State* is currently accepting applications for
a Technical
Security Specialist
,
located in Springfield, VA.

The incumbent serves as Technical Security Specialist in the Facility
Security and Engineering division, Office of Security Technology, under the
Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Countermeasures, Bureau of
Diplomatic Security (DS/ST/FSE). The incumbent serves as a contracting
officer’s representative and team member responsible for reviewing and
providing oversight to a multibillion dollar government contract for supply
chain management.

Key requirements for this position: Must have FAC-COR experience and
knowledge of technical security systems.

This is a non-status, non-permanent Personal Service Contract position. You
do not acquire a competitive or excepted service status from this position.

Read the vacancy announcement

for
more information, and to start the application process. *Please note that
the deadline to submit completed applications is March 8, 2019.*

All potential applicants are strongly urged to read the entire vacancy
announcement to ensure that they meet all of the requirements for this
position before applying.
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[liberationtech] International Digital Divide Conference 22-24 May 2019, Washington, DC USA

[Yosem Companys]

From: Jeremy Schulz 

PARTNERSHIP FOR PROGRESS ON THE DIGITAL DIVIDE (PPDD)

2019 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

22-24 May 2019

Washington, DC USA

http://www.ppdd.org/conferences/ppdd2019/



Partnership for Progress on the Digital Divide (PPDD) is the only academic
professional organization in the world focused solely on the digital divide
and on connecting research to policymaking and practice to strategize
actions and catalyze solutions to this pressing societal concern.  The
academic research, policymaker, and practitioner community represented by
PPDD stands ready to advance the agenda on broadband and the digital
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digital world, and to further evidence-based policymaking and practice so
that all citizens can participate fully in the digital, networked age.



The interdisciplinary Partnership for Progress on the Digital Divide 2019
International Conference brings together researchers, policymakers, and
practitioners for an extended, in-depth dialogue about key issues that
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PPDD 2019 is particularly significant as it marks the 25th anniversary of
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Before we can address the digital divide, we must first understand the
nature of life in the digital age, the many challenges and opportunities it
presents, and the interplay of influence between technological and social
change. Then, in turn, we can fully understand digital inequality; its
place alongside other long-standing, persistent issues of social equity,
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from the most important technological advancement in communication in a
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[liberationtech] Data Fellowes Programme at Centre for Humm Data

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The positions are now open to applicants. Read about the 2019 Data Fellows
Programme below and apply today. You can also learn more about the 2018
Class of Fellows.

Background
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
(OCHA) has a Centre for Humanitarian Data in The Hague, the Netherlands to
help increase the use and impact of data in the humanitarian sector. The
vision is to create a future where all people involved in a humanitarian
emergency have access to the data they need, when and how they need it, to
make responsible and informed decisions.

The Centre focuses on four areas: data services, data policy, data
literacy, and network engagement. The Centre’s data services work includes
direct management of the Humanitarian Data Exchange (HDX) platform and the
Humanitarian Exchange Language (HXL) data standard. The data literacy work
focuses on improving the data skills of technical and non-technical
humanitarians. For data policy, the Centre creates guidelines for the
responsible use of data by OCHA staff and partners. Finally, the Centre
works to further build and engage an active community in support of its
mission and objectives through a number of events and communication
activities.

Data Fellows Programme
The Centre will soon host its second class of Fellows in The Hague in June
and July 2019. Through this programme, Fellows will come together to design
and deliver targeted projects that contribute to the overall goals of the
Centre. The 2019 Fellows will focus on four areas where the Centre is
seeking new perspectives, insights and partnerships including: Business
Strategy, Data Science (education data), Predictive Analytics, and
Statistics (disability data). The Fellowship programme is residential, with
Fellows living and working in The Hague under the direction of the
Coordinator for the Data Fellows Programme.

Support for the second class of Fellows is being provided as part of the
OCHA partnership with, inter alia, Education Above All Foundation that
works to improve access to quality education for vulnerable and
marginalized people in the developing world.

Business Strategy: The Centre receives support from a variety of
partnerships through direct funding, partner secondments, and in-kind
contributions. We would like to explore the feasibility of a variety of
sustainable business models for how the Centre operates. In order to adopt
a new model, the Centre would need to understand the potential market for
the solution and clarify the value proposition to partners. The right
candidate for this role has the skills and abilities that together comprise
the appropriate level of expertise to develop new business models and to
think strategically about the challenges the humanitarian sector faces in
using data and whether and how the Centre can address those challenges.

Data Science (education): There are a number of initiatives in the
humanitarian sector focused on improving access to and the quality of
education in conflict environments. The Centre has partnered with the
Education Above All Foundation to improve access to data on education in
emergencies. This data will help to highlight how attacks against education
during times of conflict and insecurity deprive children of their right to
education. The Centre requires a Data Science Fellow to work with the HDX
team and its with partners on data about education in emergencies, both in
terms of the data being utilized and the potential application of
analytical models.

Predictive Analytics: One area of emerging interest in the humanitarian
sector is predictive analytics: asking “what will happen” in a particular
humanitarian context and using machine learning and the application of
statistical modeling to arrive at an answer. The Centre initiated its work
in Predictive Analytics through the 2018 Data Fellows Programme, and has
continued to invest in this area through sustained research into the
development of models related to different aspects of humanitarian
response. The right candidate has the skills and abilities that together
comprise the right levels of expertise to develop and assess predictive
models and think strategically about how to use data to create value and
insight for humanitarian response.

Statistics (disability): Globally, an estimated one billion people have a
disability, of which 800 million live in developing countries. In any
crisis-affected community, persons with disabilities continue to be among
the most marginalized: an estimated 9.7 million are forcibly displaced
because of persecution, conflict, and human rights violations. Data that
accurately describes the demographics of persons with disabilities is
currently very scarce, especially in humanitarian contexts. The right
candidate has the skills and abilities that together comprise the necessary
levels of statistical expertise to develop methodologies and analytical
frameworks to turn data into action and to think strategically abo

[liberationtech] JOB: Program Evaluation Manager, Schmidt Futures (NYC, NY)

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https://schmidtfutures.com/our-method/careers/program-evaluation/

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[liberationtech] JOB: EFF Engineering and Design Project Manager

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The Engineering and Design project manager supports and facilitates
communication between EFF teams. We're looking for someone who is ready to
support our lawyers, activists and technologists, while maintaining our
project portfolio in good shape and our deliveries on time.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

   - Support EFF teams in coming up with sound project proposals for web
   and design projects including scope, dependencies, timeline and estimates.
   - Set goals and milestones for web development and design projects. Help
   the engineering and design teams break down and distribute tasks.
   - Facilitate regular project meetings with project stakeholders, keep
   track of action items and communicate important updates.
   - Monitor the requests queue for Design and Engineering
   - Triage bugs for our applications.
   - Communicate with the EFF about operational changes, outages, new
   processes and new features on our web tools. Maintain the relevant internal
   documentation.
   - Help identify and test 3rd party tools for internal use.

Minimum Qualifications:

   - 1yr experience working with a web development team or similar
   - Knowledge of the process of designing, developing, and releasing a web
   application.
   - Experience filing and triaging bugs and tickets.
   - Some user support experience would be great.
   - Excellent communication and facilitation skills.

Desired Additional Qualifications:

   - Some Product Management experience
   - Comfortable with a programming language and/or the command line (maybe
   you went through a Bootcamp but decided coding was not your full-time
   aspiration?)
   - Experience working with designers, UX researchers or graphics
   production.
   - Our Engineering and Design team is a diverse and friendly group that
   values work-life balance and making the office an enjoyable place to be. We
   frequently bring snacks to share, have silent movies days and visits from
   each others pets.

EFF is a great place to work. We offer a supportive and empowering
environment, along with an excellent benefits package including housing
cost assistance, student loans assistance, medical, dental, and vision
insurance, a 403(b)(7) retirement savings program with matching, paid time
off, holiday benefits, parental leave, a family and pet-friendly workplace,
and more.

As an advocacy organization, EFF is committed to being part of a diverse
community. Diversity of life experiences makes a big difference in how we
identify and litigate legal issues, design privacy-enhancing software, and
organize our activism. To that end, we deliberately seek applicants with
different perspectives, identities, and experiences to build an inclusive
workplace to better inform our advocacy and defense of freedom in our
digital world. EFF is an equal opportunity employer and encourages people
of all races, genders, ages, abilities, orientations, ethnicities, and
national origins to apply.

This is a full time, salaried, exempt position based in our San Francisco
office with full benefits. As this position will collaborate closely with
EFF’s activists, attorneys, and technologists, remote work is not an option.

To apply please submit a resume, a cover letter indicating your interest in
the position and EFF through the link below.

https://www.eff.org/opportunities/jobs/project-manager
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[liberationtech] Tech Policy Hub Intern- Aspen Cybersecurity Group

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The Aspen Institute, founded in 1950, is an international nonprofit
organization dedicated to fostering enlightened leadership and open-minded
dialogue. Through seminars, policy programs, conferences and leadership
development initiatives, the Institute and its international partners seek
to promote nonpartisan inquiry into critical issues of the day. The
Institute is headquartered in Washington, D.C. and has campuses in Aspen,
Colorado, and on the Wye River on Maryland’s Eastern Shore.

The Aspen Tech Policy Hub is a West Coast policy incubator, training a new
generation of tech policy entrepreneurs. We take tech experts, teach them
the policy process through an in-residence fellowship program in the Bay
Area, and encourage them to develop outside-the-box solutions to society’s
problems. We model ourselves after tech incubators like Y Combinator, but
train new policy thinkers and focus the impact of their ideas. Our first
cohort will arrive in June 2019.

The Hub seeks a full time summer intern (and if available, spring intern
for 10ish hours a week) to work closely with the Director to help the Hub
manage the arrival of its first cohort and expand its external
communications. This will be our first intern, and so the ideal candidate
will be flexible and excited to jump into all aspects of Hub operations.
Possible work includes:

Recruiting and scheduling speakers

   - Organizing events, including recruiting events, dinners, and larger
   events such as our fall launch;
   - Managing the facility where the Hub is located, including booking
   rooms and preparing them for meetings;
   - Developing outreach databases for recruiting and partnership;
   - Supporting communications work by drafting tweets and newsletters;
   - Liaising with external vendors to produce publications and prepare
   outputs;
   - Coordinating meetings with policymakers; and
   - Assisting with outreach for the Hub's winter fellowship cohort.

Potential applicants should have experience working on communications and
outreach and have strong writing and research skills. Applicant should also
be organized, responsible, and reliable. This is the perfect role for a
student interested in learning about the operations of a small non-profit.

To apply please visit www.aspeninstitute.org/jobs and follow the
instructions to apply for Aspen Tech Policy Hub Intern. Applicants must
submit cover letter and resume.
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[liberationtech] Would you happen to know of any refugees or migrants who have experienced cybersecurity issues?

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Hey All,

Would you happen to know of any refugee or migrant individuals (or groups)
who have experienced cyber-security violations (e.g., stolen identities,
hacked social media accounts)?

A prominent cyber-security company wants to know because it has identified
incidents from the threat side but would like to show the human impact.

It goes without saying that the company will protect the identities of
those who decide to come forward.

Thanks,
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Re: [liberationtech] [cpsr-activists] CPSR Curriculum?

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I wonder if the study had been conducted in the following radically
different way instead whether it had resulted in a different outcome.
Studying the effect of a class that implicitly (if not explicitly)
inculcates self-interest is, if Nobel Prize-winning economist Oliver
Williamson to be believed, one form of studying the effects of teaching
ethics on human behavior:

The specific question addressed by Frank et al. (1993) was this: Does
> exposing college students to the precepts and findings of rational choice
> theory influence the power they perceive self-interest has, or at least
> should have, over their own lives and that of the average other? The
> researchers examined this question by assessing students' responses at both
> the beginning and end of the semester to two ethical dilemmas ("Would you
> return a lost envelope with $100 in it?" and "Would you report a billing
> error that benefited you?"). Students were members of one of two different
> microeconomics classes or of a class unrelated to economics (astronomy). Of
> the economics classes, one was taught by an instructor who specialized in
> game theory (a field in which self-interest is axiomatic), the other, by an
> instructor who specialized in economic development in Maoist China. The
> results supported the hypothesis that studying economics can foster
> self-interest. Over the course of the semester, the responses of students
> in the game theorist's class increased in self-interest more than did those
> of students in the other economist's class; these latter students'
> responses, in turn, increased more in self-interest than did those of
> students in the control (astronomy) professor's class. Similar changes
> emerged on measures assessing students' expectations of the actions of the
> average person.
>


The most significant finding of Frank et al. (1993) for the present
> analysis is that the experience of taking a course in microeconomics
> actually altered students' conceptions of the appropriateness of acting in
> a self-interested manner, not merely their definition of self-interest.
> Instruction in economics, it would appear, does not make cynics out of
> students by persuading them that the motivation behind people's actions,
> whatever it appears to be, is inevitably self-interest. Frank et al.'s
> (1993) participants did not emerge from Economics 101 believing that it
> actually is in one's self-interest to report a favorable billing error
> because, for example, it preempts guilt or fosters a reputation for
> honesty. Rather, they emerged apparently believing that not reporting a
> favorable billing error, in addition to being self-interested, is also the
> rational and appropriate action to take, however guilty one feels doing so.


https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/eaf9/b29c0c65560755e12e77889e36602251bc6a.pdf


By the way, the rest of the paper is worth reading for all of you who care
about teaching ethics to engineers. According to Miller, who reviews the
literature above, the economics discipline has inculcated an ethics of
self-interest in the U.S. that permeates a number of fields. See also:

https://s3.amazonaws.com/academia.edu.documents/30702680/AMR-Jan2005.pdf?AWSAccessKeyId=AKIAIWOWYYGZ2Y53UL3A&Expires=1549326626&Signature=OBDnezobod2XqdjR36JGwOcJfRI%3D&response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%3DEconomics_language_and_assumptions_How_t.pdf

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On Mon, Feb 4, 2019 at 3:15 PM Aaron Massey  wrote:

> Re: seeking empirical evidence about ethics instruction
>
> A recent publication at FSE attempted to evaluate the impact of the new
> ACM code of ethics on decision-making and found no evidence of an effect
> according to their methodology.  You can read the paper here:
>
> https://people.engr.ncsu.edu/ermurph3/papers/fse18nier.pdf
>
> It’s worth asking whether this is the sort of structure a study of this
> nature should have.  For example, this study doesn’t really address many
> (or any?) of the points Charles made earlier.
>
> Best, Aaron
>
>
> On Mon  04 Feb 2019  07:40 AM, Charles M. Ess wrote:
> >And thanks on both fronts!
> >
> >My acknowledging that it was a critical, spot-on point was not
> >gratuitous or merely courteous: behind it is a larger point - one that
> >we don't always point out to our undergraduate students.  But
> >Aristotle warned at the outset of his Nichomachean Ethics that no one
> >under 30 should attempt it - precisely because of their comparative
> >lack of experience as enculturated ethical beings.  (Part of this
> >enculturation includes precisely our learning from our mistakes -
> >phronesis as self-correcting ethical judgment.)
> >FWIW: while I loved teaching undergraduate philosophy courses, such as
> >ethics and logic, for example - and still think that there's value

[liberationtech] Do any of you know of apps for detecting any fake requests for assistance in the aftermath of disasters?

[Yosem Companys]

Hey All,

Would any of you happen to know of any apps to detect fake requests for
assistance in the wake of disasters?

It is not uncommon after disasters for imposters to appeal for help, take
the money, and run. In fact, swindlers will even create organizations for
this purpose.

Has any technology been invented to guard against this purpose? In any
case, are there any best practices for detecting and defending against this
type of behavior?

Thanks,
Yosem
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Re: [liberationtech] [cpsr-activists] CPSR Curriculum?

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gt; sciences, ethics for design in ICT, and/or the ethical dimensions of
> specific "Big Data" projects involving computer scientists and
> engineers, police and first responders, national emergency authorities,
> etc. - is then a much different matter from attempting to impose a rule
> book.  It is often characterized in terms of "process" or dialogical
> ethics - oriented more towards using philosophical and applied ethics to
> provide concepts and frameworks that help practitioners more fully
> articulate and critically assess their extant ethical sensibilities and
> approaches.
> I can tell you that in the Association of Internet Researchers (AoIR),
> after the first decade or so of approaching internet research ethics in
> these ways (i.e., starting in 2000) - the broad experience and consensus
> is that incorporating ethics in these ways not only helps with analyzing
> and resolving often complex and novel ethical challenges: it also leads
> to substantively better research in good old fashioned social science
> terms.  This is part of the reason why the association supports the
> on-going development of ethical guidelines - FWIW, our 3rd iteration
> will be delivered this October at the AoIR annual meeting in Brisbane.
>
> I can also tell you that our collective experience in teaching ethics in
> these ways consistently receives strongly positive evaluations in the
> workshops - whether with academics and/or professional communities - we
> have offered since 2002 or so.
> That's not evidence that people will behave any better as a result.  But
> it is evidence that people feel greater confidence by way of having more
> conceptual tools to draw on when confronting ethical challenges - an
> impression I also strongly hold from teaching undergraduates, FWIW.
>
> I also have at least anecdotal evidence from the colleagues involved
> with the IEEE initiative that this initiative is built in part on an
> emerging awareness among their professional communities that ethics,
> especially as approached in these more dialogical and process-oriented
> ways, is not just important for utilitarian cost-benefit approaches
> (minimally, don't break the law; don't design things that will get my
> company sued, etc.) - but likewise for the sake of better design per se.
>
> In short: my now lengthy experience is that exposure to and discussion
> of ethics is appreciated as it provides people with conceptual tools and
> examples that are helpful for their more effectively recognizing and
> analyzing the ethical choices confronting them, and, on a good day, for
> more effectively resolving often difficult ethical dilemmas.
> This strikes me as intrinsically worthwhile, especially if we regard one
> another as human beings who are ethical beings per se, no matter what
> their choice of study or profession may be.
>
> I hope this makes some sort of sense. Thanks for reading - critical
> comments and suggestions welcome.
> - charles ess
>
>
>
> On 03/02/2019 07:40, Yosem Companys wrote:
> > Good point. It'd be great if someone had the answer to that question.
> >
> > The only study vaguely related that I can remember is that psychology
> > experiment where priests who were going to give a sermon were less
> > likely to be good samaritans with a confederate in need when they were
> > told they were late to give their sermon than when they were told they
> > were early.
> >
> > So situational influences matter. It's not just about teaching personal
> > ethics. It's about teaching how to behave in ethical ways when
> > confronted by certain situations and learning the situations when you
> > might act unethically so if you're ever in that situation you might
> > remember and choose to act ethically instead.
> >
> > On Sat, Feb 2, 2019 at 10:26 PM Paul  > <mailto:tallp...@gmail.com>> wrote:
> >
> > Is there any evidence, or even anecdotes, suggesting that ethics
> > courses (in any form) work to make people act more ethically?
> >   I can see that someone who was already ethical might find
> > something they had missed, but it's hard for me (admittedly a
> > cynical person) to imagine that an ethics course can make someone
> > ethical, any more than one could expect an "empathy" course to make
> > people empathetic.
> >Paul
> >
> >
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Re: [liberationtech] [cpsr-activists] CPSR Curriculum?

[Yosem Companys]

Good point. It'd be great if someone had the answer to that question.

The only study vaguely related that I can remember is that psychology
experiment where priests who were going to give a sermon were less likely
to be good samaritans with a confederate in need when they were told they
were late to give their sermon than when they were told they were early.

So situational influences matter. It's not just about teaching personal
ethics. It's about teaching how to behave in ethical ways when confronted
by certain situations and learning the situations when you might act
unethically so if you're ever in that situation you might remember and
choose to act ethically instead.

On Sat, Feb 2, 2019 at 10:26 PM Paul  wrote:

> Is there any evidence, or even anecdotes, suggesting that ethics courses
> (in any form) work to make people act more ethically?
>  I can see that someone who was already ethical might find something
> they had missed, but it's hard for me (admittedly a cynical person) to
> imagine that an ethics course can make someone ethical, any more than one
> could expect an "empathy" course to make people empathetic.
>   Paul
>
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Re: [liberationtech] [cpsr-activists] CPSR Curriculum?

[Yosem Companys]

BTW, Charles, do you have any of the syllabi for the courses you mentioned?
If so, could you share them with the list?

Thanks,
Yosem

On Sat, Feb 2, 2019 at 9:10 PM Charles M. Ess  wrote:

> A fascinating - if deeply depressing - thread: many thanks to all.
>
> Let me add:  the relatively sudden interest among Harvard, Stanford et
> al in attempting to introduce some element of ethics into CS (and
> related) instruction is also quite striking to many of us who have been
> doing this for 30 years or longer.  James Moor at Dartmouth, for
> example, was pushing in these directions in the 1980s - and enough
> U.S.-based philosophers and CS (and related) folk were interested to
> begin the Computing and Philosophy (CAP) conferences in the late 1980s,
> based in Carnegie Mellon and whose venues included Stanford.  The topics
> included AI, logic, hypertext/hypermedia - and ethics, both in
> application and teaching.
> Very briefly: those of us who have thus been engaged in these domains
> for quite some time see information and computing ethics (ICE) as
> grounded in Norbert Wiener's _The Human Use of Human Beings_
> (1950/1954): "cybernetics" is from _kybernetes_, the steersman or pilot
> which in Plato stands as the exemplar of _ethical_ judgment and the
> capacity for _ethical_ self-correction.  (Admittedly, there are
> strikingly few people, even in the ICE communities, seem to be aware of
> this.)
> Especially as CAP morphed into the International Association of CAP
> (IACAP) in the early 2000s, all of this blossomed in many and various
> ways - including three additional professional organizations and
> conference series devoted to various dimensions of ethics vis-a-vis
> computational and computer-mediated communication technologies (the
> latter with roots back to the 1980s, if not earlier, as well). Namely,
> the CEPE (computer ethics: professional inquiries) series begun by Simon
> Rogerson in the UK and INSEIT (International Society for Ethics and
> Information Technology), both starting up in the late 1990s.  Likewise,
> the Society for Philosophy of Technology (SPT) started up in 1995,
> beginning with its now flagship journal, _techné_.
>
>  From my perspective, the most remarkable developments have emerged over
> the last four or five years, as our colleagues in CS and related fields,
> including network engineering, for example, have themselves begun to
> argue for and exemplify the importance of ethical reflection in their
> work.  There are some striking examples - at least on this side of the
> pond - and I'd be happy to share references if anyone's interested.
> Most remarkably in these directions: the IEEE project to develop ethical
> standards for the design of Autonomous & Intelligent Systems, now
> concluding its second phase, draws centrally on the virtue ethics
> tradition first staked out by Norbert Wiener as central to their
> frameworks for "ethically-aligned design" (
> https://ethicsinaction.ieee.org/)
> In parallel: the most recent philosophical and policy-related documents
> on ethical frameworks for AI in the EU centrally stress virtue ethics as
> well as Kantian deontology (autonomy / dignity) as core pillars.  (The
> most prominent and influential work is connected with Luciano Floridi at
> the OII, who is also a member of the European Data Protection
> Supervisor's Ethics Advisory Group:
> <
> https://edps.europa.eu/data-protection/our-work/our-work-by-type/ethical-framework_fr
> >)
>
> The EU folk recognize that these ethical emphases distinguish them from
> both the US and China in a number of critical ways.  Vis-a-vis this
> thread: given the significance of both the IEEE project and developing
> EU policy on ethics in conjunction with the development of AI, the IoT,
> etc. - the, um, indifference, if not hostility towards ethics in
> primarily the US context, as represented in this thread, is at best
> startling and at worst deeply disturbing. (Think: the US version of the
> Chinese Social Credit System, in which any notion of human dignity and
> rights take a distinctive back seat to utilitarian emphases on economic
> efficiencies and benefits - where utilitarianism tends to be the default
> ethical framework in the US in any case, as the focus on the Trolley
> Problem in conjunction with autonomous vehicles exemplifies.)
> At the same time, both this history and these recent developments make
> the current "discovery" of ethics and computation by Harvard, Stanford,
> MIT (e.g., "the moral machine") seem woefully ill-informed and
> ethnocentric.
> Correct me if / where I'm wrong.
>
> On the other hand, perhaps better late than never and everything should
> be done to en

Re: [liberationtech] [cpsr-activists] CPSR Curriculum?

[Yosem Companys]

evelop ethical
> standards for the design of Autonomous & Intelligent Systems, now
> concluding its second phase, draws centrally on the virtue ethics
> tradition first staked out by Norbert Wiener as central to their
> frameworks for "ethically-aligned design" (
> https://ethicsinaction.ieee.org/)
> In parallel: the most recent philosophical and policy-related documents
> on ethical frameworks for AI in the EU centrally stress virtue ethics as
> well as Kantian deontology (autonomy / dignity) as core pillars.  (The
> most prominent and influential work is connected with Luciano Floridi at
> the OII, who is also a member of the European Data Protection
> Supervisor's Ethics Advisory Group:
> <
> https://edps.europa.eu/data-protection/our-work/our-work-by-type/ethical-framework_fr
> >)
>
> The EU folk recognize that these ethical emphases distinguish them from
> both the US and China in a number of critical ways.  Vis-a-vis this
> thread: given the significance of both the IEEE project and developing
> EU policy on ethics in conjunction with the development of AI, the IoT,
> etc. - the, um, indifference, if not hostility towards ethics in
> primarily the US context, as represented in this thread, is at best
> startling and at worst deeply disturbing. (Think: the US version of the
> Chinese Social Credit System, in which any notion of human dignity and
> rights take a distinctive back seat to utilitarian emphases on economic
> efficiencies and benefits - where utilitarianism tends to be the default
> ethical framework in the US in any case, as the focus on the Trolley
> Problem in conjunction with autonomous vehicles exemplifies.)
> At the same time, both this history and these recent developments make
> the current "discovery" of ethics and computation by Harvard, Stanford,
> MIT (e.g., "the moral machine") seem woefully ill-informed and
> ethnocentric.
> Correct me if / where I'm wrong.
>
> On the other hand, perhaps better late than never and everything should
> be done to encourage further developments in the US context especially.
> Those of us engaged in these domains have some strategies for doing so -
> but suggestions and comments in these directions would be greatly welcomed.
>
> Many thanks for reading this far -
> charles ess
>
>
> On 01/02/2019 20:02, Yosem Companys wrote:
> > My comments inline below in blue...
> >
> > On Fri, Feb 1, 2019 at 10:49 AM Richard Brooks  > <mailto:r...@g.clemson.edu>> wrote:
> >
> > Reminds me of a proposal I wrote for an ethics course to NSF.
> > My proposed course looked at the economics of the industry, as
> > pointed out by Ross Anderson, that the market rewards bad
> > and insecure software. This means that structurally it is
> > almost impossible to be ethical and survive. The course included
> > finding regulatory and market modifications that would support
> > producing secure systems and economic survival.
> >
> > I find something wrong with a system that supports making
> > insecure products.
> >
> > My course proposal was turned down. My favorite review
> > of the proposal said it is wrong to combine ethics and
> > economics.
> >
> >
> > That was the question Oliver Williamson asked before his being awarded
> > the Nobel Prize in Economics.
> >
> > Research by Dale Miller
> > <https://www.gsb.stanford.edu/faculty-research/faculty/dale-t-miller>
> > and others shows that students who take economics courses in college
> > become more selfish and less altruistic after taking the course.
> >
> > My Harvard advisor Jeffrey Sachs once told me the story about how the
> > President of the University of Chicago -- then an economist -- heard
> > Jeff go on and on about the importance of technologies to what was then
> > called "developing economies." When Jeff was done, the President turned
> > to him and said, "Jeff, you know that there's no such thing as
> > technology because we haven't modeled it mathematically yet."
> >
> > When I came to Stanford and turned to the natural and behavioral
> > sciences, one of my professors would introduce me at parties as a
> > "recovering economist," which I always found amusing.
> >
> > We should teach them to do the ethical thing, especially
> > when it means that they will go bankrupt.
> >
> >
>
> --
> Professor in Media Studies
> Department of Media and Communication
> University of Oslo
> <http://www.hf.uio.no/imk/english/people/aca/charlees/in

Re: [liberationtech] [cpsr-activists] CPSR Curriculum?

[Yosem Companys]

My comments inline below in blue...

On Fri, Feb 1, 2019 at 10:49 AM Richard Brooks  wrote:

> Reminds me of a proposal I wrote for an ethics course to NSF.
> My proposed course looked at the economics of the industry, as
> pointed out by Ross Anderson, that the market rewards bad
> and insecure software. This means that structurally it is
> almost impossible to be ethical and survive. The course included
> finding regulatory and market modifications that would support
> producing secure systems and economic survival.
>
> I find something wrong with a system that supports making
> insecure products.
>
> My course proposal was turned down. My favorite review
> of the proposal said it is wrong to combine ethics and
> economics.
>

That was the question Oliver Williamson asked before his being awarded the
Nobel Prize in Economics.

Research by Dale Miller
 and
others shows that students who take economics courses in college become
more selfish and less altruistic after taking the course.

My Harvard advisor Jeffrey Sachs once told me the story about how the
President of the University of Chicago -- then an economist -- heard Jeff
go on and on about the importance of technologies to what was then called
"developing economies." When Jeff was done, the President turned to him and
said, "Jeff, you know that there's no such thing as technology because we
haven't modeled it mathematically yet."

When I came to Stanford and turned to the natural and behavioral sciences,
one of my professors would introduce me at parties as a "recovering
economist," which I always found amusing.


> We should teach them to do the ethical thing, especially
> when it means that they will go bankrupt.
>
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Re: [liberationtech] [cpsr-activists] CPSR Curriculum?

[Yosem Companys]

Interesting. In a related vein, from my experience, I'll note the following:

   - When underrepresented minorities started getting minimal
   representation at research-one universities, these universities started
   creating programs specifically focused on helping underrepresented
   minorities transition to their new environment. Over the years, mostly
   members of the non-minority community began to argue that having two
   different admit weekends -- one for underrepresented minorities and one for
   everyone else -- was a form of segregation and recommended eliminating such
   programs.
   - While serving on the admissions committee as an undergrad at Yale, I
   proposed that we have multicultural days during the regular admit weekend
   and require that members of the non-minority community attend it, rather
   than have a "minority admit weekend." Members of the non-minority community
   objected stating that such events should be optional only (even though all
   other admit weekend events were required) or that they shouldn't be held at
   all because otherwise other events would have to be removed from the
   schedule. Members of the minority communities also opposed the proposal,
   saying that the status quo of having an extra minority weekend beyond the
   admit weekend served the communities better. But once the members of the
   minority communities realized that the members of the non-minority
   community opposed the plan, they began to like it more.
   - Pondering on what you wrote below, it might be better for the teaching
   of ethics to require that every course have an ethics component. That way,
   students take whatever courses they want but are still exposed to ethics.

But I wonder what the pedagogical research literature says about the best
way to teach ethics? I'm data-driven, so I'd rather see empirical evidence
guide educational policy or someone conduct a study to assess the best
course of action.

My two cents.

On Fri, Feb 1, 2019 at 9:34 AM Doug Schuler 
wrote:

>
> I probably shouldn't have dragged Dick's name into this but here's my take
> on what he was saying.
>
> IF the ethics / social responsibility material presented in college is
> relegated to a single, required course (and is not integrated with more
> technical material throughout) then it likely to be disparaged by students
> and teachers alike in the department — and thereby have little effect.
>
> This is evidence from many many years ago but the engineers I worked with
> at Boeing who had had an ethics course acted like it was total BS, a waste
> of time, and not their concern. I'm not saying that they all felt this way
> but their views seemed to be fairly commonplace — which is why I thought
> that Dick's comments were probably pretty relevant.
>
> — Doug
>
>
>
>
>
> On Thu, Jan 31, 2019 at 9:34 PM Yosem Companys 
> wrote:
>
>> Why did he think it was a bad idea?
>>
>> On Thu, Jan 31, 2019 at 9:29 PM Doug Schuler <
>> doug...@publicsphereproject.org> wrote:
>>
>>> Good info!
>>>
>>> I had been talking to Dick Sclove about this recently and he said that
>>> adding ethics or social responsibility as a class that graduates had to
>>> take was essentially a bad idea. Louis Bucciarelli  apparently was using
>>> this in the engineering department at MIT.
>>>
>>> I wonder if this approach is being taken in any other CS departments.
>>>
>>> — Doug
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, Jan 31, 2019 at 8:55 PM Paul (via cpsr-activists list)
>>>  wrote:
>>>
>>>> speaking of curriculum:
>>>> Harvard works to embed ethics in computer science curriculum – Harvard
>>>> Gazette
>>>>
>>>> https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2019/01/harvard-works-to-embed-ethics-in-computer-science-curriculum/
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Jan 31, 2019 at 8:01 PM Yosem Companys (via cpsr-activists
>>>> list)  wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Wow, I'd love to see that, even if for historical reasons...
>>>>>
>>>>> On Wed, Jan 30, 2019 at 6:33 PM Jeff Johnson (via cpsr-activists list)
>>>>>  wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> CPSR Folks,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I seem to recall that educators in CPSR developed a “Socially
>>>>>> Responsible Computing” curriculum for college courses.  Am I remembering
>>>>>> correctly?  If so, please refresh my memory, or point me to anything 
>>>>>> online
>>>>>> about it.  Of course, it probably is decades old.
>>>>>>
>>>>&

Re: [liberationtech] [cpsr-activists] CPSR Curriculum?

[Yosem Companys]

Good point, Terry. I didn't think of that.

On Fri, Feb 1, 2019 at 9:48 AM Terry Winograd (via cpsr-activists list)
 wrote:

> This is an ongoing debate.  The observation about how students treat a
> single required ethics course is valid, and therefore it requires a lot of
> work to make it more engaging (as Stanford is trying to do now).  The
> problem with trying to integrate it into courses in general is that either
> it is taught by faculty who have the same "let's get this over with"
> attitude, or by special visiting faculty who drop in for a session or two,
> and it still isn't integrated and leads to complaints about losing course
> time that the faculty need for the "real material.".  Of course it depends
> on the local culture and personalities.
> --t
>
> On Fri, Feb 1, 2019 at 9:35 AM Doug Schuler (via cpsr-activists list)
>  wrote:
>
>>
>> I probably shouldn't have dragged Dick's name into this but here's my
>> take on what he was saying.
>>
>> IF the ethics / social responsibility material presented in college is
>> relegated to a single, required course (and is not integrated with more
>> technical material throughout) then it likely to be disparaged by students
>> and teachers alike in the department — and thereby have little effect.
>>
>> This is evidence from many many years ago but the engineers I worked with
>> at Boeing who had had an ethics course acted like it was total BS, a waste
>> of time, and not their concern. I'm not saying that they all felt this way
>> but their views seemed to be fairly commonplace — which is why I thought
>> that Dick's comments were probably pretty relevant.
>>
>> — Doug
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Jan 31, 2019 at 9:34 PM Yosem Companys 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Why did he think it was a bad idea?
>>>
>>> On Thu, Jan 31, 2019 at 9:29 PM Doug Schuler <
>>> doug...@publicsphereproject.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Good info!
>>>>
>>>> I had been talking to Dick Sclove about this recently and he said that
>>>> adding ethics or social responsibility as a class that graduates had to
>>>> take was essentially a bad idea. Louis Bucciarelli  apparently was using
>>>> this in the engineering department at MIT.
>>>>
>>>> I wonder if this approach is being taken in any other CS departments.
>>>>
>>>> — Doug
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Jan 31, 2019 at 8:55 PM Paul (via cpsr-activists list)
>>>>  wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> speaking of curriculum:
>>>>> Harvard works to embed ethics in computer science curriculum –
>>>>> Harvard Gazette
>>>>>
>>>>> https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2019/01/harvard-works-to-embed-ethics-in-computer-science-curriculum/
>>>>>
>>>>> On Thu, Jan 31, 2019 at 8:01 PM Yosem Companys (via cpsr-activists
>>>>> list)  wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Wow, I'd love to see that, even if for historical reasons...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Wed, Jan 30, 2019 at 6:33 PM Jeff Johnson (via cpsr-activists
>>>>>> list)  wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> CPSR Folks,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I seem to recall that educators in CPSR developed a “Socially
>>>>>>> Responsible Computing” curriculum for college courses.  Am I remembering
>>>>>>> correctly?  If so, please refresh my memory, or point me to anything 
>>>>>>> online
>>>>>>> about it.  Of course, it probably is decades old.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>>> Jeff Johnson
>>>>>>> 
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Why did he think it was a bad idea?

On Thu, Jan 31, 2019 at 9:29 PM Doug Schuler <
doug...@publicsphereproject.org> wrote:

> Good info!
>
> I had been talking to Dick Sclove about this recently and he said that
> adding ethics or social responsibility as a class that graduates had to
> take was essentially a bad idea. Louis Bucciarelli  apparently was using
> this in the engineering department at MIT.
>
> I wonder if this approach is being taken in any other CS departments.
>
> — Doug
>
>
>
> On Thu, Jan 31, 2019 at 8:55 PM Paul (via cpsr-activists list)
>  wrote:
>
>> speaking of curriculum:
>> Harvard works to embed ethics in computer science curriculum – Harvard
>> Gazette
>>
>> https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2019/01/harvard-works-to-embed-ethics-in-computer-science-curriculum/
>>
>> On Thu, Jan 31, 2019 at 8:01 PM Yosem Companys (via cpsr-activists list)
>>  wrote:
>>
>>> Wow, I'd love to see that, even if for historical reasons...
>>>
>>> On Wed, Jan 30, 2019 at 6:33 PM Jeff Johnson (via cpsr-activists list)
>>>  wrote:
>>>
>>>> CPSR Folks,
>>>>
>>>> I seem to recall that educators in CPSR developed a “Socially
>>>> Responsible Computing” curriculum for college courses.  Am I remembering
>>>> correctly?  If so, please refresh my memory, or point me to anything online
>>>> about it.  Of course, it probably is decades old.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Jeff Johnson
>>>> 
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[liberationtech] Computers Were Supposed to Be Good

[Yosem Companys]

*Joy Lisi Rankin’s book on the history of personal computing looks at the
technology’s forgotten democratic promise.*

“The Silicon Valley ideal,” Joy Lisi Rankin writes in *A People’s History
of Computing in the United States*, “venerates grand men with grand ideas.”
This narrative, she argues, is widely accepted as the status quo.

[...]

Rankin contends that the myth of a “digital America dependent on the work
of a handful of male tech geniuses” detracts from computing’s initial
democratic promise: a project made by civilians for civilians.

[...]

Still, the narrative of the plucky entrepreneur panders to our economic
self-regard, as well as to preconceived notions of who drives technological
change. The tech industry is hardly the first to be seduced by the myths of
its own exceptionalism or of male genius. But as Rankin argues, the
persistence of these myths obscures a more intriguing history of
technological development in the United States.

[...]

Rankin observes that computing’s social and personal origins can be traced
back to 1964, when the first large-scale computer time-sharing network was
developed at Dartmouth.

The earliest computers were monolithic mainframes—terribly large and, at
$240,000 apiece ($2 million in today’s money), out of reach for the
ordinary citizen. ... A time-sharing network allowed as many as 20
terminals to be connected to a single, centralized computer system, so that
those on the network could work, collaborate, and communicate with each
other simultaneously. These computers were a shared resource, built by
educators and students. That made it cheaper to operate them, and shaped
computing as an experience that could be physically shared with others.

Time-sharing networks also marked a profound shift in the relationship
between human beings and computers. Previously, one would write a program
for a mainframe by punching holes in cardboard cards, each hole
representing a character or symbol. These cards were given to a computer
operator, who fed them into the computer, which then spat out the results
in the form of more punched cards or printouts.

In contrast, “time-sharing provided a much more personal experience of
computing,” Rankin writes, “connecting the individual directly with the
terminal, and the terminal with the computer.”

Yet it also seems that time-sharing networks were too successful for their
own good. Where users were once content to share computers in social
settings such as labs, classrooms, and dorms, tech firms like IBM and Apple
in the late ’70s imagined a different possibility: device ownership for
all. Computing’s communal character was shed in favor of something
consumerist and atomized.

Rankin’s clear-eyed analysis of the skewed gender dynamics at Dartmouth
makes for withering reading. (Today’s “brogrammers” aren’t without
precedent.)

[...]

Eighty percent of Dartmouth’s students and 40 percent of its faculty would
use the time-sharing system. But computing was hardly the social equalizer
that Kurtz and Kemeny envisioned. Dartmouth’s student body was
overwhelmingly affluent, white, and male; women weren’t admitted as
students until 1972.

[...]

At Dartmouth, women worked as application programmers, computer-program
coordinators, keypunch operators, and technical librarians—yet they were
seen as wives and mothers above all else.

[...]

One of the most noteworthy developments in the shift toward social
computing was the creation of the computer-assisted learning system PLATO
(Programmed Logic for Automated Teaching Operations) at the University of
Illinois. It perhaps most closely resembled the contemporary personal
computer: Its personal terminals had individual plasma screens instead of
teleprinters. First used in 1963 as an educational tool to teach nursing
students how to treat heart attacks, PLATO created a simulated lab
environment—in the form of an interactive quiz—for students to observe and
learn from.

At the same time, the higher-education sector received a windfall from the
federal government. The specter of the Cold War spawned numerous reforms
that jump-started computing initiatives in the United States. In its early
days, PLATO was touted as an instructional machine to attract substantial
military funding. But as more institutions in the Champaign-Urbana
community embraced the PLATO network and more of its users started creating
their own programs, its appeal broadened significantly. ... PLATO soon
became a haven for civic engagement, as well as for those who wanted to
play games, send messages to friends, and lurk for fun. At the same time,
instances of men harassing and mocking women on the network became more
prevalent. ... As Rankin’s analysis shows, racism and misogyny played a
part in molding digital culture from its inception.

In today’s tech parlance, “community” is a slippery and overused word,
mistakenly used to describe an aggregated mass of individuals rather than a
group of people with shared bonds, values, and

[liberationtech] NewsGuard claims to uses journalism to fight fake news

[Yosem Companys]

From: Gwen Kent 


Just saw something about this browser plug-in –

https://www.newsguardtech.com/


   1. You can install the NewsGuard plugin in either your Google Chrome,
   Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox, or Apple Safari browser with one click.
   2. As you browse the news, you’ll see the NewsGuard icon next to news
   links on search engines and social media feeds, such as Google, Bing,
   Facebook and Twitter.
  1. Green rated sites follow basic standards of accuracy and
  accountability;
  2. Red rated sites do not;
  3. Blue rated sites refer to platforms;
  4. Orange rated sites indicate satire sites; and,
  5. Gray rated sites are those we are in the process of rating and
  reviewing.
   3. Hover your mouse over the NewsGuard icon for a brief description of
   each site and why it received its rating. Click “See the full Nutrition
   Label” to read a longer description of the site and how it rates on each of
   our nine criteria.

Might be worth investigating…



*Gwen Kent | Academic Liaison Librarian*

Learning Resources & Service Excellence

Room LM07, Library, Luton

E: gwen.k...@beds.ac.uk

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[liberationtech] JOBS: Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property at the American University Washington College of Law

[Yosem Companys]

From: Sean Flynn 

Please Help Us Find the Next Great Program Coordinator for the Program on
Information Justice and Intellectual Property (PIJIP) at the American
University Washington College of Law!

PIJIP is hiring an entry level position appropriate for an early career
professional who wants to get to the know the IP and Tech communities in
Washington by planning events and meetings at AUWCL.

The position includes excellent benefits including use of all university
facilities, choice of health plans, and a fully vested retirement plan with
a 2 to 1 match. After 6 months you obtain tuition benefits and can pursue
any degree at AU tuition free, including our LLM in IP or any masters or
PhD program (not have to be in law).

We are looking for a great organizer with a passion for tech and IP law and
policy and strong justice values.

The full position description and application is at
https://tinyurl.com/yd77576k

Sean Flynn
Professorial Lecturer and Director, LLM in IP
Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property
American University Washington College of Law
www.pijip.org
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[liberationtech] My Venezuela Post

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It has been brought to my attention that some of you felt that my email on
Reymar Perdomo was excessive editorializing on behalf of Liberation
Technology in favor of a political group against others.

I'd like to apologize to all of those who saw my email in that light,
though in hindsight I understand how my email could be misconstrued in that
way. But I was only trying to make two points:

   - First, that we forget that music can sometimes serve as a Liberation
   Technology; and,
   - Second, that the plight of migrants and refugees is an issue of
   concern for Liberation Technology.

In this context, I'd like to reiterate Liberation Technology's bias. We
used to state our bias all the time on Twitter but not so much on the list.

Liberation Technology's bias has long been that we believe in rights-based
pragmatism, that is, we believe in supporting the use of technology
(anthropologically defined) to foster public goods that protect or advance
the rights enshrined in the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights at
http://www.un.org/en/universal-declaration-human-rights/.

Should you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to share them
with me privately or with the group publicly.

Thanks,
Yosem
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[liberationtech] A Challenge for Venezuela

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Reymar Perdomo is the author of a song that has gone viral in Peru and
Venezuela and that has become an unofficial anthem for immigrants and
refugees everywhere.

Reymar told a talk-show host that her favorite 3 singers were Carlos Vives

, Andres Cepeda
,
and SANTIAGO CRUZ

.

So the talk-show host got together with her favorite 3 Latin American
superstars to plan a special welcome for Reymar: Surprising Reymar with her
three favorite singers on a bus upon her arrival from Venezuela in Peru.

Why did the Latin American superstars agree to do it? "Because compassion
doesn't know nationality," said one, adding, "We're all the same."

So Reymar's 3 favorite singers put on disguises and got on the bus. In the
meantime, the talk-show host used the pretext for Reymar to get on the bus
that he wanted to record her journey from Venezuela to freedom by having
her play her viral song live on various buses in Peru.

Now, watch the following video carefully:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHzZrKxIiVY.

You'll notice that after Reymar comes on the bus, starts singing her song,
and reaches the chorus, her 3 favorite singers will surprise her by singing
the chorus with her and taking off their disguises.

Sometimes humanity is best communicated and felt through music, a
technology that may be used to foster liberation but one that we often take
for granted.
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[liberationtech] SF Bay Area Tech Policy Incubator Opens For Inaugural Fellowship Class

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The Aspen Tech Policy Hub, a West Coast policy incubator training a new
generation of tech policy entrepreneurs, has opened for applications for
its inaugural 2019 cohort.

The fellowship program will be held from June to August in the San
Francisco Bay Area, and successful applicants will be paid $7,500/month for
their participation.

The Hub takes technology experts, teaches them the policy process through a
paid fellowship program, and encourages them to develop outside-the-box
solutions to society’s problems. It models itself after tech incubators
like Y Combinator but trains new policy thinkers and focuses the impact of
their ideas.

Prospective applicants and partners can visit
https://www.aspentechpolicyhub.org for more information.

Deadline: February 27.

Please spread the word about this exciting new Aspen Institute initiative
among your networks.

Thanks,
Yosem
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[liberationtech] JOB: A number of positions at the Harvard Berkman Center

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https://cyber.harvard.edu/getinvolved/jobs
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[liberationtech] JOB: Director, Sunlight Foundation Web Integrity Project

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[image: sunset.png]

The Sunlight Foundation is a national, nonpartisan, nonprofit organization
that uses civic technologies, open data, policy analysis and journalism to
make our government and politics more accountable and transparent to all.

Our vision is for technology to enable more complete, equitable and
effective democratic participation. Our overarching goal is to achieve
changes in the law to require real-time, online transparency for all
government information. And, while our work began in 2006 with only a focus
on the U.S. Congress, our open government work now takes place at the local
, state, federal
 and international
 levels.

We believe that information is power, or, to put it more finely,
disproportionate access to information is power. We are committed to
improving public access to public information by making it available to the
public, online.

As a project of the Sunlight Foundation, The *Web Integrity Project
*’s mission is to
monitor changes to government websites, holding our government accountable
by revealing shifts in public information and access to Web resources, as
well as changes in stated policies and priorities. WIP’s monitoring work is
amplified by working with journalists who *cover WIP’s findings
* and the
production of policy analyses

to evaluate and recommend changes to Web governance practices and help
ensure access to valuable Web resources.



WIP has worked extensively to *report on removals of public information
*
from health and healthcare websites, with early work on immigration-related
websites and plans to expand into other topic-matter areas.



*The Web Integrity Project’s new Director* will report directly to
Sunlight’s Executive Director and will transition into the role after
training in WIP’s core technical and investigative functions over a period
of time working closely with WIP’s founders and team of directors.



*Location: *Washington D.C.



*Compensation:* This is a full-time position, with competitive compensation
commensurate with experience and with *full benefits
*. This is not an entry-level
position.



The Director will be responsible for stewarding WIP’s mission, managing the
work of WIP’s 3-5 full-time staff, and leading WIP’s communication with
journalists, partners, members of Congress, federal agencies, and
funders. *Core
roles and responsibilities include:*



   1. Leading WIP’s staff, including the Director of Research, the Senior
   Investigator, and one or more Website Monitoring Analysts, in WIP’s core
   functions, which include:

● Researching and scoping agency websites for monitoring.

● Using WIP’s software to monitor key websites on a regular basis and
using public archives to identify past changes.

● Researching changes to, removals of, and discrepancies in public
databases and information or document repositories.

● Writing and vetting reports based on investigations of important web
changes.

● Working with journalists and civil society groups to disseminate
WIP’s findings.

● Updating and maintaining WIP’s website change tracker.

   1. Building new partnerships with journalists and advocacy groups to
   better understand and disseminate WIP’s findings.
   2. Leading WIP’s *Web governance policy portfolio
   
*,
   including drafting analyses (as described further below), communicating
   with federal agencies, and engaging members of Congress and their staff
   about WIP’s work.
   3. Working with Sunlight’s leadership to fundraise for new and expanded
   programming.
   4. Developing a strategy for how WIP’s monitoring and investigations can
   expand into new topic-areas and implement new methodologies.
   5. Leading public communications about WIP’s work, including writing
   op-eds and blog posts, and speaking at events and conferences, to create
   public awareness and explain particularly significant findings.

One of WIP’s major goals is to ensure that its work is impacting
government’s behavior, informing how the Web is managed and the way
information online is controlled. WIP’s *policy portfolio
*,
which is a key part of the Director’s focus, may include:



   1. Working to understand the decision-making process leading up to
   changes at agencies.
   2. Analyzing how agency website practices may be in violation of Web
   records guidelines, regulations, or laws, like those i

[liberationtech] Course: Artificial Intelligence for International Development

[Yosem Companys]

*** Please note that Liberation Technology doesn't benefit financially in
any way from your taking this course. Just sharing because it looks
interesting and because Tech Change has long been a friend of our program
and offers excellent courses for those working in tech for development.



Tech Change 301: Artificial Intelligence for International Development
 $395.00
4 weeks

This four-week online certificate course will cover the basics of
artificial intelligence from natural language processing and object
differentiation, to comparative facial recognition and more. It will draw
from a variety of case studies, particularly in financial services,
education, and healthcare. It will attempt to cut through hype, evaluate
real-world value and build basic skills on the topic.
Course Description

In the coming years, artificial intelligence (AI), the capability of
machines to imitate intelligent human behavior, is poised to transform many
industries from transportation to healthcare to finance. But what about
international development? How will this revolution impact public health,
agricultural extension work, humanitarian disaster response, educational
delivery, and more? Does AI have potential to improve the way aid is
carried out? Or are we a long way from having meaningful support and
engagement from chatbots, robots, smart sensors, and the like?

This new TechChange course will offer an overview of the general artificial
intelligence field, including the more current studies of machine learning
and deep learning, and how these new technologies will impact the field of
international development. The course aims to prepare students to
understand, navigate, and work with the intelligent machines that are
already becoming ubiquitous in society, and learn to critically evaluate
different types of AI-related technologies, such as by looking at built-in
bias, ethical and moral considerations, and privacy and security. By doing
so, students will be able to cut through hype, evaluate real-world value,
and build a basic technical understanding of AI. The course will draw from
a variety of international development case studies, particularly in
healthcare, agriculture, and education, to look specifically at
opportunities within the international development landscape, both now and
in the future.

Course Overview

   - Week 1: Fundamentals of Artificial Intelligence
   - Week 2: Current State of Artificial Intelligence
   - Week 3: Considerations for Artificial Intelligence
   - Week 4: Future of Artificial Intelligence

Course Objectives

At the conclusion of the course, participants will be able to:

   - Have a basic understanding of the how artificial intelligence
   technologies work, including machine learning and deep learning algorithms
   - Critically analyze both the opportunities and the pitfalls that emerge
   when working with artificial intelligence technology to improve
   international development outcomes
   - Connect relevant development theories to the technological strategies
   and tools discussed in the course
   - Design dynamic and effective strategies for using artificial
   intelligence tools and platforms to improve international development
   efforts
   - Become more confident in evaluating the use of artificial intelligence
   technologies to address international development issues

Course Methodology

   - This course is delivered entirely online over a period of four weeks.
   - This course features several live interactive expert presentations
   each week with leading practitioners, software developers, and academics.
   - Every live event is recorded and archived for you to watch later.
   - This course also features a unique hands-on learning environment with
   animated videos, technology demos, practical activities, networking events,
   office hours, participant presentations, immersive simulations, and more.
   - TechChange recommends budgeting a minimum commitment of 5-7 hours per
   week and scheduling time for the course around your existing obligations.
   - Participants will have access to all course content for at least 4
   months after course completion so the material can be completed and
   revisited later.

Price

   - $395 if application and payment is submitted by February 1st, 2019
   - $445 if application and payment is submitted by March 1st, 2019
   - $495 if application and payment is submitted by course start date

Group discount rates available. For more details, please contact us at
social [at] techchange.org. If you are not happy with your course
experience for any reason, TechChange is happy to discuss refunds.

https://course.tc/catalog/course/tc301-artificial-intelligence-for-international-development
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[liberationtech] Any company still providing fixed copper wire landline in the SF Bay Area?

[Yosem Companys]

Hey All,

Is there a company that still provides a fixed landline via copper wire in
the SF Bay Area?

I live on the Coastside (i.e., Half Moon Bay), and yesterday a PG&E post
fell, taking down mobile phone, cable TV, and Internet service with it for
24 hours.

Thanks,
Yosem
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[liberationtech] Master's student looking for cybersec job post-graduation

[Yosem Companys]

Hey All,

Vaishu is an Indian student in the Master of Technology Management at
UC Santa Barbara who is interested in pursuing a career in
cybersecurity.

Vaishu has an F1 Visa with 3 years OPT authorization, meaning an
employer must sponsor Vaishnavi's staying in the U.S. post-graduation.

Vaishu asked me to share the resume with you in case you know of any
potential job opportunities.

I should note, however, that I only know Vaishu socially, so I can't
speak to the student's professional or academic work.

Thanks,
Yosem

*

Vaishnavi Ganesan
Goleta, CA | https://www.linkedin.com/in/VaishnaviGanesan
Technology Leader with deep hands-on technical expertise and cross
functional and business experience
seeking to continue my career in technology management,
customer-focused, and leadership roles

WORK & RELEVANT EXPERIENCES
Market Analyst Intern Mentium Technologies Sept 2018 – Dec 2018
• Field project to implement rigorous market validation process for an
artificial intelligence-based semiconductor startup using analog
computing with neural networks.
• Focused on research and discover new viable markets for the
technology, including market size validation and field interviews with
customers, competitors, and market segment experts.

Presales Solutions Architect Cisco Systems August 2016-July 2018
• Customer focused security specialist responsible for identifying
network challenges and propose solutions based on Cisco security
architectures, Software Defined WAN/Access solutions for global
accounts.
• Proactively identified customer pain-points, designed an end to end
solution based on SD-Access and successfully closed new recurring
revenue opportunities.
• Helped customers with implementation of content security solutions
(Email/Web Access), ransomware defense, and identity access management
solution.
• Worked closely with products and marketing team to translate
customer needs into actionable requirements and to develop and
communicate product vision and strategy for Enterprise accounts.
• Led customer and partner enablement workshops on various Cisco
products and conducted monthly APJ field webinars internal sales team
on Cisco Security portfolio offerings.

Associate Systems Engineer, Presales Cisco Systems
July 2015-August 2016
• Part of highly-coveted early-in-career development program, Cisco
Sales Associates Program with hands-on educational and experiential
training in Cisco architectures, products and sales processes.
• Gained Hands-on experience in Cisco’s customer proof of concept labs
– Built and successfully demonstrated Firewalls, SSL/IPSEC VPN,
Software Defined Access test plans to Enterprise customers.

Associate Software Engineer
Accenture Private LimitedJuly 2014-June 2015
• Part of team migrating legacy CRM to Salesforce solution, automating
scripts, and saving $50k+ annually.
• Involved in design and development using Apex classes, Visual force
pages, Apex batch classes, and triggers to build customized solutions
in Salesforce.com to support business requirements.

EDUCATION
Master of Technology Management (3.57/4)  UC Santa Barbara June 2019
Intense curriculum focused on high-tech industries: strategy, market
validation, product and project management frameworks, finance,
creating and managing teams through leadership practicum.

BTech Information Technology (8.37/10- Dean’s List) SASTRA University,
India May 2014
Four years of Engineering degree courses on Data Structures and
Algorithms, Object Oriented Programming, Computer Communication and
Networking, Database Systems, Internet Technologies and Applications,
Software Engineering etc.

TECHNICAL & BUSINESS PROFICIENCIES
Technical: Core Routing & Switching, Network & Cloud Security (CCNA,
CCNP), On-Prem and Cloud (AWS/Azure/Hybrid) Networking, HTML, Python,
JIRA, Wireshark and Salesforce-certified.
Business: Consultative Selling, Competitive Analysis, CRM,
Cross-Functional Expertise, Executive Presentation Skills, Market
Validation, Customer Discovery, Project Management, Finance and
Managerial Accounting.

ADDITIONAL
• Winner of ROAR (recurring revenue category) award for exceeding the
customer success goals.
• Recipient of “The Cisco Amaze” award for optimizing Cisco proof of
concept labs to achieve cost savings with high efficiency.
• Regular Participant in corporate social responsibility initiatives
and organized various student activities government-run schools in
rural India.
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Re: [liberationtech] Pro-democracy activist living under authoritarian regime seeks communication solutions

[Yosem Companys]

Also, I want to thank everyone for the resources that you shared with me,
although most of you did so privately, I guess not surprisingly... :D

On Wed, Jan 2, 2019 at 10:37 AM Yosem Companys  wrote:

> This recently popped up in my RSS feeds, although it's at least 6 months
> old:
>
>
> https://digiwonk.gadgethacks.com/how-to/your-one-stop-guide-secure-encrypted-messaging-0170470/
>
> On Sat, Dec 29, 2018 at 4:49 PM Gary Belvin  wrote:
>
>> securityplanner.org may also be useful.
>>
>> On Fri, Dec 28, 2018 at 11:48 PM ITechGeek  wrote:
>>
>>> Here is a good starter guide:  https://ssd.eff.org/en
>>>
>>> VPNs and other activities can sometimes be blocked.
>>>
>>> To get around being blocked (like by say China), the Tor folks have
>>> bridges which they can provide people
>>> (https://www.torproject.org/docs/bridges).
>>>
>>> And remember while it might slow things down, these options aren't
>>> exclusive, for example using Tor to hide where you on the Internet and
>>> then use Signal or OTR to communicate securely w/ friends/allies.
>>>
>>>
>>> ---
>>> -ITG (ITechGeek)  |  i...@itechgeek.com
>>> https://keybase.io/itechgeek  |  https://itg.nu/
>>> Google Voice: +1-703-493-0128 / Twitter: ITechGeek / Facebook:
>>> http://fb.me/Jbwa.Net
>>>
>>> On Fri, Dec 28, 2018 at 2:18 PM Andrés Leopoldo Pacheco Sanfuentes
>>>  wrote:
>>> >
>>> > Yeah I finally started using signal it’s cool
>>> >
>>> > Regards / Saludos / Grato
>>> >
>>> > Andrés Leopoldo Pacheco Sanfuentes
>>> >
>>> > On Dec 28, 2018, at 11:29 AM, Yosem Companys 
>>> wrote:
>>> >
>>> > Hey All,
>>> >
>>> > A pro-democracy activist living in a country with an authoritarian
>>> regime sends the following questions anonymously to our list:
>>> >
>>> > Our country's communication system is under constant surveillance.
>>> What's the best way to circumvent this system?
>>> > What do you think of Hotspot Shield VPN (and all other VPNs for that
>>> matter)?
>>> > The activist also asks about the security and privacy of Signal,
>>> Wicker, Riot, Tor, and so on, and whether these solutions can be used in
>>> any country or whether they're country-specific.
>>> >
>>> > We have discussed these questions extensively over the years, but
>>> regimes and activists are constantly adapting and new solutions are
>>> continuously being developed. So an updated discussion is likely warranted.
>>> >
>>> > Looking to the future, I'm wondering whether we should set up a wiki
>>> (should it not exist already) with the answers to the aforementioned
>>> questions and update it regularly so that the information is readily
>>> available to anyone without having to go through hoops to ask us.
>>> >
>>> > In the meantime, please feel free to answer the questions publicly
>>> (with the list as a whole) or privately (with me).
>>> >
>>> > Thanks,
>>> > Yosem
>>> >
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Re: [liberationtech] Pro-democracy activist living under authoritarian regime seeks communication solutions

[Yosem Companys]

This recently popped up in my RSS feeds, although it's at least 6 months
old:

https://digiwonk.gadgethacks.com/how-to/your-one-stop-guide-secure-encrypted-messaging-0170470/

On Sat, Dec 29, 2018 at 4:49 PM Gary Belvin  wrote:

> securityplanner.org may also be useful.
>
> On Fri, Dec 28, 2018 at 11:48 PM ITechGeek  wrote:
>
>> Here is a good starter guide:  https://ssd.eff.org/en
>>
>> VPNs and other activities can sometimes be blocked.
>>
>> To get around being blocked (like by say China), the Tor folks have
>> bridges which they can provide people
>> (https://www.torproject.org/docs/bridges).
>>
>> And remember while it might slow things down, these options aren't
>> exclusive, for example using Tor to hide where you on the Internet and
>> then use Signal or OTR to communicate securely w/ friends/allies.
>>
>>
>> ---
>> -ITG (ITechGeek)  |  i...@itechgeek.com
>> https://keybase.io/itechgeek  |  https://itg.nu/
>> Google Voice: +1-703-493-0128 / Twitter: ITechGeek / Facebook:
>> http://fb.me/Jbwa.Net
>>
>> On Fri, Dec 28, 2018 at 2:18 PM Andrés Leopoldo Pacheco Sanfuentes
>>  wrote:
>> >
>> > Yeah I finally started using signal it’s cool
>> >
>> > Regards / Saludos / Grato
>> >
>> > Andrés Leopoldo Pacheco Sanfuentes
>> >
>> > On Dec 28, 2018, at 11:29 AM, Yosem Companys 
>> wrote:
>> >
>> > Hey All,
>> >
>> > A pro-democracy activist living in a country with an authoritarian
>> regime sends the following questions anonymously to our list:
>> >
>> > Our country's communication system is under constant surveillance.
>> What's the best way to circumvent this system?
>> > What do you think of Hotspot Shield VPN (and all other VPNs for that
>> matter)?
>> > The activist also asks about the security and privacy of Signal,
>> Wicker, Riot, Tor, and so on, and whether these solutions can be used in
>> any country or whether they're country-specific.
>> >
>> > We have discussed these questions extensively over the years, but
>> regimes and activists are constantly adapting and new solutions are
>> continuously being developed. So an updated discussion is likely warranted.
>> >
>> > Looking to the future, I'm wondering whether we should set up a wiki
>> (should it not exist already) with the answers to the aforementioned
>> questions and update it regularly so that the information is readily
>> available to anyone without having to go through hoops to ask us.
>> >
>> > In the meantime, please feel free to answer the questions publicly
>> (with the list as a whole) or privately (with me).
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> > Yosem
>> >
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Re: [liberationtech] Pro-Democracy Activists Run into Telegram Issue

[Yosem Companys]

Thanks, Kurtis. That's my sense too.

So do we all on the list agree that Signal is the gold standard right now?

If so, I'll start recommending Signal (except in those states where it's
blocked due to the Google issue):
https://www.theverge.com/2018/1/2/16841292/iran-telegram-block-encryption-protest-google-signal.
Speaking of which, is the issue still relevant?

Thanks,
Yosem

On Sun, Dec 30, 2018 at 4:25 PM Kurtis Heimerl 
wrote:

> This is interesting. I had a discussion with an activist in the past who
> mentioned that telegram offers state actors access to telegram groups if
> threatened with in-country blocks of some kind. While this should be taken
> with a grain of salt, being hearsay and all, it makes sense to me as
> (afaik) the group functions are only client/server encrypted and would be
> pretty easy to share if they wanted. As far as the URLs, my guess is that
> is some sort of local DNS blocking?
>
> Though this isn't my current area of focus, I understood that Signal was
> the best of the messaging apps, providing complete end-to-end encryption of
> all communications. If other people on the list agree, that might be the
> direction to go.
>
> On Sat, Dec 29, 2018 at 11:30 PM Yosem Companys 
> wrote:
>
>> Here's a follow-up email with additional details/questions:
>>
>> Nowadays, Telegram is the main channel for us to coordinate and hold
>>> pro-democracy rallies and protests. We like Telegram because it provides
>>> private messaging. We don't know how, but the regime appears to be hacking
>>> into, censoring, and filtering Telegram. To circumvent the censors, we use
>>> a variety of proxies and VPNs. The regime even created a fake "approved,
>>> fast, sanitized, and safe version" of Telegram that tricked some of our
>>> supporters to moved to it. Beyond that, when our supporters click on the
>>> URLs of our sites on Telegram, they're unable to access them. Is there
>>> anything else we can do beyond telling our supporters not to use fake
>>> versions of Telegram? Are there more secure social media apps than Telegram
>>> that the regime won't be able to hack, filter, and censor? For example,
>>> would Wickr be any better?
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Dec 29, 2018 at 10:43 PM Yosem Companys 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> A pro-democracy activist would like me to inform you of the following:
>>>
>>> Telegram is supposed to be encrypted. Yet the regime appears capable of
>>>> attacking the privacy of our group members, disrupting the ability of our
>>>> members to access news or communicate with each other. For example, one of
>>>> our largest Telegram news groups recently experienced a dramatic decrease
>>>> in membership. It was almost as though members had “left” the group en
>>>> masse overnight. When we contacted some of the members outside Telegram, we
>>>> were told that they could no longer find our news group when they searched
>>>> for it. Such disruptions are undermining our ability to engage in effective
>>>> collective action.
>>>
>>>
>>> Thoughts?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Yosem
>>>
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[liberationtech] Digital Preservation (with Internet co-inventor Vint Cerf)

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From: Joly MacFie 

Vint did a great job of facilitating at these two. I hope we can do some
follow ups in 2019. I'd love to to see him share a stage with Jason Scott
 of the Internet Archive,
perhaps on practicalities.



































[image: livestream] 
Today, *Sunday December 30 2018*, at *7pm EST* (00:00 UTC), for the *fifth
installment* of the *Internet Society Livestreaming *‘s
‘*12  Days of Streams ‘* annual
highlights we turn to another Internet Hall of Famer, Google’s Chief
Internet Evangelist *Vint Cerf
*. Early in 2018
Vint collaborated with the *Internet Society New York Chapter
* for two forums on *Digital Preservation
*
–
the *first in DC * focused on policy, the *second
in NYC  *focused on incentives. With guest
experts *Kate
Zwaard*, chief of National Digital Initiatives at the Library of
Congress, *Michelle
M. Wu*, Associate Dean for Library Services at Georgetown University Law
Center, *Robert Cartolano*, AVP for Technology and Preservation, Columbia
University Libraries, and *Brad Burnham*, Managing Partner, Union Square
Ventures, these well attended events fostered lively discussions and an
(ironically unpreserved) *dedicated website*

.


*VIEW ON LIVESTREAM: https://livestream.com/internetsociety/12days05/
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*TWITTER: @isocny + #digitalpreservation http://bit.ly/isocnydp
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Re: [liberationtech] Pro-Democracy Activists Run into Telegram Issue

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Here's a follow-up email with additional details/questions:

Nowadays, Telegram is the main channel for us to coordinate and hold
> pro-democracy rallies and protests. We like Telegram because it provides
> private messaging. We don't know how, but the regime appears to be hacking
> into, censoring, and filtering Telegram. To circumvent the censors, we use
> a variety of proxies and VPNs. The regime even created a fake "approved,
> fast, sanitized, and safe version" of Telegram that tricked some of our
> supporters to moved to it. Beyond that, when our supporters click on the
> URLs of our sites on Telegram, they're unable to access them. Is there
> anything else we can do beyond telling our supporters not to use fake
> versions of Telegram? Are there more secure social media apps than Telegram
> that the regime won't be able to hack, filter, and censor? For example,
> would Wickr be any better?


On Sat, Dec 29, 2018 at 10:43 PM Yosem Companys  wrote:

> A pro-democracy activist would like me to inform you of the following:
>
> Telegram is supposed to be encrypted. Yet the regime appears capable of
>> attacking the privacy of our group members, disrupting the ability of our
>> members to access news or communicate with each other. For example, one of
>> our largest Telegram news groups recently experienced a dramatic decrease
>> in membership. It was almost as though members had “left” the group en
>> masse overnight. When we contacted some of the members outside Telegram, we
>> were told that they could no longer find our news group when they searched
>> for it. Such disruptions are undermining our ability to engage in effective
>> collective action.
>
>
> Thoughts?
>
> Thanks,
> Yosem
>
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[liberationtech] Pro-Democracy Activists Run into Telegram Issue

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A pro-democracy activist would like me to inform you of the following:

Telegram is supposed to be encrypted. Yet the regime appears capable of
> attacking the privacy of our group members, disrupting the ability of our
> members to access news or communicate with each other. For example, one of
> our largest Telegram news groups recently experienced a dramatic decrease
> in membership. It was almost as though members had “left” the group en
> masse overnight. When we contacted some of the members outside Telegram, we
> were told that they could no longer find our news group when they searched
> for it. Such disruptions are undermining our ability to engage in effective
> collective action.


Thoughts?

Thanks,
Yosem
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[liberationtech] Pro-democracy activist living under authoritarian regime seeks communication solutions

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Hey All,

A pro-democracy activist living in a country with an authoritarian regime
sends the following questions anonymously to our list:

   - Our country's communication system is under constant surveillance.
   What's the best way to circumvent this system?
   - What do you think of Hotspot Shield VPN (and all other VPNs for that
   matter)?
   - The activist also asks about the security and privacy of Signal,
   Wicker, Riot, Tor, and so on, and whether these solutions can be used in
   any country or whether they're country-specific.

We have discussed these questions extensively over the years, but regimes
and activists are constantly adapting and new solutions are continuously
being developed. So an updated discussion is likely warranted.

Looking to the future, I'm wondering whether we should set up a wiki
(should it not exist already) with the answers to the aforementioned
questions and update it regularly so that the information is readily
available to anyone without having to go through hoops to ask us.

In the meantime, please feel free to answer the questions publicly (with
the list as a whole) or privately (with me).

Thanks,
Yosem
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[liberationtech] Who could provide Internet connectivity for community-based groups in Puerto Rico?

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Hey All,

First of all, I hope you're all doing well and having a wonderful holiday
season. I wish you all a Happy New Year.

We are helping a number of community-based groups in Puerto Rico (PR) apply
for U.S. federal funding for post-Maria recovery and reconstruction.

Part of the application for a specific grant opportunity on which I'm
helping requires that the groups have Internet access prior to application.

Do any of you know of any organizations that offer Internet connectivity to
disadvantaged, marginalized, and/or vulnerable populations who might be
interested in helping out?

Please feel free to share my message widely.

Thanks,
Yosem

P.S. Please note that Puerto Rico is part of the U.S. so all rules and
regulations governing Internet connectivity stateside apply to PR as well.
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[liberationtech] JOBS: Global Refugee Response Manager for Airbnb's Humanitarian Team

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Airbnb's Humanitarian ("Human") team is seeking a Global Refugee Response
Manager to lead the cultivation of our strategic partnerships, develop
regional strategies, manage special projects, and own the overall narrative
and advocacy opportunities for Airbnb’s refugee and migrant programs.

This is a unique opportunity to join a small but mighty team and play a
pivotal role in shaping our community’s future impact at an early stage.
The position is a 12-month contract and can be based in San Francisco, NYC
or Washington DC.

Experience:

   - 10-15 years of experience working in refugee response/protection with
   deep knowledge of the global humanitarian context and challenges; and an
   in-depth understanding of the complex matrix of refugee and humanitarian
   response efforts underway across regions
   - Proven track record in developing multi-faceted, global partnerships
   across nonprofits and government agencies
   - Experience working for a UN agency or leading refugee response for a
   multinational company, a plus
   - A robust, pre-existing network of contacts within the refugee and
   humanitarian space to leverage for thought leadership and feedback on
   program development


Interested candidates can review the job description and apply through
LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/1004139289/.
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[liberationtech] Sr. Human Rights Program Manager for Benetech

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Please share widely. Thanks. -- YC

*

Sr. Human Rights Program Manager for Benetech
Regular Full-Time
Palo Alto, CA, US

Benetech is seeking a Senior Program Manager to join our Human Rights team.
At Benetech, we believe in documenting human rights abuses, exposing and
addressing injustices, and protecting human rights defenders while they do
this critical work. We create and implement innovative software, provide
training and expertise, and help human rights defenders leverage data and
stories that make all of this possible.

The Senior Program Manager for the Connected Civil Society Initiative will
focus on the development and implementation of critical digital
infrastructure to allow civil society organizations working on
accountability and transitional justice to preserve, manage, and share the
evidence they have collected—such as video files—more efficiently and
effectively using cutting-edge technology, including machine learning. The
Senior Program Manager will coordinate with partners to implement these
tools and deliver effective, usable evidence to investigators and justice
mechanisms. The Senior Program Manager will also serve as an expert in
their field, providing internal and external strategic thought leadership,
and take on oversight of additional projects, contingent upon funding.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

   - Represent Benetech and the initiative among partners, funders,
   prospects, and the field.
   - Build and maintain strong relationships and alliances, resulting in
   motivated, engaged external partners (both organizations and individuals).
   - Conduct user and market research in order to drive project/product
   strategy; provide thorough landscape analysis, user-centered need
   assessment, and work with product manager to drive road map and strategic
   technology direction for the initiative.
   - Coordinate contractors, partners, and other resources to ensure smooth
   and timely project completion, managing award and grant agreements to
   ensure their timely, on-budget delivery.
   - Drive decisions for initiative growth, help develop funding strategy,
   prospects, and partners, and provide estimates required for funding
   proposals.
   - Produce relevant reports, presentations, and other documents for
   internal and external parties.

Qualifications

   - Bachelor's degree plus a minimum of 6-8 years in a program management
   role, preferably in a high technology, social enterprise, or
   entrepreneurial government environment.
   - Deep knowledge of human rights, human rights technology,
   accountability and transitional justice issues, legal and policy planning
   in regards to international criminal mechanisms.
   - Strong analytical skills and demonstrated success in program
   development.
   - Experience working with government agencies, international NGOs,
   multi-lateral partnerships, and cross-sector collaborations.
   - Demonstrated ability to quickly understand situational landscape,
   gather and synthesize user feedback into actionable concepts and plans
   - Excellent interpersonal skills; superb communication (both written and
   spoken); understanding of technical concepts, and ability to relate those
   concepts plainly.
   - Ability to travel internationally up to 25-30% of the time.
   - Foreign language ability, especially Arabic, and international
   experience strongly preferred.
   - Experience with accessibility and inclusive design a plus

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[liberationtech] Our People-Centered Digital Future | Right now via webcast!

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Today is the "Our People-Centered Digital Future" sponsored by Constellation
Research .

By March 2019, 50% of the world will be connected to the Internet, an
inflection point that marks an important moment for examining the
“unfinished work” of the Internet and discussing the community norms, human
rights and social contracts required in this exponential digital era.

The event recognizes both the 70th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration
of Human Rights

(UDHR),
the event also recognizes the 50th anniversary of the "Mother of All Demos
."

The event is well underway. Internet co-inventor Vint Cerf and Web inventor
Sir Tim Berners-Lee have already delivered their introductory remarks. If
you missed their talks, don't worry. You can click on the Livestream
timeline below to view them.

There are many more events to come today into the late evening. This is a
simulcast of the YouTube feed at https://youtu.be/S87r9Bn058s> (which does
buffer occasionally), but with added AI captions and speaker names.

Below are the Livestream links:

   - https://livestream.com/internetsociety/ourdigitalfuture/
   - https://livestream.com/internetsociety/DigitalCooperation
   - https://livestream.com/internetsociety/coppaat20
   - https://livestream.com/internetsociety/CITIDFS-ICO
   - https://livestream.com/internetsociety/ConnectedNE
   - https://livestream.com/internetsociety2/js-nyc-nov18
   - https://livestream.com/internetsociety/swissigf18
   - https://livestream.com/internetsociety/iotsecurity2018-4
   - https://livestream.com/internetsociety/ukigf18
   - https://livestream.com/internetsociety/routingsecurity/
   - http://www.mnn.org/live/2-lifestyle-channel
   - https://livestream.com/internetsociety/diversity/
   - https://livestream.com/internetsociety/VisionsIG

For more, please see:

   - Event: https://www.constellationr.com/events/PCDF
   - Agenda: https://www.constellationr.com/events/PCDF/agenda/2018-12-10
   - Livestream: https://livestream.com/internetsociety/
   - SLI.DO: http://sli.do/ourdigitalfuture
   - #OurDigitalFuture: http://bit.ly/ourdigitalfuture
   - #StandUp4HumanRights: http://bit.ly/2PgVDOQ
   - Permalink: https://isoc.live/10734/

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[liberationtech] JOB: USAID DIV STIP Officer; Deadline: Dec 13

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Jeff Brown recently re-joined Development Innovation Ventures (DIV) at
United States Agency for International Development (USAID) as Division
Chief.

USAID DIV supports piloting and rigorous testing of innovations in
development and helps transition the most successful innovations to scale.

For example, DIV supported a rigorous evaluation by James Habyarimana and
Billy Jack of Georgetown University which found dramatic reductions in
accident rates from placing stickers in minibuses in Kenya encouraging
passengers to speak up if the driver was driving unsafely. DIV then
supported a national scale up, and the innovation is now improving safety
for millions of Kenyans and being rigorously tested to see if there are
similar effects in other countries.

Jeff and Michael are looking for someone to join  DIV leadership team in
the exciting and senior role of Science, Technology, Innovation, and
Partnership (STIP) Officer. The details are at
https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/518613200.

The job posting was just made but apparently is scheduled to close in 3
days on December 13!

A few items to note:

   - Unfortunately, the position is only open to US citizens.
   - The U.S. federal government's human resources policy requires filling
   out a questionnaire. Please make sure to answer the questions in a detailed
   fashion as CVs and resumes may not explicitly cover areas such as
   "teamwork." If the applicant isn't familiar with the process of applying
   for government jobs through such forms, you might want to research it or
   reach out to someone who is familiar with the process.
   - Unfortunately, Jeff and Michael aren't in a position to provide
   further info beyond what's on the website until the prospective applicant
   applies and makes it further in the process (e.g., interview panel).

Please feel free to apply and/or circulate the opportunity widely.
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[liberationtech] JOBS: Precision Agriculture for Development (PAD) in Odisha, India

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Hi All,

Precision Agriculture for Development (PAD) -- which empowers farmers with
digital agriculture -- is looking to hire staff for its operations in
Odisha, India for a wide range of levels, including research assistant,
research manager, implementation associate, senior project manager, and
project director. If interested, please contact Jonathan Lehe and Claudia
Carbajal Morelos. Three of the positions are included below:


   - Project Associate for Odisha
   

(India)
   - Chief Agronomist
    (India)
   - Research Manager
   

(India
   via J-PAL)

PAD is also hiring for Rwanda:


   - Rwanda Research and Operations Manager
    (Rwanda)

Thanks,
Yosem
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[liberationtech] JOBS: Director of Research & Knowledge, Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth (Purchase, NY)

[Yosem Companys]

From: Arturo Franco 

Who is Mastercard?

We are the global technology company behind the world’s fastest
payments processing network. We are a vehicle for commerce, a
connection to financial systems for the previously excluded, a
technology innovation lab, and the home of Priceless®. We ensure every
employee has the opportunity to be a part of something bigger and to
change lives.  We believe as our company grows, so should you. We
believe in connecting everyone to endless, priceless possibilities.

Job Title:

Director of Research and Knowledge

Overview:

The Center for Inclusive Growth is the philanthropic hub at
Mastercard. The organization seeks to ensure that the benefits of an
expanding economy accrue to all segments of society. Through research,
responsible data philanthropy, programs and strategic engagement, the
Center addresses the dual challenges of income and information
inequality to advance equitable and sustainable economic growth and
financial inclusion around the world. The Center’s work is at the
heart of Mastercard’s objective to be a force for good in the world.

Role:

The Director of Research and Knowledge is responsible for the
development of resources, tools and relationships that sustain
MasterCard’s thought leadership on economic inclusion, equitable
growth and sustainable development. By working with relevant internal
stakeholders, building university partnerships, and engaging with
external communities, the Director will source and manage a growing
portfolio of knowledge, and help develop actionable insights for the
Center, the company and the world.

Work with the Center’s Vice President for Research and Insights to
develop and implement a global research agenda focused on inclusive
economic growth and a range of related issues, including financial and
digital inclusion, economic development, future of work, to include:

 • Develop the strategy, protocols, and execution of research
projects that allow Mastercard to gain a better understanding of
financial inclusion and inclusive growth

 • Design and build a knowledge management system for the Center,
allowing internal and external audiences to learn, share, produce and
document actionable insights

 • Help define, source, appraise and summarize an ever expanding
portfolio of research, including from academic papers, articles, and
program evaluations, and systematic review of cutting-edge literature

 • Negotiate agreements and manage partner deliverables, such as
research papers, briefs and blog posts

 • Proactively identify and build relationships with relevant
individuals and institutions with whom the Center should engage and/or
partner with, including communities of knowledge (CoK) and practice
(CoP)

 • Assist in writing and editing key content, including blogs,
articles, presentations, and infographics

 • Support the planning and execution of major Center-sponsored
conferences and events; and represent the Center through public
speaking appearances at domestic and international conferences

 • Ensure relevant legal and contractual obligations are met, in
collaboration with the operations team

 • Build and maintain senior-level relationships with internal
partners (e.g. legal, privacy, public policy, Advisors,
communications, and marketing); and serve as primary liaison to the
Center’s Advisory Council, research fellows and partner universities.

All About You:

• Advanced degree required
• Excellent oral and written communications skills; strong analytical skills
• Prior work experience in economic development think tank, research
institution and/or public sector
• Ability to present complex issues to internal and external audiences
in the public and private sectors
• Demonstrated ability to analyze complicated business, economic, and
policy issues
• Solid understanding of the Center’s stakeholders (e.g. businesses,
universities, research institutions, government agencies, NGOs, and
foundations)
• Previous experience in building and maintaining knowledge management
systems, and working with communities of knowledge and practice.
• Creative thinker possessing high level of comfort with fast-paced,
dynamic work environment; matrixed organization
• Strong ability to prioritize, multi-task and manage to deadlines

Mastercard is an inclusive Equal Employment Opportunity employer that
considers applicants without regard to gender, gender identity, sexual
orientation, race, ethnicity, disabled or veteran status, or any other
characteristic protected by law.

If you require accommodations or assistance to complete the online
application process, please contact
reasonable.accommodat...@mastercard.com and identify the type of
accommodation or assistance you are requesting.  Do not include any
medical or health information in this email. The Reasonable
Accommodations team will respond to your email promptly.

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[liberationtech] JOBS: ICT4D Data Analyst position at Facebook

[Yosem Companys]

From: Alex Pompe 

Hope all is well with everyone. We're looking for a geospatial data
expert to help out with a lot of international development projects
here at Facebook. If you know anyone have them email me at
alexpo...@fb.com.

Here is the job description:
https://www.facebook.com/careers/v2/jobs/1918204274943352/

Thanks!

-Alex
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[liberationtech] JOBS: U.S. Census

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From: David Zaslow 

The U.S. Census Bureau is seeking employees with a wide range of skills to
help carry out and then evaluate the results of the 2020 Decennial Census,
and to serve in other critical positions. The census is the foremost source
of information on the U.S. population and is the basis for political
representation and for how tax dollars are allocated over the following
decade. Along with a broad range of social and economic surveys, the Census
Bureau also produces the nation’s official population estimates and is
responsible for international work around the globe.

We are looking for qualified U.S. citizens with backgrounds in demography,
sociology, mathematics, statistics, or related fields. Experience with
demographic analysis, population estimates and projections, survey
research, and quantitative data analysis of large data sets is a plus.
Candidates should have good communication skills and be able to work as
part of a team.

Successful candidates may be hired at the GS 7 to GS 14 levels. See opm.gov
for salary information for the Washington, D.C. metro area. The jobs are
located in Suitland, Maryland, a suburb of Washington, D.C. that is
accessible by mass transit (the use of which is subsidized for Census
employees).

Those interested in the Decennial Census and other positions should apply
at USAJobs.gov. Several job postings are planned for entry-level and more
advanced positions. Please create a saved search in USAJobs on the word
“Census” to receive an email the day following the announcement’s
appearance.  The following job postings are currently available and can be
applied to now.

*Statisticians*

   - GG-7/9/11/12
   - https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/517983700
  - https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/517983500
   - GG-13
   - https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/517984700
  - https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/517989500
  - https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/517985100
  - https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/517989600
   - *GG-14*
  - https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/517984100
  - https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/517984400
  - https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/517990200
  - https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/517990300

*Geographers*

   - GG-9/11/12
  - https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/517992100
  - https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/517992400
   - *GG-13*
  - https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/517991300

The Department of Commerce and the U.S. Census Bureau are Equal Opportunity
Employers.  Contact David Zaslow at david.c.zas...@census.gov for further
information.  Please share this announcement with other interested
individuals and groups.


Dave Zaslow, Economist, Population Division/Demographic Directorate, U.S.
Census Bureau
Office 301.763.6195
Email david.c.zas...@census.gov
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[liberationtech] JOB: Data Scientist to Department of Political Science at the University of Gothenburg in Sweden

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If interested, please contact James Fallon :
https://www.gu.se/english/about_the_university/job-opportunities/vacancies-details/?id=3416
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[liberationtech] Liberationtech helped raise $3, 690 and counting for a Puerto Rican digital learning center...

[Yosem Companys]

Hooray, we did it! We collected $3,690+ at
https://www.facebook.com/donate/196374004601557/. Thanks so much for
making this possible.

Mel is in Puerto Rico and will be meeting with Tata, the community leader.

Stay tuned! I'll keep you posted.

Thanks,
Yosem

P.S. Didn't get to donate? The fundraiser will be open until the end
of the day, so please contribute.
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[liberationtech] JOB: Dr. Bedell is looking for engineering students to work on Puerto Rico electrical grid

[Yosem Companys]

Cal State Fullerton Professor Jack Bedell (cc'ed) has an exciting
opportunity for engineering students to work on Puerto Rico's electric
grid .

If you or someone you know is interested, please contact Jack directly
at jbed...@fullerton.edu.

Thanks,
Yosem E. Companys
Co-founder, Stanford Program on Liberation Technology
Ph.D., Stanford University
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[liberationtech] JOB: Head of Innovations, Action Aid Myanmar (Dec 10 deadline)

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ActionAid Myanmar is advertising for a qualified and well-experienced
candidate for Head of Innovation and Partnerships. The deadline to apply is
10th December 2018. ActionAid Myanmar prefers to receive applications by
email at hr.myan...@actionaid.org and copy to
job.actionaid...@gmail.com. Please
share with anyone who might be interested and suitable for the post.

For more information, please contact Elizabeth Ann Taw:

Elizabeth @ Nyein Nyein Tun | HR Associate | ActionAid Myanmar
Tel: +95 (1) 546 671 Ext: 200 | +95 (1) 860 3142 Ext: 200 | Mob: +95 (9)
783272420
Email: elizab...@actionaid.org
Skype: Elizabeth.anntaw
Address: No. 1, Win Gabar Street, Shwe Gone Daing, Bahan Tsp.

ActionAid is a global movement of people working together to further human
rights for all and defeat poverty.

www.actionaid.org | www.twitter.com/actionaid | www.facebook.com/actionaid
www.facebook.com/ActionAidMyanmar |
www.facebook.com/pages/Action-Aid-Socio-Economic-Development-Network/778200298874598

*

Vacancy Announcement

ActionAid is an international anti-poverty agency working in over 45
countries to overcome poverty and injustice.

ActionAid Myanmar’s approach is based on designing and delivering high
impact programmes on the ground with a focus on women’s rights, effective
governance, youth empowerment and resilience.

ActionAid aims to meet its programmatic objectives by working closely with
local partners and supporting the development and growth of grassroots and
national level civil society organisations. ActionAid uses participatory
community development as a means to ensure communities are part of decision
making processes at the local and national levels.

ActionAid works with youth fellows to promote active citizenship and deepen
democratic leadership in Myanmar at all levels. ActionAid Myanmar works
with government, local, national and international organisations to achieve
its organizational goals. Prospective Employees should note that ActionAid
Myanmar does not tolerate any form of child abuse or exploitation. Children
who come into contact with ActionAid must be protected from deliberate or
unintended actions that place them at risk of child abuse, sexual
exploitation, injury, discrimination and any other harm. In all actions
concerning children, the welfare of the child is the paramount
consideration with ActionAid Myanmar being committed to the principles of
the Convention of the Rights of Children 19891 and the Declaration of Human
Rights 19482 both of which promote respect for the rights of children.
During the recruitment process assessments will be made of prospective
employees in this regard.

ActionAid Myanmar is looking for suitable candidate to fill the following
position:

(Whilst all applicants will be assessed strictly on their individual
merits, qualified women are especially encouraged to apply for this
position.)

Position Title: Head of Innovation and Partnerships
No. of Vacancies: One
Location: Yangon
Key Responsibilities:

Innovation (40%)
• Lead on researching, scoping and mapping to identify innovative
approaches to addressing development and humanitarian problems in Myanmar.
• Keep abreast of global innovation practices and work to bring context
relevant innovative approaches to Myanmar by leading on the design of
innovative programming for ActionAid Myanmar(AAM).
• Lead in the development, implementation and delivery of innovative
projects which are high risk, high investment and high profile this could
include working on the Rohingya crisis in Myanmar, partnering with private
sector such as KBZ, working with Ethnic Armed Organisations (EAO) to ensure
that ethnic community and voices are core to our programming approach.
• Analyse risk, manage high profile relationships and stakeholders.
• Engage with the media to share lessons and impact of innovative
programmes done by ActionAid Myanmar (AAM).
• Participate and take lead in the development and planning of alternative
development models.

Partnership Development and Reporting (40%)
• Lead and represent ActionAid Myanmar (AAM) externally to donors,
government, partners and media where required.
• Lead on fundraising through development of concept notes and proposal
development for the country portfolio in line with the country strategic
plan (CSP)
• Forge new partnerships while being grounded and ensuring that the focus
of such initiatives emerge from furthering the key goals as identified in
the Country Strategy Paper (CSP).
• Conduct donor mapping, to build linkages with official donors, charities
and responsible corporate sectors, to undertake donor negotiation and
follow up, and to raise issue based and thematic work.
• Be the AAM focal person for all communication with AA International IPD
related activities.
• Oversight on donor communication for profile building, and support
relevant Project Managers in donor reporting, and their negotiation with
the donor for any change required in the project.
• Maintain oversight on 

[liberationtech] #ICT4D: J-PAL North America (MIT) December 3 Deadline

[Yosem Companys]

Please feel free to share/post elsewhere. -- YC

*From:* Mackenzie Nichols 



My name is Mackenzie Nichols and I work at the Poverty Action Lab

(J-PAL North America), based in the department of economics at MIT. J-PAL
North America leads J-PAL’s work in the North America region by conducting
randomized evaluations, building partnerships for evidence-informed
policymaking, and helping partners scale up effective programs to reduce
poverty. Our work spans a wide range of sectors including health care,
housing, criminal justice, education, and economic mobility, among others

.

We are currently hiring for a variety of open roles, all with an
application deadline of December 3, 2018. Job descriptions with
instructions on how to apply are linked below. J-PAL North America values
the strength that diverse teams bring to this work. We actively welcome
applicants who come from backgrounds that reflect populations most impacted
by poverty and from backgrounds that are underrepresented in the economics
field.

We would be so grateful if you could share these career opportunities with
your networks and students to get the word out about J-PAL North America.

   - Senior Research & Training Associate - J-PAL North America
   

   - Senior Policy Associate - J-PAL North America
   

   - Policy Associate - J-PAL North America
   

   - Research Manager - J-PAL North America
   

   - Research Associate - J-PAL North America
   

   - Pre-Doctoral Research Fellow – Amy Finkelstein
   


Please let me know if there is a more appropriate contact to get in touch
with to better disseminate this information.

Feel free to refer interested candidates to our upcoming recruitment webinar

on Friday, November 30th to learn more about working at J-PAL.
Additionally, I wanted to share that J-PAL has recently published a
document that may be useful to potential applicants: Pursuing a Research
Assistant Position in Economics

[liberationtech] We want your opinion: What's Liberationtech's key differentiator?

[Yosem Companys]

Hey all,

As you might know, Stanford University is in the process of spinning off
the Program on Liberation Technology as an independent organization.

A while ago, someone on the list asked the following question:

   - What's Liberationtech's key differentiator vis-a-vis other
   organizations in the space?
  - In other words, why does the world need another Liberationtech-type
  organization?
  - Why not just have an existing organization subsume Liberationtech?

For perspective, when Liberationtech started in the mid-2000s, it was one
of the few academic programs that researched, designed, and used
technologies for social good. Over time, the program tilted more toward
becoming a community advocating what I'd call grassroots cybersecurity and
Internet privacy.

Since the mid-2000s, a myriad of new organizations have found their niche
in the Liberationtech space, some of which were borne out of discussions on
our mailing list.

As we approach 2020, the question becomes the following:

   - What niche would an independent Liberationtech serve that is not
   currently served by other organizations?

A different way of stating the question would be the following:

   - What needs are still not being met by organizations in the space that
   could be met by Liberationtech?

As I researched the answer to the above question, I may have stumbled upon
a potential answer:

   - Liberationtech could become the clearinghouse or information
   repository of all the people, organizations, call for papers, jobs, and so
   on in the tech-for-social-good space.

Or is there an organization that's already doing that?

Unprompted, others had proposed that Liberationtech serve as an incubator
of tech projects for social good.

We want to know, what do you think? Besides serving as a mailing list, what
else could an independent Liberationtech do to enhance the space as we
enter the 2020s?

We look forward to your feedback, and Happy Thanksgiving!

Thanks,
Yosem (and Gonzalo)
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[liberationtech] Fwd: [change] University of Washington’s Allen School Seeking new PhD Students for Research in Universal Internet Access and Community Networking

[Yosem Companys]

From: Kurtis Heimerl 

Apologies for the wide posting but I feel like these lists have the
kind of people we're looking for! Feel free to forward on if there are
other communities that could be interested.

*

The ICTD Research Group at the University of Washington’s Allen School
of Computer Science and Engineering (http://ictd.cs.washington.edu/)
is seeking qualified students, both from the US and abroad, with an
interest in universal internet access and community networking to
apply to the PhD program in computer networking. The ICTD group, led
by Professors Kurtis Heimerl and Richard Anderson, has long worked on
the problems of Universal Internet Access internationally, with
deployments and projects in both the rural Philippines (in partnership
with the University of the Philippines) and Indonesia (in partnership
with Ob Anggen). As our research shifts to wide-area LTE networks and
the infrastructure of repair, we want to find more motivated and
passionate students with interest and capacity in the space. There is
a particular interest in students with personal experience with hard
connectivity problems.

If interested, please visit the UWCSE admissions page
(https://www.cs.washington.edu/academics/phd). All students admitted
to the Allen School Ph.D. program are guaranteed funding for 3 years
in the form of a research assistantship, teaching assistantship or
fellowship. All or most of the cost of tuition is covered by the
assistantship or fellowship. If you have any questions, please direct
them to Professor Kurtis Heimerl .

A little about the University of Washington’s Allen School of Computer
Science and Engineering: Consistently ranked among the top computer
science programs in the world, the Paul G. Allen School of Computer
Science & Engineering educates tomorrow's innovators and engages in
research that advances core and emerging areas of the field. We also
lead a broad range of multi-disciplinary initiatives that demonstrate
the transformative power of computing and are nationally recognized
for our success in promoting diversity. We are located in the
spectacular Paul G. Allen Center for Computer Science & Engineering at
the heart of the University of Washington campus in Seattle — a center
of innovation in software, life sciences, global health, aerospace,
and many other fields — where Allen School faculty, students, and
alumni are making an impact and changing the world.

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[liberationtech] JOB: Entrepreneur in Residence (EIR), Public Platforms, Omidyar Network India

[Yosem Companys]

https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6466278498406367232

Omidyar Network India is seeking a passionate, entrepreneurial individual
who can pioneer a ‘public platforms’ approach in India to solve hard
ecosystem level problems in areas such as education & skills, agriculture,
livelihoods, financial inclusion, etc. This is an urgent need that Omidyar
Network India must fill in the next week or so. If interested, please
contact Varad Pande at varadpa...@gmail.com.
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[liberationtech] New Report on Uganda's Social Media Tax

[Yosem Companys]

From: Maria Xynou 

Today, in collaboration with our Ugandan partners, DefendDefenders, OONI
co-published a new research report: "Uganda's Social Media Tax through the
lens of network measurements".

Our research report is available via:

* OONI site: https://ooni.io/post/uganda-social-media-tax/

* DefendDefenders site:
https://www.defenddefenders.org/publication/Uganda%27sSocialMediaTax/

As of 1st July 2018, Uganda has introduced a new OTT (Over The Top) tax --
commonly referred to as the Social Media Tax - which requires people in
Uganda to pay taxes to the government in order to access several online
social media platforms. Unless this tax is paid, access to these specific
social media platforms is blocked.

Civil society groups in Uganda have expressed concern that this new Social
Media Tax will affect marginalized communities the most.

Thanks to OONI Probe users in Uganda, internet censorship has been measured
in the country since 2014 (previously enabling the detection and
examination of social media censorship during the 2016 elections).

In light of the new OTT tax, we joined forces with DefendDefenders to test
the taxed social media platforms and to run a series of experiments,
testing VPN blocking as well.

Our key findings include:

   - Ugandan ISPs primarily implement internet censorship by means of HTTP
   blocking, resetting connections to taxed and banned sites.
   - MTN appears to block Twitter, Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, and
   Snapchat by means of TCP/IP blocking. The TCP/IP blocking of Snapchat may
   have caused collateral damage, possibly affecting thousands of sites hosted
   on the same CDN. However, even if this is the case, it doesn't affect most
   MTN users since MTN's proxy circumvents IP-level blocking.
   - Social media censorship varies across ASNs. Africell, for example,
   attempts to block Telegram, while MTN doesn't. Different social media sites
   were blocked by different ISPs. Some Ugandan ISPs don't block access to
   social media sites at all (such as Smile Communications and state-owned
   Uganda Telecom).
   - The blocking of circumvention tool sites also varies across ASNs. MTN
   blocks access to VPN servers using the OpenVPN protocol and to
   torproject.org, but not to the Tor network.

The above findings are based on the collection and analysis of OONI network
measurements from multiple local vantage points in Uganda:
https://api.ooni.io/files/by_country/UG

To reproduce and expand upon our study, you can:

   1. Run OONI Probe: https://ooni.io/install/
   2. Use OONI Run to test the sites of your choice: https://run.ooni.io/
   3. Download OONI data for your own analysis: https://api.ooni.io/

Warm thanks to all the volunteers in Uganda who have run OONI Probe, making
this research possible!

Best,
Maria.

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Re: [liberationtech] Plan for a New Liberationtech, 2.0

[Yosem Companys]

Hi All,

It seems that I may not have emailed Hapee and Sacha at their seldom-read
email addresses. Hapee and I have already exchanged emails, so we'll
hopefully start the process soon with Greenhost.

Thanks,
Yosem

On Sat, Nov 10, 2018 at 8:49 AM Hapee de Groot  wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> according to me Greenhost is absolutely not out of the running, so I
> contacted Yosem directly and hope you will give us some more time so sort
> this out.
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Hapee from Greenhost.
> On 10-11-18 17:22, Yosem Companys wrote:
>
> Hi All,
>
> I'm in the process of migrating Liberationtech from Stanford to a new
> independent site, but I have run into a difficulty.
>
> Most of you recommended Greenhost for hosting services, but I have yet to
> receive a reply from Greenhost despite multiple email attempts.
>
> Is there another hosting service you'd recommend? Please remember that the
> criteria are the following:
>
>- The host should operate from a location that has the privacy- and
>security-friendliest laws in the world;
>- The host should also be the most privacy- and security-friendly host
>in the world (or the second most, assuming Greenhost is #1 in this area);
>and,
>- The host should offer great customer service.
>
> Our original plan (described below) was to ask Greenhost both to host and
> develop our new website. Now that Greenhost appears to be out of the
> running, I intend to explore the other options you suggested below for
> website development.
>
> Thanks,
> Yosem
>
> On Thu, Sep 6, 2018 at 8:55 PM Yosem Companys  wrote:
>
>> Below is the amended plan for the new Liberationtech based on your
>> feedback. Should you have any questions, please let me know.
>>
>>- *Corporate Governance: Fiscal Sponsorship, NOT Legal Status*. Most
>>of you recommended that we not incorporate legally as a 501(c)3 at this
>>time. Instead, you recommended that we use a fiscal sponsor instead. A
>>number of fiscal sponsors were proposed including Creative Commons; the
>>Electronic Frontier Foundation; Freedom House; the Free Software
>>Foundation; the Information Ethics and Equity Institute; Mozilla; Oasis;
>>the Open Source Institute; the Public Sphere Project; the Puerto Rico
>>Science, Technology, and Research Trust; the Renewable Freedom Foundation
>>in Germany; Software Freedom Conservancy; and Wikimedia. There is also the
>>Tides Foundation. The advantage of fiscal sponsors is that they can accept
>>charitable contributions on behalf of Liberationtech and take care of the
>>legal and accounting requirements needed to maintain the organization,
>>thereby freeing Liberationtech to pursue its vision and mission. We have
>>decided to find fiscal sponsors for different legal jurisdictions to 
>> ensure
>>that we have a global presence. [Down the line, the Sustainable Economies
>>Law Center was proposed as an organization to help Liberationtech
>>incorporate as a 501(c)3.]
>>- *Vision*. To research, design, and implement technologies for
>>social good, especially for privacy and security.
>>- *Mission*. To create and support a community of practice around
>>technology for social good that incorporates privacy and security by
>>design.
>>- *Hosting Service*. Most of you expressed concerns about hosting in
>>the U.S. and asked that Liberationtech use the most privacy- and
>>security-friendly legal jurisdiction instead. Most of you also
>>recommended Greenhost.
>>- *Website Design and Development*. Some of you kindly offered to
>>work on a pro bono basis to design and develop the Liberationtech website.
>>Others suggested contacting groups such as the Agile Collective, 
>> Aspiration
>>Technologies, CoTech, Digital Life Collective, Equalit.ie, and Greenhost
>>for these services. What should the website have? You asked that we keep
>>the Liberationtech website simple. Beyond a basic description and a list 
>> of
>>the board of advisers, you asked that we do the following:
>>   - *Keep It Simple Stupid (KISS)*. Most of you asked that we build
>>   a site that is as simple as possible so that it may be viewed even by 
>> those
>>   who have slow devices or weak bandwidth.
>>   - *Just a mailing list, please*. Most of you also asked that we
>>   only use open-source mailing list software that has been around for a 
>> long
>>   time for convenience (i.e., you get the email in your inbox) or 
>> security
>>   reasons and to 

Re: [liberationtech] Plan for a New Liberationtech, 2.0

[Yosem Companys]

Hi All,

I'm in the process of migrating Liberationtech from Stanford to a new
independent site, but I have run into a difficulty.

Most of you recommended Greenhost for hosting services, but I have yet to
receive a reply from Greenhost despite multiple email attempts.

Is there another hosting service you'd recommend? Please remember that the
criteria are the following:

   - The host should operate from a location that has the privacy- and
   security-friendliest laws in the world;
   - The host should also be the most privacy- and security-friendly host
   in the world (or the second most, assuming Greenhost is #1 in this area);
   and,
   - The host should offer great customer service.

Our original plan (described below) was to ask Greenhost both to host and
develop our new website. Now that Greenhost appears to be out of the
running, I intend to explore the other options you suggested below for
website development.

Thanks,
Yosem

On Thu, Sep 6, 2018 at 8:55 PM Yosem Companys  wrote:

> Below is the amended plan for the new Liberationtech based on your
> feedback. Should you have any questions, please let me know.
>
>- *Corporate Governance: Fiscal Sponsorship, NOT Legal Status*. Most
>of you recommended that we not incorporate legally as a 501(c)3 at this
>time. Instead, you recommended that we use a fiscal sponsor instead. A
>number of fiscal sponsors were proposed including Creative Commons; the
>Electronic Frontier Foundation; Freedom House; the Free Software
>Foundation; the Information Ethics and Equity Institute; Mozilla; Oasis;
>the Open Source Institute; the Public Sphere Project; the Puerto Rico
>Science, Technology, and Research Trust; the Renewable Freedom Foundation
>in Germany; Software Freedom Conservancy; and Wikimedia. There is also the
>Tides Foundation. The advantage of fiscal sponsors is that they can accept
>charitable contributions on behalf of Liberationtech and take care of the
>legal and accounting requirements needed to maintain the organization,
>thereby freeing Liberationtech to pursue its vision and mission. We have
>decided to find fiscal sponsors for different legal jurisdictions to ensure
>that we have a global presence. [Down the line, the Sustainable Economies
>Law Center was proposed as an organization to help Liberationtech
>incorporate as a 501(c)3.]
>- *Vision*. To research, design, and implement technologies for social
>good, especially for privacy and security.
>- *Mission*. To create and support a community of practice around
>technology for social good that incorporates privacy and security by
>design.
>- *Hosting Service*. Most of you expressed concerns about hosting in
>the U.S. and asked that Liberationtech use the most privacy- and
>security-friendly legal jurisdiction instead. Most of you also
>recommended Greenhost.
>- *Website Design and Development*. Some of you kindly offered to work
>on a pro bono basis to design and develop the Liberationtech website.
>Others suggested contacting groups such as the Agile Collective, Aspiration
>Technologies, CoTech, Digital Life Collective, Equalit.ie, and Greenhost
>for these services. What should the website have? You asked that we keep
>the Liberationtech website simple. Beyond a basic description and a list of
>the board of advisers, you asked that we do the following:
>   - *Keep It Simple Stupid (KISS)*. Most of you asked that we build a
>   site that is as simple as possible so that it may be viewed even by 
> those
>   who have slow devices or weak bandwidth.
>   - *Just a mailing list, please*. Most of you also asked that we
>   only use open-source mailing list software that has been around for a 
> long
>   time for convenience (i.e., you get the email in your inbox) or security
>   reasons and to make it easier for any list subscriber to download the 
> list
>   or port it from one device to another.
>   - *Use Matrix and/or Discourse*. Enough of you feel passionate
>   enough about using Matrix and/or Discourse beyond the basic mailing list
>   capabilities that we've decided to do so.
>   - *Let me create my own list, please*. Many of you asked that we
>   allow list subscribers to create their own lists around specific 
> subjects,
>   whether by chapter (read more below), geography, sector, or topic. For
>   example, some of you asked that Calls for Papers (CfPs), jobs, and
>   announcements be moved to separate mailing lists.
>   - *Make the site mobile*. Self-explanatory.
>   - *Mirror it*. Many of you asked that we mirror the site at a
>   number of locations for security reasons.
>- *Incubation

[liberationtech] Harvard Berkman Looking for Fellows for 2019-20

[Yosem Companys]

The Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University is
now accepting fellowship applications for the 2019-2020 academic year
through our annual open call. This opportunity is for those who wish to
spend 2019-2020 in residence in Cambridge, MA as part of the Center's
vibrant community of research and practice, and who seek to engage in
collaborative, cross-disciplinary, and cross-sectoral exploration of some
of the Internet's most important and compelling issues.

We invite applications from people working on a broad range of
opportunities and challenges related to Internet and society, which may
overlap with ongoing work at the Berkman Klein Center and may expose our
community to new opportunities and approaches. We encourage applications
from scholars, practitioners, innovators, engineers, artists, and others
committed to understanding and advancing the public interest who come from
—and have interest in — countries industrialized or developing, with ideas,
projects, or activities in all phases on a spectrum from incubation to
reflection.

Through this annual open call, we seek to advance our collective work and
give it new direction, and to deepen and broaden our networked community
across backgrounds, disciplines, cultures, and home bases. We welcome you
to read more about the program at the link below, and to consider joining
us as a fellow!

Applications will be accepted until Friday January 18, 2019 at 11:59 p.m.
Eastern Time.

https://cyber.harvard.edu/story/2018-10/looking-fellows-join-us-2019-2020
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Re: [liberationtech] Could you help me build a Tech for Social Good course syllabus?

[Yosem Companys]

Hi Louis (and everyone else),

Let's change the question to say that I'm interested in resources
pertaining to everything you state below.

I've decided that the best thing would be to collect all of the resources
and put them online somewhere, probably on our new website.

Speaking of which, the status of the new website is that I'm waiting to
hear from Greenhost whether they'd be interested in hosting and helping us
develop it. If I don't hear back by the end of the week, I'll explore other
options. If you have any suggestions, please let me know.

Thanks,
Yosem

On Thu, Nov 1, 2018 at 2:58 AM Louis Suárez-Potts  wrote:

> Hi—
> Yosem, are you interested in focusing on praxis or theory or history?
> Acknowledging here that one cannot rigorously separate the three,
> still—obviously--a course that looks at what has been done in the name of
> social good (by any party) and also what has actually worked (as evaluated
> by… ) would differ from a course that downplays the fraught nature of any
> well-intentioned intervention, technological or not—and that's not even
> taking into consideration national operations and interests.
>
> And, I am guessing you are not only interested in tech for social good far
> away (i.e., outside the US) but nearby? And, also, material that would
> include village planning, architecture, etc.? I refer to the
> latter—planning and building villages-- b/c it's relatively unglamorous
> among tech circles but as a field it's exciting; and it also has a history.
> (I distrust things that hide their history.)
>
> I'll ask some friends not subscribed to this list who have relevant
> experience. And—what level? Undergrad? Grad? Research seminar?
>
> Cheers,
> Louis
>
>
> > On 2018/10/31, at 23:09:22, Yosem Companys  wrote:
> >
> > Hi All,
> >
> > I'm putting together a syllabus for a Tech for Social Good course, and I
> was wondering whether you or anyone you know have any syllabi or readings
> to recommend.
> >
> > The readings could be anything from published research to media
> articles. They can be seminal papers or just a good read. They can be from
> any discipline or field.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Yosem
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[liberationtech] Could you help me build a Tech for Social Good course syllabus?

[Yosem Companys]

Hi All,

I'm putting together a syllabus for a Tech for Social Good course, and I
was wondering whether you or anyone you know have any syllabi or readings
to recommend.

The readings could be anything from published research to media articles.
They can be seminal papers or just a good read. They can be from any
discipline or field.

Thanks,
Yosem
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Re: [liberationtech] Mapping for Venezuelan refugee project needed ASAP

[Yosem Companys]

From: Rebecca Firth 
via: https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot

HOT field teams have just touched down in Aruba on a short project
assisting aid organisations identifying and planning the support and
services needed to support Venezuelan refugees on the island. The project
aims to identify the number of refugees presently in Aruba.

Having these tasks mapped will really support  efforts in the field over
the next few weeks, so any mapping/validation you can do will be very
appreciated!

   - https://tasks.hotosm.org/project/5403
   - https://tasks.hotosm.org/project/5424
   - https://tasks.hotosm.org/project/5425
   - https://tasks.hotosm.org/project/5426


In some places there is pre-mapping/imported data including many points
with address information. Please make sure not to delete these!
Additionally, in some places there are plot boundaries which were added by
the same person who imported the address data. Rather than delete these, we
plan to map the buildings inside the plots - photo attached for example.

[image: image (1).png]

Thanks a lot, and please share with any other mappers who might be able to
support!

Rebecca

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[liberationtech] Do you know a crowdfunding consultant?

[Yosem Companys]

Hi All,

Do you know a crowdfunding consultant?

I'm assisting a team of researchers working on Puerto Rico's recovery and
reconstruction, and they'd like to do a crowdfunding campaign to help
finance their non-partisan and nonprofit efforts.

If any of you are experienced at putting together and running successful
crowdfunding campaigns (or know someone who is), please let me know as I'm
sure the research team would truly appreciate hearing from you.

Thanks,
Yosem
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[liberationtech] Data-Driven Development

[Yosem Companys]

World Bank's Information and Communication for Development 2018 report
just published; on the topic of "Data-Driven Development":

https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/30437
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Re: [liberationtech] 3-Week Extension | Re: Call on Department of Interior's Proposed Destruction of Records - Mon October 22, 2018 @ 2 PM EDT

[Yosem Companys]

From: Russ Kick 

Regarding the ICE documents on detainees, the last update I got was via
email from Margaret Hawkins at NARA on June 3 (and 3 weeks later there was
a blog posting from David Ferriero). I wrote these up here:
http://thememoryhole2.org/blog/ice-document-destruction

Of course, this highlights one of the problems with this system: lack of
transparency. There's no way to automatically see where any given schedule
is in the process. And public comments aren't posted so must be FOIA'd. And
the proposed schedules never get posted. [Climbing off my soapbox now.]


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*

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http://www.altgov2.org/
http://www.thememoryhole2.org/


On Wed, Oct 24, 2018 at 12:21 PM Lee White 
wrote:

> Since I have everyone on an email chain, does anyone have an update on the
> disposition of the ICE records? When we met with the Archivist at our last
> meeting he said NARA was negotiating the issue and a new public comment
> period would be announced. I asked that this be put on the agenda for our
> next meeting.
>
> --
> Lee White
> Executive Director
> National Coalition for History
> 202-544-2422 x-116
>
>
> On Wed, Oct 24, 2018 at 3:01 PM Patrice McDermott <
> pmcderm...@govinfowatch.net> wrote:
>
>> Thanks, James.   NARA has confirmed a 3-week extension (until 23 Nov) on
>> comments (just late yesterday).  So, Emily Manna/Samantha Feinstein will be
>> pulling something together for the openness and transparency folks.
>>
>>
>>
>> I encourage the CSS folks, and Fed Data folks, and envir’l folks – and
>> FOIA folks! – to start working on drafting your comments – and, of course,
>> to circulate them to your communities for sign-on.
>>
>>
>>
>> Russ Kick has been doing a deep dive and will be sending something around
>> soon.  I will recirculate to the listservs here (as he is not on most of
>> them).
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks, again, James!
>>
>>
>>
>> The current relevant docs are here
>> https://altgov2.org/doi-records-destruction/
>>
>>
>>
>> Patrice
>>
>>
>>
>> Government Information Watch 
>>
>> pmcderm...@govinfowatch.net
>>
>> @GovInfoWatch
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* Mr. James R. (Librarian) Jacobs [mailto:jrjac...@stanford.edu]
>> *Sent:* Wednesday, October 24, 2018 2:12 PM
>> *To:* Patrice McDermott
>> *Cc:* fo...@listserv.syr.edu; feddatawa...@googlegroups.com; Coalition
>> for Sensible Safeguards (goodregs); Samantha Feinstein;
>> transparency-roundta...@googlegroups.com;
>> openthegov-partn...@googlegroups.com
>> *Subject:* Re: Call on Department of Interior's Proposed Destruction of
>> Records - Mon October 22, 2018 @ 2 PM EDT
>>
>>
>>
>> Hi Patrice. I’m getting the word out to library- and transparency groups.
>> Is there an open public letter onto which people could sign?
>>
>>
>>
>> Best
>>
>>
>>
>> James Jacobs
>>
>> ... . -. - ..-. .-. --- -- -- -.-- - . .-.. . --. .-. .- .--. 
>>
>>
>> On Oct 22, 2018, at 11:43 AM, Patrice McDermott <
>> pmcderm...@govinfowatch.net> wrote:
>>
>> Before the call, be sure to read NARA’s appraisal memo
>> https://altgov2.org/wp-content/uploads/DAA-0048-2015-0003_Appraisal_Memo.pdf
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> It is NOT the final word, but it may help inform the discussion – and
>> comments.
>>
>>
>>
>> Patrice
>>
>>
>>
>> Government Information Watch 
>>
>> pmcderm...@govinfowatch.net
>>
>> @GovInfoWatch
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* feddatawa...@googlegroups.com [
>> mailto:feddatawa...@googlegroups.com ] *On
>> Behalf Of *Patrice McDermott
>> *Sent:* Monday, October 22, 2018 11:30 AM
>> *To:* Anne Polansky; 'fo...@listserv.syr.edu';
>> feddatawa...@googlegroups.com; Coalition for Sensible Safeguards
>> (goodregs); Samantha Feinstein
>> *Subject:* RE: Call on Department of Interior's Proposed Destruction of
>> Records - Mon October 22, 2018 @ 2 PM EDT
>>
>>
>>
>> Yes, that is Russ Kick’s site & is definitely credible, etc.  Russ has
>> made it easier for folks to find these requests to NARA from agencies.
>> NARA is working on a way to do that but is not there yet.  The closed cases
>> site is not it, of course, as it only shows the ones on which final
>> decisions have been made.  One can also just set up an alert from the Fed
>> Reg, but Russ’s site is centralized.
>>
>>
>>
>> I urge folks to look at Russ’s site.  The request is very extensive.
>>
>>
>>
>> Patrice
>>
>>
>>
>> Government Information Watch 
>>
>> pmcderm...@govinfowatch.net
>>
>> @GovInfoWatch
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* Anne Polansky [mailto:an...@whistleblower.org
>> ]
>> *Sent:* Monday, October 22, 2018 11:23 AM
>> *To:* Patrice McDermott; 'fo...@listserv.syr.edu';
>> feddatawa...@googlegroups.com; Coalition for Sensible Safeguards
>> (goodregs); Samantha Feinstein
>> *Subject:* Re: Call on Department of Interior's Proposed Destruction of
>> Records - Mon October 22, 2018 @ 2 PM EDT
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Hello all, looking forward to

[liberationtech] 3-Week Extension | Re: Call on Department of Interior's Proposed Destruction of Records - Mon October 22, 2018 @ 2 PM EDT

[Yosem Companys]

From: Patrice McDermott 

Thanks, James.   NARA has confirmed a 3-week extension (until 23 Nov) on
comments (just late yesterday).  So, Emily Manna/Samantha Feinstein will be
pulling something together for the openness and transparency folks.



I encourage the CSS folks, and Fed Data folks, and envir’l folks – and FOIA
folks! – to start working on drafting your comments – and, of course, to
circulate them to your communities for sign-on.



Russ Kick has been doing a deep dive and will be sending something around
soon.  I will recirculate to the listservs here (as he is not on most of
them).



Thanks, again, James!



The current relevant docs are here
https://altgov2.org/doi-records-destruction/



Patrice



Government Information Watch 

pmcderm...@govinfowatch.net

@GovInfoWatch



*From:* Mr. James R. (Librarian) Jacobs [mailto:jrjac...@stanford.edu]


Hi Patrice. I’m getting the word out to library- and transparency groups.
Is there an open public letter onto which people could sign?



Best



James Jacobs

... . -. - ..-. .-. --- -- -- -.-- - . .-.. . --. .-. .- .--. 


On Oct 22, 2018, at 11:43 AM, Patrice McDermott 
wrote:

Before the call, be sure to read NARA’s appraisal memo
https://altgov2.org/wp-content/uploads/DAA-0048-2015-0003_Appraisal_Memo.pdf




It is NOT the final word, but it may help inform the discussion – and
comments.



Patrice



Government Information Watch 

pmcderm...@govinfowatch.net

@GovInfoWatch



*From:* Patrice McDermott


Yes, that is Russ Kick’s site & is definitely credible, etc.  Russ has made
it easier for folks to find these requests to NARA from agencies.  NARA is
working on a way to do that but is not there yet.  The closed cases site is
not it, of course, as it only shows the ones on which final decisions have
been made.  One can also just set up an alert from the Fed Reg, but Russ’s
site is centralized.



I urge folks to look at Russ’s site.  The request is very extensive.



Patrice



Government Information Watch 

pmcderm...@govinfowatch.net

@GovInfoWatch



*From:* Anne Polansky 


Hello all, looking forward to our call this afternoon!



Don't know if you all have seen this -- I found an "alt" site - looks to be
credible and legit - detailed and informative.



https://altgov2.org/doi-records-destruction/



And, this web page from the National Archives is a useful reference as well
- perhaps the archivist-types in this group are familiar but this is a new
info source to me.



https://www.archives.gov/records-mgmt/resources/unauthorizeddispositionclosedcases

Unauthorized Dispositions Closed Cases | National Archives


www.archives.gov

Under 44 USC 3106 and 36 CFR Part 1230, "Unlawful or Accidental
Removal, Defacing, Alteration, or Destruction of Records," Federal agencies
are required to "notify the Archivist of any actual, impending, or
threatened unlawful removal, defacing, alteration, corruption, deletion,
erasure, or other destruction of records in the custody of the agency."
NARA also receives




--

*From:* Patrice McDermott 



Reminder of call today (and first notification for FOI list folks – sorry).



Patrice



Government Information Watch 

pmcderm...@govinfowatch.net

@GovInfoWatch



October 22, 2018 @ 2 PM EDT Call on Department of Interior's Proposed
Destruction of Records



The DOI is asking for permission to destroy records about oil and gas
leases, mining, dams, wells, timber sales, marine conservation, fishing,
endangered species, non-endangered species, critical habitats, land
acquisition, and lots more.  See further highlighted info in the note from
Russ Kick below.



October 29 is the deadline to comment. During this call organizations can
share their proposed action plan and ideas for collaborative action.



Call-in details included:

https://goo.gl/forms/lvJAAhOcZFsmU5zg2



Please RSVP  and share with other
orgs/groups that might be interested.





*From:* Samantha Feinstein



Good Morning,



This is a friendly reminder about today’s call at 2:00 for those of you who
interested in discussing the Department of Interior's proposed destruction
of records.



Please RSVP here if you plan to participate:

https://goo.gl/forms/LDQdJV85Lt9ZU0Nh2



Many thanks,

Samantha




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[liberationtech] What's the best way for users to edit erroneous GIS data?

[Yosem Companys]

Hi All,

I have a technical question that I was hoping one of you could answer.

I'm working with an organization that has a Drupal website and is doing GIS
mapping.

The users have usernames and passwords on Drupal. They will use a data
uptake tool to upload GIS data. Should the users make a mistake, however,
we'd like to give them the option of editing or updating their data. We're
trying to figure out how to do that while protecting user privacy.

One possibility is to use some form of authentication. I recommended using
the IETF's OAuth. Because we have a Drupal website, however, one of our
developers recommended using HybridAuth
 instead.

Or, in case of a mistake, would it be easier for the user to upload the
data again and have the new entry replace the old one?

Any best practices in this area?

Thanks,
Yosem
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[liberationtech] URGENT: U.S. Dept of the Interior: Records Destruction Request. Public Comment Period.

[Yosem Companys]

From: Mr. James R. Jacobs 

 I wanted to alert you to a very disturbing thing happening in the
National Archives world that may severely impact research, especially
historical and scientific research. The Dept of interior is asking for
permission to destroy records about oil and gas leases, mining, dams,
wells, timber sales, marine conservation, fishing, endangered species,
non-endangered species, critical habitats, land acquisition, and lots more.
Basically records from every agency within the Interior Department,
including the Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, US Fish &
Wildlife Service, US Geological Survey, Bureau of Safety and Environmental
Enforcement, Bureau of Indian Affairs, and others. This is all content that
would normally go to NARA for collection and preservation. This is
disturbing because previous administrations would obfuscate records by
classifying/reclassifying records. This admin is basically just destroying
records so they’ll never be accessible.

There’s an October 29 deadline for comment to NARA:
request.sched...@nara.gov /// fax: 301-837-3698 /// NARA (ACRA), 8601
Adelphi Road, College Park MD 20740-6001. (Be sure to say that you’re
referring to DAA-0048-2015-0003.) Please forward to your networks and
researchers who may be effected.

More information: https://altgov2.org/doi-records-destruction/

NARA’s appraisal memo
https://altgov2.org/wp-content/uploads/DAA-0048-2015-0003_Appraisal_Memo.pdf


this is tragic and terrible.

james



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[liberationtech] GISDay@Stanford 2018 is Wednesday, Nov. 14th! Registration for Stanford Affiliates is now open!

[Yosem Companys]

From: Mr. Stace D Maples 

Please forward to your Stanford lists! I’m particularly interested in
reaching CS and Med students!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/gisdaystanford-2018-tickets-51520311639



GISDay@Stanford is the Stanford Geospatial Center's annual celebration of
spatial data technologies in research and teaching. This year, we are
focusing on building skills for Stanford Students and making sure that they
walk away with useable knowledge. Presenters will be here, all day, to
present their platforms and demonstrate what those platforms can provide
Stanford researchers, as well as socializing with attendees.



   - AP's Martha Mendoza will Keynote the event with a talk about how she
   used Geospatial Data and technologies to free more than 2000 people from
   "fishing slavery."
   - Collect swag from vendors and meet with them over the lunch/social
   event at the Hartley Conference Center at Mitchell Earth Science Building,
   - Have lunch on us (Lunch tickets will be distributed at the end of teh
   morning's sessions at The David Rumsey Map Center, so attendance is
   required!).
   - Plan to stay all day to pack your Geospatial Toolkit with new ideas
   and we'll hand out this year's GISDay@Stanford 2018 t-shirts, at the end
   of the day, to our attendees! (while supplies last!)



*Please note that registration is currently restricted to Stanford
Affiliates. **If you would like to attend, but are not a Stanford
affiliate, please add yourself to the waiting list and we will release
unclaimed tickets the week before the event.*



View the full GISDay@Stanford 2018 schedule & directory.




Wednesday, November 14

*9:00am*

*Welcome & Logistics*

*9:30am*

*Keynote: Trafficking and Tech: How GIS, satellite photos, radio comms and
vessel broadcasts helped free more than 2,000 slaves - Martha Mendoza
*

*10:15am*

*Descartes Labs: A data refinery, built to understand our planet with
instant access to science-ready imagery and intelligence from multiple data
sources - Jordan Winkler*

*10:45am*

*Planet.com: Our daily imagery gives you fresh insights about more places
on the planet than anyone else - Sara Safavi*

*11:15am*

*n00b Mapbox API 10: An overview of the Mapbox stack and key APIs for New
Developers - Nadia Barbosa*

*11:45am*

*Pick up lunch tickets*

*12:00pm*

*Lunch and Vendor Fair / Networking*

*1:30pm*

*Games and Giveaways!Stace Maples*

*1:45pm*

*Lightning Talks: Rapid Fire Presentations of Stanford Research - Various
Speakers*

*2:45pm*

*Google Earth Engine: A multi-petabyte catalog of satellite imagery and
geospatial datasets with planetary-scale analysis capabilities. In a
browser - Tyler Erickson*

*3:15pm*

*DroneDeploy: Capture images, create maps and 3D models, and analyze data
across research areas and industry - Stephanie Ly • Christina Phan*

*3:45pm*

*DigitalGlobe Foundation: Accessing and Analyzing Satellite Imagery for
Research & Teaching - Dr. Kumar Navulur*

*4:15pm*

*Spatial Data Resources for Research & Teaching at Stanford University
- Stace Maples • Jack Reed*

*4:45pm*

*T-Shirts! - Stace Maples*





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Re: [liberationtech] Palantir & Amsterdam Privacy Conference

[Yosem Companys]

From: Niels ten Oever  posted to <
nettim...@mail.kein.org>

The next Amsterdam Privacy Conference is about to get underway, providing a
key space for debate for hundreds of privacy researchers. Unfortunately the
organisers have chosen to invite sponsorship from some problematic
companies, with Palantir as a platinum sponsor.

A group of academics and advocates have drafted the statement below, making
three demands of the organizers of the conference (published at
fundingmatters.tech). We are asking keynote speakers, conference attendees
and members of the academic community and civil society to sign the
statement. We would greatly appreciate your support with this: it is a
process of change that is long overdue, and we are adding our voices to
many that are already speaking out about this issue across related
disciplines. It would be great if the privacy studies community could lead
this process and model the discussion for academia as a whole.

If you would be willing to sign, you can either do so by emailing your name
and affiliation to sig...@fundingmatters.tech.

Thanks for considering, and best wishes,

Niels



**Funding Matters**

As privacy scholars and advocates concerned with human rights, we write to
express our dismay with the decision to have Palantir as a platinum sponsor
for the Amsterdam Privacy Conference (APC).

Privacy is one of the central challenges of our time and a pressing topic
in today’s discussions on platforms, algorithms and policy making. The APC
is a powerful forum for academics and advocates from around the world to
move the field of privacy research forward. The conference is an important
venue for privacy scholars from many different disciplines.

The presence of Palantir as a sponsor of this conference legitimizes the
company's practices and gives it the opportunity to position itself as part
of the agenda. This is deeply problematic and extremely regrettable.

Palantir's business model is based on a particular form of surveillance
capitalism that targets marginalized communities and accelerates the use of
discriminatory technologies such as predictive policing, for which the
company has already been heavily criticized [1, 2]. Among Palantir's public
clients are police agencies and defense departments from all over the
world. In the last year, Palantir has helped the Trump administration to
find and deport asylum seekers, undocumented immigrants and refugees,
raising serious concerns about wide-scale human rights violations [3].
While the company is largely secretive about its operations, it reportedly
collaborated with Cambridge Analytica [4][5],
hedge funds, banks and financial service firms [6].

Despite criticism over Palantir's sponsorship since the conference's 2015
edition, APC's sponsorship strategy has not changed. This stance has
consequences: it contributes to the marginalization and exclusion of
scholars that otherwise would have participated and enriched the
conversation at these events. Hence it also impacts APC's ability to
nurture public debate on privacy.

Palantir has also surfaced as a sponsor at a range of other prominent
privacy and technology policy events. Due to similar concerns, some of
these conferences have discontinued Palantir sponsorship, an example that
we hope to see replicated. Given the political, economic, and societal
implications of privacy today, the funding strategies of our conferences
matter more than ever. However complicated the process may be, it is time
to develop sponsorship criteria and guidelines that ensure academic
independence and proper consideration of human rights.

We therefore call for:

1. The discontinuation of Palantir's sponsorship of the Amsterdam Privacy
Conference,
2. Organizers and participants alike to engage in an action-oriented
discussion on corporate funding of academic events,
3. The development of rigorous criteria and guidelines for corporate
sponsorship, for example, based on Human Rights Impact Assessments.


[1]
https://www.theverge.com/2018/2/27/17054740/palantir-predictive-policing-tool-new-orleans-nopd
[2] https://edri.org/new-legal-framework-for-predictive-policing-in-denmark/
[3]
https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/07/31/activists-call-on-palo-alto-tech-firm-palantir-to-end-ice-contract/
[4]
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/mar/28/palantir-employee-cambridge-analytica
[5] https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/27/us/cambridge-analytica-palantir.html
[6] https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2018-palantir-peter-thiel/


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[liberationtech] Why we withdrew from the Amsterdam Privacy Conference

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From: Stefania Milan  posted to <
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Dear all

This is to inform you of an ongoing controversy around the sponsorship of
the Amsterdam Privacy Conference (apc2018.com) by Palantir.
This prompted myself and Becky Kazansky, co-organizers of the track
‘Digital Society and Surveillance’, to withdraw from the conference in
mid-August, although we did spend a lot of time selecting abstracts and
creating the program (and were of course very much looking forward to what
looks otherwise a great event).

We have explained our concerns here:
https://data-activism.net/2018/09/why-we-wont-be-at-apc-2018/ (co-authored
with the Data Justice Lab at Cardiff University).
A broader coalition of colleagues in the Netherlands and abroad has also
raised concerns: https://fundingmatters.tech/ >>here you also find info to
add your signature, if you so wish.

While we respect the hard-work of our colleagues in putting together such
an ambitious event (and as conference organizer myself I feel their pain
when it comes to securing funds), we believe a public university like the
UvA should not enter in partnerships that smell of... privacy-washing.

Best regards, Stefania

Stefania Milan
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Re: [liberationtech] Plan for a New Liberationtech, 2.0

[Yosem Companys]

Thank you, José Luis, although I strongly believe that it is the community
as a whole that deserves your praise. If it were not for all of our list
subscribers (including you), we could not have accomplished all the things
we have since the program's inception.

On Sat, Sep 8, 2018 at 8:56 AM Jose Luis Mendoza Marquez <
jluismend...@gmail.com> wrote:

> From Venezuela receive with emotion an endorsement and a good time for
> your admirable work. We are a small NGO dedicated to digital literacy and
> that strongly believes that the internet has the opportunities we need as a
> country to overcome our crisis. Years ago I am a member of the list
> personally and I continue with emotion the evolution that they are living
> ...
>
>
> ___
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> about.me/jluismendozam
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>
> El vie., 7 de sep. de 2018 a la(s) 17:52, Peter Lindener (
> lindener.pe...@gmail.com) escribió:
>
>> May I suggest that the new Lib tech wed site support a forum to
>> support discussion about vote tallying methods.   More explicitly, a
>> properly moderated forum focused on proposal of methods based upon
>> mechanism design's Revelation principle...   such as to harden against
>> strategic manipulation, instead incentivizing truthful (VNM_utility)
>> preference ballot input.
>>
>>Since it is not uncommon for electoral method discussion forums to
>> become congested with
>> a fair amount of "social choice gobbledy gook" that could easily obscure
>> the finer, more relevant issues properly addressed by way of Strategic
>> Voting Game Theoretic Mechanism design..
>>It would seem prudent to proactively structure this Voting Tallying
>> method form such that a new reader, can more easily discern solid
>> development in ranked choice voting system theory.
>>
>>Along the above mentioned form on (strategically automated) vote
>> tallying methods.
>> It might also be good to support discussions about Expertise leveraging
>> forms of issue specific, individualized proxy rule based (liquid)
>> representation.
>>
>>all the best
>> -Peter
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Sep 6, 2018 at 8:56 PM Yosem Companys 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Below is the amended plan for the new Liberationtech based on your
>>> feedback. Should you have any questions, please let me know.
>>>
>>>- *Corporate Governance: Fiscal Sponsorship, NOT Legal Status*. Most
>>>of you recommended that we not incorporate legally as a 501(c)3 at this
>>>time. Instead, you recommended that we use a fiscal sponsor instead. A
>>>number of fiscal sponsors were proposed including Creative Commons; the
>>>Electronic Frontier Foundation; Freedom House; the Free Software
>>>Foundation; the Information Ethics and Equity Institute; Mozilla; Oasis;
>>>the Open Source Institute; the Public Sphere Project; the Puerto Rico
>>>Science, Technology, and Research Trust; the Renewable Freedom Foundation
>>>in Germany; Software Freedom Conservancy; and Wikimedia. There is also 
>>> the
>>>Tides Foundation. The advantage of fiscal sponsors is that they can 
>>> accept
>>>charitable contributions on behalf of Liberationtech and take care of the
>>>legal and accounting requirements needed to maintain the organization,
>>>thereby freeing Liberationtech to pursue its vision and mission. We have
>>>decided to find fiscal sponsors for different legal jurisdictions to 
>>> ensure
>>>that we have a global presence. [Down the line, the Sustainable Economies
>>>Law Center was proposed as an organization to help Liberationtech
>>>incorporate as a 501(c)3.]
>>>- *Vision*. To research, design, and implement technologies for
>>>social good, especially for privacy and security.
>>>- *Mission*. To create and support a community of practice around
>>>technology for social good that incorporates privacy and security by
>>>design.
>>>- *Hosting Service*. Most of you expressed concerns about hosting in
>>>the U.S. and asked that Liberationtech use the most privacy- and
>>>security-friendly legal jurisdiction instead. Most of you also
>>>recommended Greenhost.
>>>- *Website Design and Development*. Some of you kindly offered to
>>>work on a pro bono basis to design 

[liberationtech] Plan for a New Liberationtech, 2.0

[Yosem Companys]

Below is the amended plan for the new Liberationtech based on your
feedback. Should you have any questions, please let me know.

   - *Corporate Governance: Fiscal Sponsorship, NOT Legal Status*. Most of
   you recommended that we not incorporate legally as a 501(c)3 at this time.
   Instead, you recommended that we use a fiscal sponsor instead. A number of
   fiscal sponsors were proposed including Creative Commons; the Electronic
   Frontier Foundation; Freedom House; the Free Software Foundation; the
   Information Ethics and Equity Institute; Mozilla; Oasis; the Open Source
   Institute; the Public Sphere Project; the Puerto Rico Science, Technology,
   and Research Trust; the Renewable Freedom Foundation in Germany; Software
   Freedom Conservancy; and Wikimedia. There is also the Tides Foundation. The
   advantage of fiscal sponsors is that they can accept charitable
   contributions on behalf of Liberationtech and take care of the legal and
   accounting requirements needed to maintain the organization, thereby
   freeing Liberationtech to pursue its vision and mission. We have decided to
   find fiscal sponsors for different legal jurisdictions to ensure that we
   have a global presence. [Down the line, the Sustainable Economies Law
   Center was proposed as an organization to help Liberationtech incorporate
   as a 501(c)3.]
   - *Vision*. To research, design, and implement technologies for social
   good, especially for privacy and security.
   - *Mission*. To create and support a community of practice around
   technology for social good that incorporates privacy and security by
   design.
   - *Hosting Service*. Most of you expressed concerns about hosting in the
   U.S. and asked that Liberationtech use the most privacy- and
   security-friendly legal jurisdiction instead. Most of you also
   recommended Greenhost.
   - *Website Design and Development*. Some of you kindly offered to work
   on a pro bono basis to design and develop the Liberationtech website.
   Others suggested contacting groups such as the Agile Collective, Aspiration
   Technologies, CoTech, Digital Life Collective, Equalit.ie, and Greenhost
   for these services. What should the website have? You asked that we keep
   the Liberationtech website simple. Beyond a basic description and a list of
   the board of advisers, you asked that we do the following:
  - *Keep It Simple Stupid (KISS)*. Most of you asked that we build a
  site that is as simple as possible so that it may be viewed even by those
  who have slow devices or weak bandwidth.
  - *Just a mailing list, please*. Most of you also asked that we only
  use open-source mailing list software that has been around for a
long time
  for convenience (i.e., you get the email in your inbox) or
security reasons
  and to make it easier for any list subscriber to download the
list or port
  it from one device to another.
  - *Use Matrix and/or Discourse*. Enough of you feel passionate enough
  about using Matrix and/or Discourse beyond the basic mailing list
  capabilities that we've decided to do so.
  - *Let me create my own list, please*. Many of you asked that we
  allow list subscribers to create their own lists around specific
subjects,
  whether by chapter (read more below), geography, sector, or topic. For
  example, some of you asked that Calls for Papers (CfPs), jobs, and
  announcements be moved to separate mailing lists.
  - *Make the site mobile*. Self-explanatory.
  - *Mirror it*. Many of you asked that we mirror the site at a number
  of locations for security reasons.
   - *Incubation*. Because we've decided to continue to research, design,
   and implement technologies for social good that incorporate privacy- and
   security-by-design, we aim to raise funds to become an incubator of
   technology for social good, where the funds would go to support the
   development of projects based on the ideas the community likes the most.
   We'll also try to incubate student projects on tech for social good that
   could be sponsored by companies to help students get jobs post-graduation.
   - *Directory*. Some of you suggested that we create a wiki (or similar)
   with tips, good practices, tools, and apps for secure communication and
   digital privacy, along with a list of the organizations and platforms that
   work in the technology for social good space.
   - *Funding*. Some of you suggested that Liberationtech contact
   foundations such as Omidyar and the Open Technology Fund. Others suggested
   that Liberationtech engage in crowdfunding. Yet others suggested charging a
   yearly fee for people to create their own Liberationtech chapters in
   geographies around the world.

One question that lingers is the following:

   - What is the key differentiator of Liberationtech vis-a-vis other
   existing groups, organizations, and/or sites in the space?

If any of you want to take a stab at

Re: [liberationtech] Stanford Liberationtech: Ready for migration?

[Yosem Companys]

Hey Louis,

My answers below inline in blue.

Hm. I was just not wanting to make more work later.
>

This is why I think it's best to get as many comments as possible now so
thank you for sharing your perspective.


> Okay, but then it would be nice to know, for instance, if comments posted
> here, now, would be later collated in, say, a wiki, or equivalent. Think of
> it is a searchable history, should the archives to this particular list be
> unobtainable in the proximate future.
>

The plan is to port the entire list, so, yes, the archives would continue
to be publicly available. Plus a number of subscribers have mirrored the
archives, so they're already available elsewhere anyway.


> Which brings me to a basic point. If the funding will be handled by an
> established project (which is good), and if the LibTech project is to be
> mostly composed of a list or two and a wiki/site, what then would
> differentiate it from other ICT4D sites or projects? I read the Vision
> statement—but it could apply to any number of other humanitarian projects,
> too. I don't mean to be adversarial, at least not unpleasantly so. I mean
> the question honestly.


Not at all. That's a good question. Any suggestions?

>From my experience, I think there are three key differentiators:

   - The emphasis of our community has been on privacy- and
   security-by-design, which most entities lack; and,
   - We've always been a decentralized coalition, whereas most sites are
   centrally owned.
   - We've always done content curation, not so much so these days, but at
   the peak of Liberationtech we were "required reading" for many at the New
   York Times in the words of some NYT journalists I know. In fact, the late
   David Carr featured us in the documentary of the New York Times, and Jim
   Dwyer dedicated a chapter to us in his book on the secure, private, and
   distributed social-networking site Diaspora.

So, is the project to be a kind of forum for discussions? Ie., a simple
> thing but one requiring a fair amount of moderation effort.
>

Gonzalo and I collated the community's feedback, and everyone seemed to
want to keep the status quo. We've been community-run since inception so if
that's what the community wants that's what we'll do.

You're correct that we'll need more moderation help: We used to be an open
list where the moderators would react to violations rather than be
proactive to prevent them. That would likely change going forward on the
main list. But because the idea is to let anyone create their own list on
our platform, they could run the list however they want so long as it fits
our values of universal human rights


> And plus:
> An advocacy site for basically liberal values of social good as understood
> in terms of information technology?
>

This has not been suggested until now. Is that something you'd like to see?

The approach may be fitting considering how the historical context has
changed: These days, I see Liberationtech as carrying the torch of
universal human rights for designing, researching, and using technology for
social good through what has become a dark tunnel of people and
nation-states trying to suppress these rights.

One thing I know from my study of entrepreneurship is that sites typically
begin framing themselves as one thing and typically end up morphing into
something else entirely as they try to meet the needs of their stakeholders.


> > That goes for everyone else. We'll keep this week open for your
> comments. Please feel free to share them publicly or privately, whatever
> you prefer. As of Monday of next week, we'll start implementing.
>
> We being? Yosem and Gonzalo?
>

We have a list of 100+ people who have volunteered to help. So Gonzalo and
I will manage the implementation effort, but the community will do the
heavy lifting.

Please let me know should you have any other questions. As always, I truly
appreciate your taking time to share your thoughts with us.

Thanks,
Yosem


> Cheers,
> Louis
> >
> > On Tue, Sep 4, 2018 at 12:34 PM Louis Suárez-Potts 
> wrote:
> >
> >
> > > On 2018/08/30, at 20:23:16, Yosem Companys 
> wrote:
> > >
> > > Any questions? Anything we overlooked? Please let Gonzalo or me know.
> > >
> > Thanks, Yosem and Gonzalo,
> > The list covers the basics, which is good. I have a few suggestions ,but
> before I pose them to this list, ought I to wait until the new list and
> infrastructure is set up? Personal experience, as well as observed,
> suggests I ought to. It makes the collation of suggestions easier.
> >
> > best,
> > Louis
> >
> > --
> > Liberationtech is public & archives are searchable on Google. Violations
> of list guidelines will

Re: [liberationtech] Stanford Liberationtech: Ready for migration?

[Yosem Companys]

Hi Louis,

Do you mean "Don't let perfect get in the way of good"?

We'd all appreciate your feedback now. We still haven't reached out to
anyone to set up the new list and infrastructure, and knowing your
insightful comments you might have something in mind that could change our
current thinking.

That goes for everyone else. We'll keep this week open for your comments.
Please feel free to share them publicly or privately, whatever you prefer.
As of Monday of next week, we'll start implementing.

Thanks,
Yosem (and Gonzalo)

On Tue, Sep 4, 2018 at 12:34 PM Louis Suárez-Potts  wrote:

>
>
> > On 2018/08/30, at 20:23:16, Yosem Companys  wrote:
> >
> > Any questions? Anything we overlooked? Please let Gonzalo or me know.
> >
> Thanks, Yosem and Gonzalo,
> The list covers the basics, which is good. I have a few suggestions ,but
> before I pose them to this list, ought I to wait until the new list and
> infrastructure is set up? Personal experience, as well as observed,
> suggests I ought to. It makes the collation of suggestions easier.
>
> best,
> Louis
>
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[liberationtech] Stanford Liberationtech: Ready for migration?

[Yosem Companys]

Dear Stanford Liberationtech friends,

How are you? I hope that you and your families are all doing well and that
you're all enjoying the summer (or the winter, depending on your location)!

Please allow me to introduce you to Gonzalo (cc'ed), who has been working
with the Stanford Program on Liberation Technology over the summer to help
us spinoff Stanford Liberationtech as an independent organization. If you
have yet to meet Gonzalo, please don't be shy to say "hello."

Below are the recommendations that you provided in terms of the next steps
for a newly independent Liberationtech:

   - *Corporate Governance: Fiscal Sponsorship, NOT Legal Status*. Most of
   you recommended that we not incorporate legally as a 501(c)3 at this time.
   Instead, you recommended that we use a fiscal sponsor instead. A number of
   fiscal sponsors were proposed including Creative Commons; the Electronic
   Frontier Foundation; Freedom House; the Free Software Foundation; the
   Information Ethics and Equity Institute; Mozilla; Oasis; the Open Source
   Institute; the Public Sphere Project; the Puerto Rico Science, Technology,
   and Research Trust; the Renewable Freedom Foundation in Germany; Software
   Freedom Conservancy; and Wikimedia. There is also the Tides Foundation. The
   advantage of fiscal sponsors is that they can accept charitable
   contributions on behalf of Liberationtech and take care of the legal and
   accounting requirements needed to maintain the organization, thereby
   freeing Liberationtech to pursue its vision and mission. We have decided to
   find fiscal sponsors for different legal jurisdictions to ensure that we
   have a global presence. [Down the line, the Sustainable Economies Law
   Center was proposed as an organization to help Liberationtech incorporate
   as a 501(c)3.]
   - *Vision*. To organize the world's information about technology for
   social good, especially privacy and security.
   - *Mission*. To create and support a community of practice around
   technology for social good that incorporates privacy and security by
   design.
   - *Hosting Service*. Most of you expressed concerns about hosting in the
   U.S. and asked that Liberationtech use the most privacy- and
   security-friendly legal jurisdiction instead. Most of you also
   recommended Greenhost.
   - *Website Design and Development*. Some of you kindly offered to work
   on a pro bono basis to design and develop the Liberationtech website.
   Others suggested contacting groups such as the Agile Collective, Aspiration
   Technologies, CoTech, Digital Life Collective, Equalit.ie, and Greenhost
   for these services. What should the website have? You asked that we keep
   the Liberationtech website simple. Beyond a basic description and a list of
   the board of advisers, you asked that we do the following:
  - *Keep It Simple Stupid (KISS)*. Most of you asked that we build a
  site that is as simple as possible so that it may be viewed even by those
  who have slow devices or weak bandwidth.
  - *Just a mailing list, please*. Most of you also asked that we only
  use open-source mailing list software that has been around for a
long time
  for convenience (i.e., you get the email in your inbox) or
security reasons
  and to make it easier for any list subscriber to download the
list or port
  it from one device to another. (A minority of you asked Liberationtech to
  move to Matrix.org or Discourse.org, but the majority eschewed using any
  closed platform or anything more complex than a mailing list.)
  - *Let me create my own list, please*. Many of you asked that we
  allow list subscribers to create their own lists around specific
subjects,
  whether by chapter (read more below), geography, sector, or topic. For
  example, some of you asked that Calls for Papers (CfPs), jobs, and
  announcements be moved to separate mailing lists.
  - *Mirror it*. Many of you asked that we mirror the site at a number
  of locations for security reasons.
   - *Incubation*. A number of you asked that Liberationtech continue to
   vet technology for social good projects as we have long done on the mailing
   list. Some of you asked that Liberationtech work to raise funds to become
   an incubator of technology for social good, where the funds would go to
   support the development of projects based on the ideas the community likes
   the most.
   - *Directory*. Some of you suggested that we create a wiki (or similar)
   with tips, good practices, tools, and apps for secure communication and
   digital privacy, along with a list of the organizations and platforms that
   work in the technology for social good space.
   - *Funding*. Some of you suggested that Liberationtech contact
   foundations such as Omidyar and the Open Technology Fund. Others suggested
   that Liberationtech engage in crowdfunding. Yet others suggested charging a
   yearly fee for people to create th

Re: [liberationtech] The rigging of voting machines?

[Yosem Companys]

Joe,

No offense taken. But as an expert on this subject, you should suggest some
resources that list subscribers should read so they may be able to sift
through the media sensationalism.

We're all experts at certain things and amateurs at others. Unfortunately,
we all don't have time to do extensive research on every topic that affects
our world. That's why we have intellectual communities of experts to
enlighten us.

My understanding from having read a number of studies on voting machines is
that they're closed source, outdated, and riddled with vulnerabilities. If
that is true, then wouldn't a world that decided to use only voting
machines increase the likelihood of malicious hacking influencing voter
outcomes? I don't see how such a scenario doesn't jeopardize fair elections.

I'm not saying that voting machines are better or worse than pen and paper
or punch ballots. God knows that there was a time in this country when
there were no secret ballots and political henchmen would beat you up for
not voting "appropriately." Such scenarios also jeopardized fair elections
and were outlawed thanks to the progressive movement.

Thanks,
Yosem

On Wed, Jul 18, 2018 at 8:58 PM, Joseph Lorenzo Hall  wrote:

> I'm quoted in the Zetter article, did my PhD at Berkeley hacking voting
> machines, have been working on this for fifteen years and this thread is
> already ridiculous after just two posts.
>
> Please take the opportunity to do your homework before thinking any of
> what you've written below is true.
>
> I know it sounds snarky for me to respond like I'm about to but Matt Blaze
> summed it up well today with this:
>
> https://twitter.com/mattblaze/status/1019671716119896064?s=21
>
> "I should have realized that our decades of focused experience working on
> this exact problem would be no match for your gut reaction after reading
> about it on the Internet. Why didn't you tell us sooner?"
>
> I'm usually not this pointy, so I'll apologize now. Best wishes, Joe
>
> On Wed, Jul 18, 2018 at 21:36 Douglas Lucas  wrote:
>
>> A crucial topic, thanks for posting Yosem. There's no reason to expect
>> one's vote in the United States counts, given our corporate,
>> proprietary, closed-source computerized voting. The standard should be
>> paper ballots handcounted in public, as in Germany
>> https://www.dw.com/en/german-election-volunteers-organize-
>> the-voting-and-count-the-ballots/a-40562388
>> and Netherlands
>> https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/01/world/europe/
>> netherlands-hacking-concerns-hand-count-ballots.html
>>
>> One would expect the transparency, free/open source software movement
>> nonprofits to be all over this topic, but it's typically crickets, I
>> guess because it's seen as loony bin third rail stuff. Good books to
>> read on the subject -- which include recommendations for action --
>> include Bev Harris' BlackBoxVoting.org and Jonathan D. Simon's
>> codered2014.com/ (the books basically have the same titles as the
>> websites).
>>
>> Douglas
>>
>> On 07/18/18 13:58, Yosem Companys wrote:
>> > Seems like an issue that goes to the heart of democracy and its
>> > survival in the 21st century:
>> >
>> > https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/mb4ezy/top-
>> voting-machine-vendor-admits-it-installed-remote-access-
>> software-on-systems-sold-to-states
>> >
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[liberationtech] The rigging of voting machines?

[Yosem Companys]

Seems like an issue that goes to the heart of democracy and its
survival in the 21st century:

https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/mb4ezy/top-voting-machine-vendor-admits-it-installed-remote-access-software-on-systems-sold-to-states
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Re: [liberationtech] database tracking separated families (was: Let's reunite the kids forcibly torn from their migrant parents)

[Yosem Companys]

Hi Ryan,

HelpFind.Us is active and organizing. There's even a basic project website
up.

Everyone else,

If you're interested in joining and have experienced technical difficulties
in doing so, just send me an email privately, and I'll add you.

Thanks,
Yosem

On Wed, Jul 18, 2018 at 9:12 AM, ryan burns  wrote:

> Hello LiberationTech,
> Last month there was a brief discussion here about setting up a database
> for tracking and reuniting families separated at the US-Mexico border. I
> haven't seen an update on this list in a while, and the website Helpfind.us
> doesn't seem to have gained much momentum.
>
> I have two questions. Did the conversation fizzle out, or is it happening
> in a different venue? I tried signing up for the mentioned listserve and
> got a bounce-back. What's the status of these efforts?
>
> And second, was there much conversation about the ethical and potentially
> dangerous implications of this project? I didn't see much on this list, but
> it did come up once or twice. How seriously were/are those considerations
> taken?
>
> Thanks in advance for your thoughts and updates,
> Ryan
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>
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[liberationtech] DRL Internet Freedom Solicitations

[Yosem Companys]

From: Cunningham, Laura 

We are pleased to announce that DRL has released 3 new Internet freedom
solicitations.



The first is DRL’s Internet Freedom *Annual Program Statement* (APS), which
requests applications for technology development, digital security, policy
advocacy, and research programs.  Similar to last year, there are two
deadlines to submit  statements of interest to the APS – *September 14,
2018 and February 8, 2019. *Applicants can submit up to two statements of
interest per deadline. The full APS is available at
https://www.state.gov/j/drl/p/284025.htm.



The second solicitation requests applications for long-term, core support
for proven *anti-censorship technologies*. The deadline to submit full
proposals to this solicitation is *November 9, 2018*. The full solicitation
is available at https://www.state.gov/j/drl/p/284036.htm.



The third solicitation requests applications to support *pluggable
transports*, including expanding existing open-source pluggable transport
libraries and the development of emerging, innovative pluggable transports.
The deadline to submit full proposals to this solicitation is *November 9,
2018*. The full solicitation is available at https://www.state.gov/j/drl/p/
284037.htm.



If you have any questions about the application process, please contact
internetfree...@state.gov.



Very best,

DRL’s Internet Freedom Team



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[liberationtech] DARPA RACE Program

[Yosem Companys]

https://www.fbo.gov/spg/ODA/DARPA/CMO/DARPA-SN-18-63/listing.html

The RACE program will research technologies for a distributed messaging
> system that a) can exist completely within a given network, b) provides
> confidentiality, integrity, and availability of messaging, and c) preserves
> privacy to any participant in the system. Compromised system data and
> associated networked communications should not be helpful to compromise any
> additional parts of the system. RACE advances will be based on rigorous
> security arguments, such as those found in the academic cryptography
> community or statistical arguments based on realistic simulations. RACE
> will create advances in communication protocol encapsulation methods as
> well as efficient, oblivious, distributed system tasking, possibly via
> secure multiparty computation, to build a system that cannot be compromised
> even with limited participant compromises and large-scale, real-time deep
> packet inspection. Approaches to preserving privacy are of interest, such
> as ubiquitous encryption, even during computation, and obfuscating
> communication protocols.
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[liberationtech] New website format is so revolutionary its creator doesn’t know its potential

[Yosem Companys]

New website format is so revolutionary its creator doesn’t know its
potential

Jon Porter | July 6, 2018 5:16 pm

A new web tool has made it possible to format an entire website as a URL
string, but it’s such a different way of making websites that even its
creator doesn’t know what people might end up using it for.

That’s especially surprising when you consider its creator, Nicholas
Jitkoff, is a former designer at Google and current vice president at
Dropbox, but it speaks to what a strange creation this really is.

The service, called ‘Itty Bitty ,’ works by
compressing html data using the Lempel-Ziv-Markov chain algorithm and then
encoding it using base64. What you’re left with is a string of letters and
numbers that can then be stored in a single URL string like this

.

Here’s

Re: [liberationtech] Let's reunite the kids forcibly torn from their migrant parents

[Yosem Companys]

Thanks, Tim.

We've created a grassroots group called HelpFind.Us that is turning into a
movement of volunteers wanting to help reunite families. Would you be
interested in joining?

If so, please send an email to subscribe-helpfin...@riseup.net or just let
me know, and I can add you. It's probably good for the group to be aware of
what you're doing and for you to know about what HelpFind.Us is doing.

Note: There is a domain but no project website as of yet. The group got
started only last week.

On Tue, Jun 26, 2018 at 2:24 PM, Tim Schwartz  wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> I’ve been organizing the Missing Persons Community of Interest since after
> Haiti. We work on bringing together partners from govt
> (national/state/local/city…), tech, and humanitarian orgs to share lessons
> learned and strategies to approach reunification after disasters. We have a
> call later this week to discuss the current crisis in the USA.
>
> From all that I’ve heard so far, many NGOs are ready to act, but can’t
> without requests from the federal government (which isn’t asking for help).
> Some NGOs have put out statements but many are holding back because this is
> unfortunately a politically caused crisis.
>
> In terms of technology for reunification, the main problem (from my
> understanding) is that even within the US government there are multiple
> agencies using different systems for tracking. Data interoperability is
> always a problem (though it was been worked on extensively in the
> post-disaster systems), unfortunately because this is a politically caused
> situation there are no standard protocols to follow.
>
> Heather Blanchard wrote a good post - https://medium.com/@
> poplifegirl/dhs-hhs-orr-sidestepping-use-of-national-
> mass-care-strategy-to-avoid-transparency-and-access-de36d1788e72 - about
> a possible way for local emergency managers to flip the switch on
> considering this an emergency which would trigger multiple agency
> collaboration. Unfortunately ESF-6 will never be triggered from the top
> down in this case.
>
> I will keep you all posted of what transpires in our group.
>
> Cheers,
> Tim
>
>
> On Jun 25, 2018, at 11:42 PM, Catherine Forsman 
> wrote:
>
> Received an email back from a friend at the Red Cross. I asked him how
> they setup coordination efforts to reunite families during and after
> disasters. I wanted to see if there was any way to put all of us together
> to try to help. however, he says the Red Cross already volunteered to help
> and submitted it to the department of homeland security and they denied the
> offering of help. I asked him to please let me know how they setup things
> to reunite families after disasters anyway. I know there is paperwork, but
> perhaps it will be good information to know in case their process has any
> interesting or helpful bits of process.
>
> On Wed, Jun 20, 2018 at 10:39 PM, Yosem Companys 
> wrote:
>
>> Interesting. Thanks for the info, Andrés. Please keep us posted, should
>> you hear any updates.
>>
>> I've already reached out but have yet to receive a response. That said,
>> I'm sure they're getting swamped with more important emails than mine
>> (e.g., the families affected).
>>
>> On Wed, Jun 20, 2018 at 2:57 PM, Andrés Leopoldo Pacheco Sanfuentes <
>> alps6...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> You can contact the following organization:
>>>
>>> RAICES
>>> https://www.raicestexas.org/
>>> They were actually working on an “intake app” not sure how far they
>>> went, with the permanent state of emergency we’re in in Texas regarding
>>> refugee families..
>>>
>>> Regards / Saludos / Grato
>>>
>>> Andrés Leopoldo Pacheco Sanfuentes
>>>
>>> On Jun 20, 2018, at 4:00 PM, Yosem Companys  wrote:
>>>
>>> That would be awesome! Thanks, Catherine.
>>>
>>> On Wed, Jun 20, 2018 at 1:58 PM, Catherine Forsman 
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Thank you for doing this! Let me contact someone I worked with
>>>> volunteering after Karina and who has a lot of knowledge about the
>>>> difficulties of coordinating separated families. The coordination effort is
>>>> quite difficult, but perhaps, even if one child finds their parent, it is
>>>> worth everything.
>>>>
>>>> Crowdsourcing is a very good way to think about it, and also mapping.
>>>>
>>>> Again, let me see if there is any advice I can gather from
>>>> organizations that do this in how it could get off the ground quickly, even
>>>> if they can simply let us know best practices.
>>>&g

Re: [liberationtech] [gaia] Stanford Liberationtech Needs Your Help

[Yosem Companys]

Google, Hewlett Foundation, Omidyar, and a few others I'm forgetting right
now...

On Tue, Jun 26, 2018 at 5:03 PM, Vint Cerf  wrote:

> how had it been funded?
>
> v
>
>
> On Thu, Jun 14, 2018 at 3:13 PM, Yosem Companys 
> wrote:
>
>> Hi All,
>>
>> The Program on Liberation Technologies at Stanford University (LT)
>> <http://cddrl.fsi..stanford.edu/libtech> has been going strong since
>> circa 2006. Since then, LT has helped thousands design, use, and research
>> technologies that foster the public good.
>>
>> Recently, the decision was made to spin off LT as an independent entity.
>> I'm one of the people tasked with doing so. Here are LT's major needs:
>>
>>- Recruit people to develop a new website, logo, and graphics.
>>- Identify a legal jurisdiction with strong security and privacy laws
>>and regulations and a server provider with a stellar reputation at
>>protecting user security and privacy to host the site.
>>- Determine whether to maintain LT's mailing lists on Mailman
>><https://mailman.stanford..edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech> or to
>>transition them to a content management system (e.g., Discourse.org).
>>- Assess the best legal structure for LT (e.g., digital cooperative).
>>
>> Any ideas? Thanks for your help and advice.
>>
>> Best,
>> Yosem
>>
>> P.S. I'm sending this email on behalf LT's co-founders and not Stanford
>> University.
>>
>> ___
>> gaia mailing list
>> g...@irtf.org
>> https://www.irtf.org/mailman/listinfo/gaia
>>
>>
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Re: [liberationtech] Let's reunite the kids forcibly torn from their migrant parents

[Yosem Companys]

Awesome. Thanks, Catherine.

On Mon, Jun 25, 2018 at 11:42 PM, Catherine Forsman  wrote:
> Received an email back from a friend at the Red Cross. I asked him how they
> setup coordination efforts to reunite families during and after disasters. I
> wanted to see if there was any way to put all of us together to try to help.
> however, he says the Red Cross already volunteered to help and submitted it
> to the department of homeland security and they denied the offering of help.
> I asked him to please let me know how they setup things to reunite families
> after disasters anyway. I know there is paperwork, but perhaps it will be
> good information to know in case their process has any interesting or
> helpful bits of process.
>
> On Wed, Jun 20, 2018 at 10:39 PM, Yosem Companys 
> wrote:
>>
>> Interesting. Thanks for the info, Andrés. Please keep us posted, should
>> you hear any updates.
>>
>> I've already reached out but have yet to receive a response. That said,
>> I'm sure they're getting swamped with more important emails than mine (e.g.,
>> the families affected).
>>
>> On Wed, Jun 20, 2018 at 2:57 PM, Andrés Leopoldo Pacheco Sanfuentes
>>  wrote:
>>>
>>> You can contact the following organization:
>>>
>>> RAICES
>>> https://www.raicestexas.org/
>>> They were actually working on an “intake app” not sure how far they went,
>>> with the permanent state of emergency we’re in in Texas regarding refugee
>>> families..
>>>
>>> Regards / Saludos / Grato
>>>
>>> Andrés Leopoldo Pacheco Sanfuentes
>>>
>>> On Jun 20, 2018, at 4:00 PM, Yosem Companys  wrote:
>>>
>>> That would be awesome! Thanks, Catherine.
>>>
>>> On Wed, Jun 20, 2018 at 1:58 PM, Catherine Forsman 
>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Thank you for doing this! Let me contact someone I worked with
>>>> volunteering after Karina and who has a lot of knowledge about the
>>>> difficulties of coordinating separated families. The coordination effort is
>>>> quite difficult, but perhaps, even if one child finds their parent, it is
>>>> worth everything.
>>>>
>>>> Crowdsourcing is a very good way to think about it, and also mapping.
>>>>
>>>> Again, let me see if there is any advice I can gather from organizations
>>>> that do this in how it could get off the ground quickly, even if they can
>>>> simply let us know best practices.
>>>>
>>>> warm regards,
>>>> Catherine
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Jun 20, 2018 at 3:10 PM, Yosem Companys 
>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Note that I'm doing this in a personal capacity and NOT representing or
>>>>> speaking for Stanford in any way.
>>>>>
>>>>> This is just to kickoff a conversation...
>>>>>
>>>>> Suzanne has obtained a domain name to host a database to keep track of
>>>>> all of the kids who have been forcibly removed from their parents. We need
>>>>> to track down 10K+ children at 100 shelters in 14 states:
>>>>> http://www.businessinsider.com/children-in-custody-trump-administration-immigration-zero-tolerance-policy-2018-5.
>>>>>
>>>>> As Suzanne suggests, we need to figure out how not to enable stalkers
>>>>> or deporting authorities while simultaneously helping the children find
>>>>> their parents, and vice versa. Suzanne suggests something along the lines 
>>>>> of
>>>>> anonymous lost child posting: If tip gets added, connect to legal services
>>>>> to screen and verify. She also suggests connecting searching parents with
>>>>> legal services and with people who have tips but not involving law
>>>>> enforcement.
>>>>>
>>>>> Christina suggests finding some good coders to scrape names off news
>>>>> articles. There are a lot of names already there.
>>>>>
>>>>> Organizations that could help:
>>>>>
>>>>> Southwest key. Christina says that Southwest key has a database of all
>>>>> of the kids but won't provide the info. Does anyone have a good contact
>>>>> there?
>>>>> IRAP. Lina suggests contacting IRAP: https://refugeerights.org/.
>>>>> Anybody have a contact there?
>>>>> ACLU. Catherine suggests talking to the ACLU. I know we had several
>>>>> ACLU people on

[liberationtech] From analyzing to fighting surveillance

[Yosem Companys]

From: David Murakami Wood 

I'd really encourage you to consider supporting Barrrett Brown's new
Pursuance Project to create an excrypted ecosystem for activist
communication and organising. We could all benefit from this.


Why not think about pledging at the $400 level where you get a Pursuance
server and training that you could donate to a rights group of your
choosing (or use yourself)?


https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/85883596/barrett-
browns-pursuance-project


Take a look. Spread the word.


DMW.


***  This email doesn't represent an endorsement by Stanford or the
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Re: [liberationtech] Do Not Track - Universal Web Tracking Opt Out

[Yosem Companys]

Rebecca, do you mean this http://randomwalker.info/donottrack-archive/?
Jonathan Mayer was indeed at Stanford and may still be on the
Liberationtech list. But he has since moved to Princeton:
https://jonathanmayer.org/contact/. Good luck!

On Thu, Jun 21, 2018 at 6:55 AM, Rebecca Parkes 
wrote:

> *Hi there,*
>
> *I noticed your site has published a very interesting article,Do Not Track
> - Universal Web Tracking Opt Out. I think a collaboration could be of
> interest to your audience. I represent a digital marketing agency currently
> working with various companies.*
>
> *This month, we're looking to secure sponsorship placements with five
> prominent sites and we've identified your site as a potential candidate.*
>
> *Let me know if this is something you're interested in discussing further.*
>
>
> *Kind regards, Rebecca*
>
>
>
> Don't want emails from us anymore? Reply to this email with the word
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Re: [liberationtech] Let's reunite the kids forcibly torn from their migrant parents

[Yosem Companys]

Sounds as though you're stating the need for a digital identity for
immigrants BEFORE they leave their homeland or at least BEFORE they're
detained.

On Wed, Jun 20, 2018 at 9:13 PM, Andrés Leopoldo Pacheco Sanfuentes <
alps6...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Actually I’ve been thinking off and on with others, and submitted very
> high level proposals for funding in a few places, for a combo refugee
> family / volunteer information management system, mostly mobile-cloud.
> Mobile: most refugee families’ only Internet is via mobile+free WiFi
> They share a lot of important info via text msg/Whatsapp
> And due to their precarious situation need a secure repository for their
> data (including docs from immigration, ID photos, evidence they brought in
> support of their asylum claim, medical/school info etc)
> Matching kids to parents could be part of the  whole thing, close to the
> beginning of the whole lifecycle..
>
> An intake app would help at the front end to establish baseline info for
> families BEFORE they enter the gauntlet. Organizations like alotrolado.org
> (west coast/ Tijuana) PUENTE AZ, LUPE in RGV, Florence Project AZ, CARA for
> Dilley, TX, RAICES for Karnes, TX, migrant shelters in MX (many run by nuns
> and priests), etc would capture this info which would help reconstruct the
> puzzles once they enter “the land of the free”..
>
> Security is big issue, especially hosting data outside the reach of the US
> government...
>
> Regards / Saludos / Grato
>
> Andrés Leopoldo Pacheco Sanfuentes
>
> On Jun 20, 2018, at 4:37 PM, jeffrey wishnie  wrote:
>
> I also recommend reaching out to ASAP:
> https://asylumadvocacy.org/
>
> --
> Jeff Wishnie
>
> On June 20, 2018 at 1:11:02 PM, Yosem Companys (ycompa...@gmail.com)
> wrote:
>
> Note that I'm doing this in a personal capacity and NOT representing or
> speaking for Stanford in any way.
>
> This is just to kickoff a conversation...
>
> Suzanne has obtained a domain name to host a database to keep track of all
> of the kids who have been forcibly removed from their parents. We need to
> track down 10K+ children at 100 shelters in 14 states: http://www.
> businessinsider.com/children-in-custody-trump-administration-immigration-
> zero-tolerance-policy-2018-5.
>
> As Suzanne suggests, we need to figure out how not to enable stalkers or
> deporting authorities while simultaneously helping the children find their
> parents, and vice versa. Suzanne suggests something along the lines
> of anonymous lost child posting: If tip gets added, connect to legal
> services to screen and verify. She also suggests connecting searching
> parents with legal services and with people who have tips but not involving
> law enforcement.
>
> Christina suggests finding some good coders to scrape names off news
> articles. There are a lot of names already there.
>
> Organizations that could help:
>
>- *Southwest key*. Christina says that Southwest key has a database of
>all of the kids but won't provide the info. Does anyone have a good contact
>there?
>- *IRAP*. Lina suggests contacting IRAP: https://refugeerights.org/.
>Anybody have a contact there?
>- *ACLU*. Catherine suggests talking to the ACLU. I know we had
>several ACLU people on Liberationtech but from the tech angle. I don't know
>whether they're still on the list?
>- *RAICES*. Candace suggests we talk to RAICES. Anybody have a contact
>there?
>
> I reckon that a massive crowdsourcing effort will be needed. Some crisis
> mapping might be useful.
>
> A question for everyone on Liberationtech and related lists: How does this
> effort get off the ground quickly?
>
> Thanks,
> Yosem
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Re: [liberationtech] Let's reunite the kids forcibly torn from their migrant parents

[Yosem Companys]

Interesting. Thanks for the info, Andrés. Please keep us posted, should you
hear any updates.

I've already reached out but have yet to receive a response. That said, I'm
sure they're getting swamped with more important emails than mine (e.g.,
the families affected).

On Wed, Jun 20, 2018 at 2:57 PM, Andrés Leopoldo Pacheco Sanfuentes <
alps6...@gmail.com> wrote:

> You can contact the following organization:
>
> RAICES
> https://www.raicestexas.org/
> They were actually working on an “intake app” not sure how far they went,
> with the permanent state of emergency we’re in in Texas regarding refugee
> families..
>
> Regards / Saludos / Grato
>
> Andrés Leopoldo Pacheco Sanfuentes
>
> On Jun 20, 2018, at 4:00 PM, Yosem Companys  wrote:
>
> That would be awesome! Thanks, Catherine.
>
> On Wed, Jun 20, 2018 at 1:58 PM, Catherine Forsman 
> wrote:
>
>> Thank you for doing this! Let me contact someone I worked with
>> volunteering after Karina and who has a lot of knowledge about the
>> difficulties of coordinating separated families. The coordination effort is
>> quite difficult, but perhaps, even if one child finds their parent, it is
>> worth everything.
>>
>> Crowdsourcing is a very good way to think about it, and also mapping.
>>
>> Again, let me see if there is any advice I can gather from organizations
>> that do this in how it could get off the ground quickly, even if they can
>> simply let us know best practices.
>>
>> warm regards,
>> Catherine
>>
>> On Wed, Jun 20, 2018 at 3:10 PM, Yosem Companys 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Note that I'm doing this in a personal capacity and NOT representing or
>>> speaking for Stanford in any way.
>>>
>>> This is just to kickoff a conversation...
>>>
>>> Suzanne has obtained a domain name to host a database to keep track of
>>> all of the kids who have been forcibly removed from their parents. We need
>>> to track down 10K+ children at 100 shelters in 14 states:
>>> http://www.businessinsider.com/children-in-custody-t
>>> rump-administration-immigration-zero-tolerance-policy-2018-5.
>>>
>>> As Suzanne suggests, we need to figure out how not to enable stalkers or
>>> deporting authorities while simultaneously helping the children find their
>>> parents, and vice versa. Suzanne suggests something along the lines
>>> of anonymous lost child posting: If tip gets added, connect to legal
>>> services to screen and verify. She also suggests connecting searching
>>> parents with legal services and with people who have tips but not involving
>>> law enforcement.
>>>
>>> Christina suggests finding some good coders to scrape names off news
>>> articles. There are a lot of names already there.
>>>
>>> Organizations that could help:
>>>
>>>- *Southwest key*. Christina says that Southwest key has a database
>>>of all of the kids but won't provide the info. Does anyone have a good
>>>contact there?
>>>- *IRAP*. Lina suggests contacting IRAP: https://refugeerights.org/.
>>>Anybody have a contact there?
>>>- *ACLU*. Catherine suggests talking to the ACLU. I know we had
>>>several ACLU people on Liberationtech but from the tech angle. I don't 
>>> know
>>>whether they're still on the list?
>>>- *RAICES*. Candace suggests we talk to RAICES. Anybody have a
>>>contact there?
>>>
>>> I reckon that a massive crowdsourcing effort will be needed. Some
>>> crisis mapping might be useful.
>>>
>>> A question for everyone on Liberationtech and related lists: How does
>>> this effort get off the ground quickly?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Yosem
>>>
>>
>>
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Re: [liberationtech] Let's reunite the kids forcibly torn from their migrant parents

[Yosem Companys]

That would be awesome! Thanks, Catherine.

On Wed, Jun 20, 2018 at 1:58 PM, Catherine Forsman 
wrote:

> Thank you for doing this! Let me contact someone I worked with
> volunteering after Karina and who has a lot of knowledge about the
> difficulties of coordinating separated families. The coordination effort is
> quite difficult, but perhaps, even if one child finds their parent, it is
> worth everything.
>
> Crowdsourcing is a very good way to think about it, and also mapping.
>
> Again, let me see if there is any advice I can gather from organizations
> that do this in how it could get off the ground quickly, even if they can
> simply let us know best practices.
>
> warm regards,
> Catherine
>
> On Wed, Jun 20, 2018 at 3:10 PM, Yosem Companys 
> wrote:
>
>> Note that I'm doing this in a personal capacity and NOT representing or
>> speaking for Stanford in any way.
>>
>> This is just to kickoff a conversation...
>>
>> Suzanne has obtained a domain name to host a database to keep track of
>> all of the kids who have been forcibly removed from their parents. We need
>> to track down 10K+ children at 100 shelters in 14 states:
>> http://www.businessinsider.com/children-in-custody-trump-administration-
>> immigration-zero-tolerance-policy-2018-5.
>>
>> As Suzanne suggests, we need to figure out how not to enable stalkers or
>> deporting authorities while simultaneously helping the children find their
>> parents, and vice versa. Suzanne suggests something along the lines
>> of anonymous lost child posting: If tip gets added, connect to legal
>> services to screen and verify. She also suggests connecting searching
>> parents with legal services and with people who have tips but not involving
>> law enforcement.
>>
>> Christina suggests finding some good coders to scrape names off news
>> articles. There are a lot of names already there.
>>
>> Organizations that could help:
>>
>>- *Southwest key*. Christina says that Southwest key has a database
>>of all of the kids but won't provide the info. Does anyone have a good
>>contact there?
>>- *IRAP*. Lina suggests contacting IRAP: https://refugeerights.org/.
>>Anybody have a contact there?
>>- *ACLU*. Catherine suggests talking to the ACLU. I know we had
>>several ACLU people on Liberationtech but from the tech angle. I don't 
>> know
>>whether they're still on the list?
>>- *RAICES*. Candace suggests we talk to RAICES. Anybody have a
>>contact there?
>>
>> I reckon that a massive crowdsourcing effort will be needed. Some crisis
>> mapping might be useful.
>>
>> A question for everyone on Liberationtech and related lists: How does
>> this effort get off the ground quickly?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Yosem
>>
>
>
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Re: [liberationtech] Let's reunite the kids forcibly torn from their migrant parents

[Yosem Companys]

P.S. Suzanne just informed me that the domain is Helpfind.us...

On Wed, Jun 20, 2018 at 1:10 PM, Yosem Companys  wrote:

> Note that I'm doing this in a personal capacity and NOT representing or
> speaking for Stanford in any way.
>
> This is just to kickoff a conversation...
>
> Suzanne has obtained a domain name to host a database to keep track of all
> of the kids who have been forcibly removed from their parents. We need to
> track down 10K+ children at 100 shelters in 14 states: http://www.
> businessinsider.com/children-in-custody-trump-administration-immigration-
> zero-tolerance-policy-2018-5.
>
> As Suzanne suggests, we need to figure out how not to enable stalkers or
> deporting authorities while simultaneously helping the children find their
> parents, and vice versa. Suzanne suggests something along the lines
> of anonymous lost child posting: If tip gets added, connect to legal
> services to screen and verify. She also suggests connecting searching
> parents with legal services and with people who have tips but not involving
> law enforcement.
>
> Christina suggests finding some good coders to scrape names off news
> articles. There are a lot of names already there.
>
> Organizations that could help:
>
>- *Southwest key*. Christina says that Southwest key has a database of
>all of the kids but won't provide the info. Does anyone have a good contact
>there?
>- *IRAP*. Lina suggests contacting IRAP: https://refugeerights.org/.
>Anybody have a contact there?
>- *ACLU*. Catherine suggests talking to the ACLU. I know we had
>several ACLU people on Liberationtech but from the tech angle. I don't know
>whether they're still on the list?
>- *RAICES*. Candace suggests we talk to RAICES. Anybody have a contact
>there?
>
> I reckon that a massive crowdsourcing effort will be needed. Some crisis
> mapping might be useful.
>
> A question for everyone on Liberationtech and related lists: How does this
> effort get off the ground quickly?
>
> Thanks,
> Yosem
>
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[liberationtech] Let's reunite the kids forcibly torn from their migrant parents

[Yosem Companys]

Note that I'm doing this in a personal capacity and NOT representing or
speaking for Stanford in any way.

This is just to kickoff a conversation...

Suzanne has obtained a domain name to host a database to keep track of all
of the kids who have been forcibly removed from their parents. We need to
track down 10K+ children at 100 shelters in 14 states:
http://www.businessinsider.com/children-in-custody-trump-administration-immigration-zero-tolerance-policy-2018-5
.

As Suzanne suggests, we need to figure out how not to enable stalkers or
deporting authorities while simultaneously helping the children find their
parents, and vice versa. Suzanne suggests something along the lines
of anonymous lost child posting: If tip gets added, connect to legal
services to screen and verify. She also suggests connecting searching
parents with legal services and with people who have tips but not involving
law enforcement.

Christina suggests finding some good coders to scrape names off news
articles. There are a lot of names already there.

Organizations that could help:

   - *Southwest key*. Christina says that Southwest key has a database of
   all of the kids but won't provide the info. Does anyone have a good contact
   there?
   - *IRAP*. Lina suggests contacting IRAP: https://refugeerights.org/.
   Anybody have a contact there?
   - *ACLU*. Catherine suggests talking to the ACLU. I know we had several
   ACLU people on Liberationtech but from the tech angle. I don't know whether
   they're still on the list?
   - *RAICES*. Candace suggests we talk to RAICES. Anybody have a contact
   there?

I reckon that a massive crowdsourcing effort will be needed. Some crisis
mapping might be useful.

A question for everyone on Liberationtech and related lists: How does this
effort get off the ground quickly?

Thanks,
Yosem
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Re: [liberationtech] Stanford Liberationtech Needs Your Help

[Yosem Companys]

>
> Ping me off line to chat about how I can help.
>

Will do, Thomas. Thanks for the offer.


> >- Determine whether to maintain LT's mailing lists on Mailman
> > or to
> >transition them to a content management system (e.g., Discourse.org).
>
> If it ain't broken, don't touch the thing. "Stick with mailman" is what
> gets my vote. I don't want yet-another-site-to-log-into to read LT
> discussions. I want LT right here in my mailbox.
> It's low barrier and facilitates interaction, as opposed to some CMS
> that now I have to go and log into and then figure out what's
> interesting or not, and what I may want to read or reply to... I'm never
> going to do that...(*)
> E-mail is right there in my inbox: I have my own copy, I can do with it
> what I want, I don't have to log into some other place, it fits nicely
> in my existing workflows... and mailman is kind enough to give me a
> searchable archive. Now, whether we stick with Stanford's mailman or
> not, /that/ I don't care too much about, I care that it's not locked up
> behind some other system I now have to have an account with... I care
> that it stays an e-mail list.
>
> Regardless of whatever CMS we pick, if we were to go that route, there's
> always going to be some problem with it where we want to do X or Y and
> we can't quite do it. With e-mail, everyone can pick the client they
> like: (al)pine, mutt, Thunderbird, outlook (if you're so included) or
> gmail (yuk). Everyone gets to pick the tool they like best, instead of
> everyone being forced to use system X or Y and being strapped into the
> harness of how that tool thinks you ought to interact with its world.
>
> I think that part of the value of the LT mailman service is that is
> specifically is NOT an Internet forum and that it specifically is an
> e-mail list, which facilitates conversations where the focus is on
> content and ideas. If I want a forum, I'll go to reddit or some similar
> site. (Speaking of which, https://www.reddit.com/r/liberationtech
> apparently has been banned? Is this this same LibTech?)
>
> Remind me what it is that Discourse offers that plain-text e-mail does not?
>
> (*) I don't mean this as a threat, at all (after all, I have nothing to
> threaten you with), but if you're putting LT behind some other
> wall/gate, I know myself well enough to be able to tell you with high
> confidence that you'll lose me from LT... and I think a couple of others
> as well...
>

Those on the list who suggested Discourse.com did it so we could have more
functionality than just mass emailing. Here are Discourse.com's key
capabilities:

   - https://www.discourse.org/features
   - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discourse_(software)

In any case, it appears that Discourse.com allows you to have their
platform while maintaining the Mailman mailing lists. Of course, we could
do that anyway to make sure everyone is happy.

Independent of whether we use Discourse.com, list migration to a new domain
is pretty simple. All that would change is the domain name. Other than
that, list subscribers would likely not even notice that we've migrated.
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[liberationtech] Stanford Liberationtech Needs Your Help

[Yosem Companys]

Hi All,

The Program on Liberation Technologies at Stanford University (LT)
 has been going strong since circa
2006. Since then, LT has helped thousands design, use, and research
technologies that foster the public good.

Recently, the decision was made to spin off LT as an independent entity.
I'm one of the people tasked with doing so. Here are LT's major needs:

   - Recruit people to develop a new website, logo, and graphics.
   - Identify a legal jurisdiction with strong security and privacy laws
   and regulations and a server provider with a stellar reputation at
   protecting user security and privacy to host the site.
   - Determine whether to maintain LT's mailing lists on Mailman
    or to
   transition them to a content management system (e.g., Discourse.org).
   - Assess the best legal structure for LT (e.g., digital cooperative).

Any ideas? Thanks for your help and advice.

Best,
Yosem

P.S. I'm sending this email on behalf LT's co-founders and not Stanford
University.
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