[IFF] Weekly | November 25 - 29 / IFF Call for Proposal is Out!!!

[IFF Team]

Dear friends,

This newsletter is a service for internet freedom defenders around the
world! Send us interesting updates, open positions, events, and
resources and we will share them in our next newsletter. Contact us at
team at internetfreedomfestival.org.

Here are our updates for the week of November 25:

*** The IFF 2020 Call for Proposals is now open! ***
The Call for Proposals (CFP) for the IFF2020 is now open! This year we
have a new program design, new platform and more! We have created a
guide for you, to ensure you are submitting the best proposal possible,
so check it out before applying. Remember, the deadline is December 15th!

CFP Guide: https://internetfreedomfestival.org/cfp-guide-2020/

CFP Application: https://cfp.internetfreedomfestival.org/2020/


*** Amnesty International Latest Report Slams Surveillance Giants
Facebook and Google as ‘Incompatible’ with Human Rights ***

Amnesty blasts the business models of “surveillance giants” Facebook and
Google in a new report which warns the pair’s market dominating
platforms are “enabling human rights harm at a population scale”.

https://techcrunch.com/2019/11/21/amnesty-international-latest-to-slam-surveillance-giants-facebook-and-google-as-incompatible-with-human-rights/


*** Security Companies and Activists Launch ‘Coalition Against
Stalkerware’ ***
A group of 10 cybersecurity companies, domestic violence charities, and
digital activists formally announced a coalition to try and stop the
spread of so-called stalkerware, as well as a website to help
stalkerware victims.

https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/ywa7xv/coalition-against-stalkware-launches-eff-kaspersky

### Grants, Fellowships, & Awards ###

Send us your opportunities, and we will include them in our newsletter!

Sans Institute’ CyberTalent Immersion Academy
Deadline: December 2
https://www.sans.org/cybertalent/cybersecurity-career/womens-academy

The Community Prototype Fund (CPF)
Deadline: Rolling Basis
https://www.opentech.fund/funds/community-prototype-fund/

### Events Calendar ###

Please note that we only feature events with a code of conduct. Have a
look at the full Internet Freedom Events Calendar over here:
https://internetfreedomfestival.org/internet-freedom-events-calendar/

IFF Glitter Meetup | Every Thursday
9am EDT | 3pm ECT | 1pm UCT | 9pm CST
+ IFF Mattermost Square Channel
https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/Glitter_Meetup

Tech Intersections 2020 | January 25, 2020
+ Oakland, CA
https://mailchi.mp/24058b8e09fe/tech-intersections-2020-call-for-speakers

IXDA | February 2 - 7, 2020
+ Milan, Italy
https://interaction20.ixda.org/index.html

Internet Freedom Festival | April 20 - 24, 2020
+ Valencia, Spain
https://cfp.internetfreedomfestival.org/2020/
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### Job Opportunities ###

Share your job opportunities with us to be featured on our newsletter.
All job opportunities are available at:
https://internetfreedomfestival.org/job-board/

✎ Associate| Human Rights Watch
+ New York, NY
https://careers.hrw.org/.

✎ Development Director | Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)
+ San Francisco, CA
https://www.eff.org/opportunities/jobs/development-director-0

✎ Event Operations Associate – RightsCon | Access Now
+ All Access Now Offices
https://www.accessnow.org/event-operations-associate-rightscon/

✎ Communications Associate – RightsCon | Access Now
+ San Jose (CR), New York City or Washington DC
https://www.accessnow.org/rightscon-communications-associate-san-jose-cr-or-nyc/

✎ Software Engineer (Contractor), Graphs | Wikimedia Foundation
+ Remote
https://boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs/1908240?gh_src=8527d8891

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