[IFF] Weekly | May 25-29

IFF Team team at internetfreedomfestival.org
Fri May 29 15:57:52 CEST 2020 

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 May 25-29:

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*** Upcoming Community Knowledge Share (CKS) Workshops ***

@ June 4 | Coffee Talk with Jorge Luis Sierra
https://internetfreedomfestival.formstack.com/forms/cks16

@ June 6 | So You Want to be a Digital Security Trainer
https://internetfreedomfestival.formstack.com/forms/17

@ June  6 | IFF House Party Disco at 10am EST
We will provide link in the IFF Mattermost 30 minutes prior.

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*** The IFF is looking for a Community Health Report Researcher & Writer ***

We are looking for an individual to lead IFF’s first ever Community
Health Report which will provide a snapshot of the health and wellbeing
of the networks that make up our community. If you have strong writing,
interpersonal communications and research skills, and a passion for
Internet  Freedom, we want to hear from you!

https://internetfreedomfestival.org/community-health-researcher/


*** Ranking Digital Rights Releases “Getting to the Source of
Infodemics: It’s the Business Model” ***

Misinformation was already plaguing the 2020 U.S. presidential campaign,
and tech companies have struggled to manage false claims, hate speech,
and extremist speech on their platforms. The arrival of the COVID-19
pandemic has only made the challenge more urgent. Companies and the
policymakers, however, continue to ignore the real source of the
problem: the targeted advertising business model and the algorithmic
systems that drive it.

Report:
https://www.newamerica.org/oti/reports/getting-to-the-source-of-infodemics-its-the-business-model/


*** China approves Proposal for Hong Kong Security Law that Curtails its
Autonomy ***
The law would ban all “activities” in Hong Kong that endanger national
security. There is no actual law yet and the language of the proposal
remains broad, but Hong Kong residents and even the Hong Kong government
will have little say in the process.
https://abcnews.go.com/International/chinas-npc-formally-approves-proposal-hong-kong-national/story?id=70922351


*** Report on the State of Freedom of Expression in Egypt “January-March
2020 ***
This report is an analytical presentation on Freedom of Expression and
Access to Information violations, to evaluate the adopted public
policies by the Egyptian state in this regard. The report at hand covers
documented violations, according to AFTE’s monitoring standards, from
January 1 to March 25, 2020.

https://afteegypt.org/en/afte_releases/2020/05/19/18813-afteegypt.html


*** IFF Organizational Security Village June 8-12 ***

Internews will be hosting the IFF Organizational Security Village on
June 8-12. Originally scheduled for the in-person IFF, the village will
now be virtual and feature various workshops and session throughout the
week. Make sure to RSVP!!

https://globaltech.internews.org/blog/iff-orgsec


*** The Totem Project releases “Know Your Trolls” -- a New Course to
Learn to Protect Ourselves Against Bullies ***

The Totem Project's new course “Know Your Trolls”, developed by the
International  Women’s Media foundation, helps journos identify online
abuse, understand who’s behind it, and prepare for attacks. Check it out!

https://learn.totem-project.org/courses/course-v1:IWMF+IWMF_OH_EN+001/about


*** The OONI Project Evaluates its Measurement Engine in the Context of
the Blocking of WomenOnWeb in Spain ***

Reproduction rights site www.womenonweb.org has been blocked in Spain
over the last months by several local Internet Service Providers (ISPs).
Once Spanish hacktivist communities noticed that www.womenonweb.org was
inaccessible, they coordinated on running OONI Probe tests to collect
measurement data that could serve as evidence.

https://ooni.org/post/2020-engine-evaluation-spain/


*** COVID Related News ***

The following are articles related to COVID-19 shared by our community.
Please note, to help researchers in our space, we have asked that
individuals update the COVID 19 channel on the IFF Mattermost with
stories that illustrate government responses that could have lasting
privacy risks.

WHO’s Ethical Considerations to Guide the Use of Digital Proximity
Tracking Technologies for COVID-19 Contact Tracing”
https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/332200/WHO-2019-nCoV-Ethics_Contact_tracing_apps-2020.1-eng.pdf

China’s Plan to Make Permanent Health Tracking on Smartphones Stirs Concern
https://www.wsj.com/articles/chinas-plan-to-make-permanent-health-tracking-on-smartphones-stirs-concern-11590422497

In Qatar: Contact Tracing App Security Flaw Exposed Sensitive Personal
Details of 1 Million
https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2020/05/qatar-covid19-contact-tracing-app-security-flaw/

Internet shutdowns Put Lives at Risk during COVID-19:
https://www.accessnow.org/keepiton-internet-shutdowns-put-lives-at-risk-during-covid-19/

Chinese City’s Health-tracking Surveillance Tech Set to Outlast the
Pandemic:
https://thenextweb.com/neural/2020/05/26/chinese-citys-health-tracking-surveillance-tech-set-to-outlast-the-pandemic/

India Open Sourced Contact Tracing App After Public Pressure
https://github.com/nic-delhi/AarogyaSetu_Android

As Tunisia fights COVID-19, those who criticize the government's
response to the pandemic are Facing Attempts to Silence Them
https://globalvoices.org/2020/04/28/setbacks-for-freedom-of-expression-as-tunisia-fights-covid-19/


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

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

Grant for the Web
Deadline: June 12, 2020
https://www.grantfortheweb.org/apply

United for Iran
IranCubator 2.0
Deadline: June 1st, 2020
https://united4iran.org/en/irancubator/contest.html

Reset Tech
Reset Our Future Fund
Deadline: July 1st, 2020
https://www.reset.tech/open-calls/reset-our-future-fund/

Reset Tech
Information Control Fellowship
Deadline: July 1st, 2020
https://www.reset.tech/open-calls/information-control-fellowship/

Reset Tech
Resident Fellowship
Deadline: July 1st, 2020
https://www.reset.tech/open-calls/resident-fellowship/

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

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### Events Calendar ##

Coffee Talk with Jorge Luis Sierra | June 4, 2020
+ RSVP
https://internetfreedomfestival.formstack.com/forms/cks16

So You Want to be a Digital Security Trainer | June 6, 2020
https://internetfreedomfestival.formstack.com/forms/17

IFF House Party Disco at 10am EST | June  6
We will provide link in the IFF Mattermost 30 minutes prior.

IFF Organizational Village | June  8 - 12
+ RSVP
https://globaltech.internews.org/blog/iff-orgsec

Hong Kong Open Source Conference 2020 | 12-13 June, 2020
+ TBC
https://hkoscon.org/2020/

IFF Glitter Meetup | Every Thursday
9am EST | 1pm UTC | 9pm UTC+8
+ Mattermost - IFF Square Channel
https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/Glitter_Meetup

Daily Check-ins | Every Day
10am  EST | 2pm UTC
+ Mattermost - Daily Checkins Channel
https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/Glitter_Meetup

Check out a list of our virtual events here:
https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/Calendar_of_Events

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### Job Opportunities ###

To view the complete list of jobs or post a job, visit the IFF Job
Board:  https://internetfreedomfestival.org/job-board/

✎  Communications Officer / Senior Communications Officer | New America
+ Washington, DC
https://www.newamerica.org/jobs/

✎  Coordinator | Next Billions Network
+ Remote
https://medium.com/@nextbillionsnetwork/next-billions-network-seeks-a-part-time-coordinator-to-further-our-work-be956788b3f6

✎  Community Health Researcher | Internet Freedom Festival
+ Remote
https://internetfreedomfestival.org/community-health-researcher/

✎  Programme Officer for Middle East North Africa | HURIDOCS
+ Remote (in Middle East North Africa region or Europe)
https://www.idealist.org/en/nonprofit-job/39daec3dcfa14c7791847314ddff04e0-programme-officer-for-middle-east-north-africa-huridocs-human-rights-information-and-documentation-systems-international-geneva

✎  Programme Officer for Latin America | HURIDOCS
+ Remote (in Latin America)
https://www.idealist.org/en/nonprofit-job/177161bb5bb74df4835f5aabeab046d8-programme-officer-for-latin-america-huridocs-human-rights-information-and-documentation-systems-international-geneva

✎  Mobile app developer | Horizontal
+ Remote (in Latin America, Africa, Middle-East, or Asia)
https://wearehorizontal.org/jobs/mobile-dev/

✎  Digital Engagement Coordinator | Access Now
+ All Access Now Offices
https://www.accessnow.org/digital-engagement-coordinator/

✎  Digital Safety Specialist | Access Now
+ Manila, Philippines
https://www.accessnow.org/digital-safety-specialist-manila/

✎  Web designer | LaceWing Tech
+ Berlin, Germany
https://lacewing.tech/en/jobs/#webdesign/

✎  Technical Writer | Tails
+ Remote
https://tails.boum.org/jobs/technical_writer/

✎  Director of Global Data & Insights | Wikimedia Foundation
+ San Francisco, CA or Remote
https://boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs/2179400?gh_src=ed84660f1us

✎  Congressional Digital Service Fellowship | TechCongress
+ Washington, DC
https://www.techcongress.io/congressional-digital-service

✎  Internet Censorship Researchers | Netalitica
+ Remote
https://telegra.ph/Hiring-Internet-Censorship-Researchers-02-07

✎ Software Engineer, Language & Translation | Wikimedia Foundation
+ Remote
https://boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs/2028696?gh_src=47c5607b1

To view the complete list of jobs or post a job, visit the IFF Job
Board:  https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/Job_Board

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