[IFF] Weekly | October 5 - 9

[IFF Team]

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*Weekly | October 5 - 9*

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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 October 5 - 9:

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*** Upcoming Virtual Events ***


@ October 13 | The Alarming Growing Trend of Digital Identification Systems

https://internetfreedomfestival.formstack.com/forms/cks29


@ October 14 | Asia Monthly Meetup

https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/October_14,_Asia_Meetup


@ October 15 | Latin America Monthly Meetup

https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/15_de_Octubre,_2020_LATAM


@ October 15 | MENA Monthly Meetup

https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/October_15_2020,_MENA_Meetup


@October 20 | DigiSec Trainers Meetup

https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/DigiSec_Trainers_Meetup 


@ October 21 | Africa Monthly Meetup

https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/Africa_Monthly_Meetups


@ October 22 | The State of Internet Freedom Around the World

https://internetfreedomfestival.formstack.com/forms/cks28


@ October 22 | Glitter Meetup with Hapee from Greenhost

https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/October_22_2020_GM

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*** Iran: Tightening the Net 2020 ***


In this recently published report, ARTICLE 19 reveals the complex
infrastructure and the opacity in decision making processes that have
allowed the Iranian government to repeatedly shutdown the Internet
whenever they choose. The report also examines the role that US
sanctions have played in isolating Iranians, and examines Internet
governance and connectivity in Iran, while outlining potential solutions.  


https://www.article19.org/TTN-iran-november-shutdown/

>>> Wire coverage of the report: https://www.wired.co.uk/article/iran-news-internet-shutdown


*** Russia Expands Facial Recognition Despite Privacy Concerns ***


According to Human Rights Watch, Russian authorities are planning to
expand the use of CCTV cameras with facial recognition software, despite
weighty concerns about the lack of regulation, oversight, and data
protection.


https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/10/02/russia-expands-facial-recognition-despite-privacy-concerns


*** OceanLotus Targets and Hacks Vietnamese Dissidents in Germany ***


OceanLotus is targeting Vietnamese dissidents, human rights workers and
journalists across Germany. OceanLotus is a Vietnamese cyber espionage
threat actor groupthat previously made headlines for notorious malware
attacks such as PhantomLace and the Toyota Motors breach. The article is
currently in German, with the English version being published soon. 


https://web.br.de/interaktiv/ocean-lotus/


*** China's Influence on the Global Human Rights System ***

At the United Nations, Chinese authorities are trying to rewrite norms
and manipulate existing procedures not only to minimize scrutiny of the
Chinese government’s conduct, but also to achieve the same for all
governments.


https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/09/14/chinas-influence-global-human-rights-system


*** Europe’s Top Courts Confirms No Mass Surveillance Without Limits ***
Europe’s top court has delivered another slap-down to indiscriminate
government mass surveillance regimes. The CJEU has made it clear that
national security concerns do not exclude EU Member States from the need
to comply with general principles of EU law such as proportionality and
respect for fundamental rights to privacy, data protection and freedom
of expression.


https://techcrunch.com/2020/10/06/europes-top-court-confirms-no-mass-surveillance-without-legal-limits/


*** New United Nations Resolution on the Safety of Journalists ***


The UN Human Rights Council just adopted a new resolution on the safety
of journalists, with progressive language on extraterritorial threats,
gender-based violence, repressive laws, accreditation, SLAPPs, and
COVID-19. Notably, The resolution contains new language which raises
deep concern over “business entities and individuals using strategic
lawsuits against public participation to exercise pressure on
journalists and stop them from critical or investigative reporting”.


https://www.article19.org/resources/hrc45-new-un-resolution-on-the-safety-of-journalists/



*** Westeren Gamers up in Arms after Genshin Impact Censors Words like
‘Taiwan’ and ‘Hong Kong’ in Chat Feeds *** 


Genshin Impact has been described as the biggest global launch of a
Chinese game ever but now Western gamers are calling it out for
censoring the words “Taiwan” and “Hong Kong”, among other sensitive
political topics in its in-game chat.


https://www.scmp.com/tech/apps-social/article/3104556/western-gamers-arms-after-mega-hit-genshin-impact-censors-words


*** Turkish Government Targets Social Media Platforms ***


New regulations came into effect on October 1 in Turkey stipulating that
social media providers with over a million Turkish daily users must open
offices or appoint a legal representative in the country. If companies
do not comply with the new rules, they face major fines.


https://www.dw.com/en/user-safety-or-censorship-turkey-targets-social-media-platforms/a-55150477


*** Belarus News Media Are Testing Decentralized Tech to Resist
Censorship *** Belarus continues blocking its citizens from accessing
local media websites, including the Belarusian branch of Radio Free
Europe/Radio Liberty, in the wake of a massive, three-day internet
outage and weeks of protests over the Aug. 8 election.  Now, some media
outlets are fighting back. 


https://finance.yahoo.com/news/belarus-news-media-testing-decentralized-183717383.html


*** Open Call for Fellowship to Pilot Algorithms that Foster Gender and
Race Equality into Systems ***


The Alliance for Inclusive Algorithms is seeking 2 technology fellows to
pilot algorithms with affirmative actions in order to foster gender and
race equality into systems. If you are designing AI systems and
interested in exploring how machine learning and artificial intelligence
can impact the lives of women and girls for good, this fellowship is for
you. Apply before November, 1st.


https://aplusalliance.org/en/articles/29



*** Open Call to Fund Projects Tackling the Impact of AI on Freedom of
Expression ***


Do you have a great idea on how to put a spotlight on the impact of
artificial intelligence (AI) on freedom of expression? Or perhaps an
innovative initiative for tackling the challenges brought about by AI?
The Office of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media is looking
to fund a limited number of innovative ideas to put a spotlight on AI
and freedom of expression. Applications must be submitted until October,
31st.


https://www.osce.org/fom/ai-free-speech



*** Internews’ 2020 UXFund Is Now Open to Applications ***


Internews launched their latest round of the UXFund, a targeted pool of
funding dedicated to improving the usability of open source security and
privacy tools used by at-risk communities around the globe. Developers,
maintainers, and other representatives of open source tool teams are
invited to apply on behalf of an open source privacy and security tool.
Deadline is October 30th.


https://usable.tools/blog/2020-10-01-uxfund2020/   



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


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

https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/Fundraising_Opportunities


2020 UXFund

Internews

Deadline: October 30th

https://usable.tools/blog/2020-10-01-uxfund2020/  


Spotlight on Artificial Intelligence & Freedom of ExpressionOSCE

Deadline: October 31st

https://www.osce.org/fom/ai-free-speech


2020 <A+> Tech FellowshipThe Alliance for Inclusive Algorithms

Deadline: November 1st

https://aplusalliance.org/en/articles/29


Rapid Response Fund

Pulsante

Deadline: December 10th

https://pulsante.org/en/rapid-response-fund/


Rapid Response Fund

Derechos Digitales

Deadline: Rolling Basis

https://derechosdigitales.tumblr.com/post/187151070656/qu%C3%A9-son-los-derechos-digitales-una-gu%C3%ADa-al


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### Events Calendar ##


// Free Course on Internet Governance. Openings available for January
and March.

https://www.virtualsig.org/2020/07/27/schedule///


ONA20

Online News Association

October 1 - 16, 2020

https://ona20.journalists.org/register/


Privacy in the Digital Age: AI and New Technologies

October 13, 2020 |  11:00AM ET (16:00PM
BST)https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_atyPQ7NFQ_GRBD4GMCopAQ.


IFF CKS: The Alarming Growing Trend of Digital Identification Systems

October 13, 2020 | 9:00am EDT / 1:00pm UTC+0

https://internetfreedomfestival.formstack.com/forms/cks29


Privacy in the Digital Age: AI and New Technologies

Article 19, Access Now and APC

October 13, 2020 | 11:00am ET /  4:00pm BST

https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_atyPQ7NFQ_GRBD4GMCopAQ.


Asia Monthly Meetup

October 14, 2020 | 13:30 Delhi (UTC+5:30) / 16:00 Taipei - Kuala Lumpur
(UTC+8)

https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/October_14,_Asia_Meetup


Latin America Monthly Meetup

October 15, 2020 | 5:30pm Mexico / 7:30pm Chile

https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/15_de_Octubre,_2020_LATAM


MENA Monthly Meetup

October 15, 2020 | 4pm Cairo & Berlin (UTC+2)

https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/October_15_2020,_MENA_Meetup


Africa Monthly Meetup

October 21, 2020 | 3:00pm UTC+2

https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/Africa_Monthly_Meetups


IFF CKS: The State of Internet Freedom Around the World

October 22, 2020 | 10am EDT / 2pm UTC+0

https://internetfreedomfestival.formstack.com/forms/cks28


Investigating Political Ads Datasets

Persuasion Lab

October 23, 2020 | 4pm
ISThttps://hasgeek.com/PrivacyMode/investigating-political-ads-datasets/


IFF CKS: Civilsphere's Emergency VPN: Analyzing Mobile Network Traffic
to Detect Digital Threats

IFF VPN Village

November 3, 2020 | 10am EST / 3pm UTC

https://internetfreedomfestival.formstack.com/forms/cks26


VPN & PolicyIFF VPN Village

November 10, 2020 | 10am-12pm EST / 3-5pm UTC

https://internetfreedomfestival.formstack.com/forms/vpnvillage3


The Internet Days

The Internet Swedish Foundation

November 23 - 24, 2020

https://internetdagarna.se/english/


Topics on Internet Censorship and Surveillance (TICS)

December 14, 2020

https://tics.site/


IFF Glitter Meetup | Every Thursday

9am EST | 1pm UTC | 9pm UTC+8

+ Mattermost - IFF Square 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/


✎ Global Partnerships Lead | Ranking Digital Rights

+ Washington, DC or remote

https://newamerica.applytojob.com/apply/uclXtmYt3J/


✎ Postdoctoral Researcher | Digital Harm group at the Max Planck
Institute for SoftwareSystems

+ Saarbrucken, Germany

https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php?title=Postdoctoral_Researcher&action=edit&redlink=1


✎ Software Engineer, Frontend | Meedan

+ Remote, Atlantic Time Zone (UTC-3/4) preferred

https://meedan.com/jobs/software-engineer-frontend/


✎ Manager, Customer Success | Meedan

+ Flexible; Nairobi or Cairo strongly preferred; CET (GMT+2) and EAT
(GMT +3) possible

https://meedan.com/jobs/customer-success-manager/


✎ Digital Rights Project Manager | EngageMedia

+ Remote (Indonesia)

https://engagemedia.org/2020/job-indonesia-digital-rights-project-manager/


✎ Digital Rights Research Consultant | EngageMedia

+ Remote (Indonesia)

https://engagemedia.org/2020/job-indonesia-digital-rights-research-consultant/


✎ Senior Product Manager, Android | The Wikimedia Foundation

+ Remote

https://boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs/2372811?gh_src=9536cdc61us


✎ Senior Program Officer, Community Resources | The Wikimedia Foundation

+ Remote

https://boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs/2332720?gh_src=4a4a72891us


✎ Software Engineer III (Anti-Harassment Tools) | The Wikimedia Foundation

+ Remote

https://boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs/2341630?gh_src=d3a44d6f1us


✎ Technical Product Manager (anti-censorship team) | TunnelBear

+ Remote / Toronto

https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/Technical_Product_Manager_(anti-censorship_team)


✎ Grants Manager | Human Rights Org working on IF Issues

+ Remote

https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/Grants_Manager


✎ Product owner and project manager | eQualitie

+ Montreal, Canada

https://equalit.ie/job-post/product-owner-and-manager/


✎ Myanmar Programme Manager | ARTICLE 19

+ Yangon, Myanmar

https://article.peoplehr.net/Pages/JobBoard/Opening.aspx?v=83446e9f-f29b-44ec-8f0e-48ffd7c8728d


✎ Digital Event Producer | IFEX

+ Remote

https://ifex.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Terms-of-Reference-Digital-Events-Producer-Final-.pdf


✎ Short-term Technical Consultant | AWO Agency

+ Remote

https://www.awo.agency/latest/technical-consultant/


✎ Engineering Manager, Infrastructure Foundations | The Wikimedia Foundation

+ Remote

https://boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs/2357206?gh_src=2ce895461us


✎ Director of Product, Disinformation | The Wikimedia Foundation

+ Remote

https://boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs/2350645?gh_src=79537eed1us


✎ Senior Product Manager, Search & Relevance | The Wikimedia Foundation

+ Remote

https://boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs/2152872?gh_src=ff238aea1us


✎ Asia Pacific Policy Analyst | Access Now

+ Multiple Locations-South Asia

https://www.accessnow.org/asia-pacific-policy-analyst-multiple-locations-south-asia/


✎ Senior Manager, People Operations | Wikimedia Foundation

+ Remote

https://boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs/2342683?gh_src=81153c7a1us


✎ Software Engineer | Wikimedia Foundation

+ Remote

https://boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs/2338515?gh_src=446c24f51us


✎ Committee to Protect Journalists | Global Tech Researcher

+ US

https://cpj.org/about/jobs/#global-tech-researcher


✎ Access Now | Digital Security Documentation Coordinator

+ Global, multiple locations

https://www.accessnow.org/digital-security-documentation-coordinator-global-multiple-locations/ 


✎ Internews | Technical Expert/Senior Advisor, Internet Governance and
Policy

+ Remote

https://phf.tbe.taleo.net/phf04/ats/careers/v2/viewRequisition?org=INTERNEWS&cws=38&rid=1250 


✎ Internews | Technical Expert/Senior Advisor, Digital Safety

+ Remote

https://phf.tbe.taleo.net/phf04/ats/careers/v2/viewRequisition?org=INTERNEWS&cws=38&rid=1251 


✎ Wikimedia Foundation | Director of Product, Platform

+ Remote

https://boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs/2335186?gh_src=61f167141us


✎ Policy Analyst or Policy Counsel | New America's Open Technology Institute

+ Washington, DC

https://newamerica.applytojob.com/apply/7TU5k22g4L/


✎ Senior Site Reliability Engineer (Service Operations) | Wikimedia

+ Remote

https://boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs/2321513?gh_src=4aeb38651us


✎ Associate Policy Counsel | Internet Freedom Foundation

+ Remote / New Delhi

https://internet-freedom-foundation.breezy.hr/p/cf336c1f62a1-associate-policy-counsel


✎ Legal Officer | Centre for Law and Democracy

+ Halifax, Canada

https://www.law-democracy.org/live/interested-in-an-exciting-international-human-rights-career-come-work-with-us-5/


✎ Human Rights Lead | Wikimedia Foundation

+ Remote

https://boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs/2308558?gh_src=70a7a1d01us


✎ Policy Analyst / Senior Policy Analyst | Ranking Digital Rights

+ Remote

https://newamerica.applytojob.com/apply/k62RE2Ud2y/Policy-Analyst-Senior-Policy-Analyst


✎ Communications & Outreach Associate | NetFreedom Pioneers

+ Los Angeles, CA

https://www.ziprecruiter.com/job/c7143f97


✎ Testing & Release Manager | BASIC

+ Remote

https://chm.tbe.taleo.net/chm04/ats/careers/v2/viewRequisition?cws=38&org=INTERNEWS&rid=1193


✎ Android Development | BASIC

+ Remote

https://chm.tbe.taleo.net/chm04/ats/careers/v2/viewRequisition?cws=38&org=INTERNEWS&rid=1184


✎ iOS Development | BASIC

+ Remote

https://chm.tbe.taleo.net/chm04/ats/careers/v2/viewRequisition?cws=38&org=INTERNEWS&rid=1185


✎ Issue and Code Management | BASIC

+ Remote

https://chm.tbe.taleo.net/chm04/ats/careers/v2/viewRequisition?cws=38&org=INTERNEWS&rid=1186


✎ UX & Android Development | BASIC

+ Remote

https://chm.tbe.taleo.net/chm04/ats/careers/v2/viewRequisition?cws=38&org=INTERNEWS&rid=1188


✎ Digital Media Expert | Consensus Gentium with Karen Palmer

+ Remote

https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/Digital_Media_Expert_Required_for_an_R%26D_Arts_Project


✎ Lead Business & Systems Analyst | Wikimedia Foundation

+ Remote

https://boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs/2299955?gh_src=ab1f9fc21us


✎ IT Systems Specialist | Wikimedia Foundation

+ San Francisco, CA

https://boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs/2011162?gh_src=3e1cde111


✎ Movement Communications Director | Wikimedia Foundation

+ Remote

https://boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs/2292966?gh_src=53d403321us


✎ Research Scientist (Disinformation) | Wikimedia Foundation

+ Remote

https://boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs/2267633?gh_src=d68c401f1us


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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