[IFF] Weekly | September 21 - 25

Thu Sep 24 20:29:46 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 September 21 - 25:
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*** Upcoming Virtual Events ***

@ October 6 | Resisting Public Space Surveillance:
Fostering Privacy and Anonymity in the Age of Mass Video and Facial
Recognition Surveillance
https://internetfreedomfestival.formstack.com/forms/cks27

@ October 8 | VPN Village’s Glitter Meetup: Q&A with TunnelBear
https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/October_8_2020_GM

@ 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 21 | Africa Monthly Meetup
https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/Africa_Monthly_Meetups

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// News //

*** Amnesty Calls for Human Rights Controls on EU Digital Surveillance
Exports ***

In a new report, Amnesty International says it has found evidence of EU
companies selling digital surveillance technologies to China — despite
the stark human rights risks of technologies like facial recognition
ending up in the hands of an authoritarian regime that’s been rounding
up ethnic Uyghurs and holding them in “re-education” camps.

https://techcrunch.com/2020/09/21/amnesty-calls-for-human-rights-controls-on-eu-digital-surveillance-exports/

*** Hong Kong Journalists Protest New Accreditation Rules ***

Hong Kong’s professional journalism association on Thursday protested
new rules restricting who can provide press coverage during
demonstrations, saying the government has no right to determine who is
or isn’t a reporter.

https://www.seattletimes.com/business/hong-kong-journalists-protest-new-accreditation-rules

*** Help Mozilla Hold Youtube Responsible ***

Youtube’s algorithm is responsible for over 70% of viewing time, which
can include recommending harmful videos. With the RegretsReporter
extension, you can immediately take action to send Mozilla recommended
videos that you regret watching—like pseudoscience or anti-LGBTQ+ content.

https://foundation.mozilla.org/en/campaigns/regrets-reporter

***  Spiraling Attacks: Iranian Hacking Campaign ***

Since early 2018, Miaan researchers have been tracking malware used in a
series of cyberattacks on Iranian dissidents and activists. The research
has uncovered hundreds of victims of malware and phishing attacks that
stole data, passwords, personal information, and more.

https://miaan.org/publication/spiraling-attacks/

*** Chad Gov’t Blocked Access to WhatsApp Over Almost One Month***

Since July 22, the government of Chad has blocked access to WhatsApp.
They have also blocked access and/or slowed down the internet in parts
of the country. This is interfering with people’s capacity to stay
connected, make a living, and maintain everyday life.

https://www.accessnow.org/shutdownstories-how-chad-fixation-on-social-media-blackouts-hurts-citizens/

*** Facebook Testing Implications of Privacy-Invading Tech... By
Invading People’s Privacy ***

On Wednesday, Facebook announced a new project: the company would send
out a hundred employees and contractors equipped with glasses that would
record every piece of audio, visual, and spatial information possible in
public and private spaces.

https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/qj4qzd/facebook-testing-implications-of-privacy-invading-tech-by-invading-peoples-privacy

*** Report on the Analysis of Internet Outages Affecting Iranian
Networks in Early 2020 **

Written in collaboration with Kandoo and Verizon Digital Media Services,
CAIDA latest’s report covers two widespread Internet connectivity
outages that impacted multiple Iranian networks simultaneously.

https://ioda.caida.org/ioda/2020-iran-report

*** How to Thwart Facial Recognition and Other Surveillance ***

Whether you’re protesting or just stepping out for a boba, you deserve
some algorithm-free alone time.

https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-thwart-facial-recognition-other-surveillance/

*** Taiwan: China’s Military Flew Surveillance Planes on 3 Days ***

Taiwan on Thursday condemned recent Chinese military activity after
Beijing sent two military surveillance planes toward the island for
three straight days, calling it a “deliberate provocation.

https://apnews.com/article/tsai-ing-wen-taiwan-china-archive-55339084255b2235dfc9b4c8fde30d5a

*** How Israeli Weapons Power Vietnam’s Cruel Surveillance State ***

Vietnam is now one of Israel’s largest markets for weapons and
surveillance technology. But those defense exports are used by Hanoi’s
repressive communist regime to silence its own population.

https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-arms-drones-and-spy-tech-israeli-weapons-aid-vietnam-s-cruel-surveillance-stat-1.9179736

*** Meedan Announces a Beirut Response Fund for Independent Media in
Lebanon ***

Meedan has re-allocated their travel budget for 2020 to set up the Check
Global Beirut Response Fund, a $26,000 fund to support independent media
organizations and workers on the ground.

https://meedan.com/blog/beirut-response-fund-for-independent-media-in-lebanon/

*** Discount for Book by Tim Schwartz for IFF Community  ***

If anyone is thinking of buying the recently released book, “A Public
Service: Whistleblowing, Disclosure and Anonymity,” the author has sent
us a discount code, WHISTLE20 to be used by IFF community members. The
book has been described as a guide for would-be whistleblowers.

https://www.orbooks.com/catalog/a-public-service

### 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

COVID-19 Litigation Fund
Digital Freedom Fund
Deadline: September 30th
https://digitalfreedomfund.org/grants/covid-19-litigation-fund

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 ##

Annual Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa
September 28 - 30, 2020
https://cipesa.org/fifafrica/

Gus Andrews: Keep Calm and Log On on AADL.TV
September 29, 2020 | 7pm
AADL.TV
https://aadl.org/node/571384

ONA20
Online News Association
October 1 - 16, 2020
https://ona20.journalists.org/register/

Resisting Public Space Surveillance: Fostering Privacy and Anonymity in
the Age of Mass Video and Facial Recognition Surveillance
October 6 | 1pm EST
https://internetfreedomfestival.formstack.com/forms/cks27

Glitter Meetup: Q&A with TunnelBear
IFF VPN Village
October 8, 2020 | 9am EST / 1pm UTC
https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/October_8_2020_GM

Asia Monthly Meetup
October 14
https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/October_14,_Asia_Meetup

Latin America Monthly Meetup
October 15
https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/15_de_Octubre,_2020_LATAM

Africa Monthly Meetup
October 21
https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/Africa_Monthly_Meetups

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 & Policy
IFF 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/

✎ Fellowships and Awards External Evaluation Consultant | Mozilla
+ Remote
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1d4drWhY8PcDy1G2hLP6Vl2qZFkbzYUQLeJoVavHDDRo/edit

✎ 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 | Program Manager - Global Internet Freedom
+ Remote
https://phf.tbe.taleo.net/phf04/ats/careers/v2/viewRequisition?org=INTERNEWS&cws=38&rid=1228

✎ 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

✎ 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/

✎ Junior Membership Coordinator | The Calyx Institute
+ New York City
https://www.idealist.org/en/nonprofit-job/714ca50e300d4be88c555c00d888d0cc-junior-membership-coordinator-the-calyx-institute-brooklyn

✎ Internship | Digital Action
+ United Kingdom
https://digitalaction.co/news/2020/9/11/were-hiring-intern

✎ Policy Adviser | Digital Action
+ Remote, CET +/- 2
https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5c40c3a70dbda3dc55413cde/t/5f5f329ece23ec19f712c4df/1600074398879/DA-Policy+Adviser.pdf

✎ 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

✎ Legal Officer | Privacy International
+ London, UK
https://privacyinternational.org/opportunities/4153/legal-officer

✎ Digital Campaigns & Fundraising Officer | Privacy International
+ London, UK
https://privacyinternational.org/opportunities/4147/digital-campaigns-fundraising-officer

✎ Associate Policy Counsel | Internet Freedom Foundation
+ Remote / New Delhi
https://internet-freedom-foundation.breezy.hr/p/cf336c1f62a1-associate-policy-counsel

✎ 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

✎ Open Source Community Management & Documentation | BASIC
+ Remote
https://chm.tbe.taleo.net/chm04/ats/careers/v2/viewRequisition?cws=38&org=INTERNEWS&rid=1209

✎ 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

✎ User Research | BASIC
+ Remote
https://chm.tbe.taleo.net/chm04/ats/careers/v2/viewRequisition?cws=38&org=INTERNEWS&rid=1187

✎ UX & Android Development | BASIC
+ Remote
https://chm.tbe.taleo.net/chm04/ats/careers/v2/viewRequisition?cws=38&org=INTERNEWS&rid=1188

✎ Hiring Manager Consultant | BASIC
+ Remote
https://chm.tbe.taleo.net/chm04/ats/careers/v2/viewRequisition?org=INTERNEWS&cws=38&rid=1219

✎ 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

✎ Trust & Safety Specialist (Operations) | Wikimedia Foundation
+ Remote
https://boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs/2253506?gh_src=d7c7e3de1us

✎ Senior Manager, Trust and Safety Operations | Wikimedia Foundation
+ Remote
https://boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs/2253395?gh_src=e85acf531us

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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