Digital Rights Weekly | February 14 - 18

Team CommUNITY team at digitalrights.community
Fri Feb 18 23:33:58 CET 2022 

Here is your weekly update on digital rights around the world for the
week of February 14 - 18

As a reminder,  you can submit your news for the newsletter here:
https://www.digitalrights.community/weekly-newsletter  as well as
submit your job openings for our job board here:
https://www.digitalrights.community/job-board

###  Upcoming Virtual TCU Events ###

February 23 | Lingua Cafe
Lingua Cafe is an online language exchange open to anyone within the
Team CommUNITY community who is interested in improving their language
skills - for professional or personal reasons. It’s also a great way
to connect with other community members in the process.
https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/Lingua_Cafe,_February_23,_2022

February 23 | MENA Monthly Meetup
The MENA Monthly Meetups bring together folks from the MENA region to
share, connect, seek help, and release stress by celebrating each
other. It's time for us to find ways to support each other, and
understand what is happening in our part of the world.
https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/February_23_2022,_MENA_Meetup

Upcoming Glitter Meetups (Every Thursday at 2pm UTC)

>>> February 24: The Pluggable Transports (PT) crew will run their monthly gathering. PTs are used to circumvent internet censorship, and are a key part of the growing circumvention technology environment. Users, developers and overall PT enthusiasts are welcome!
https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/February_24_2022_GM

>>> March 3: This Glitter Meetup will focus on addressing burnout:
TCU’s Director of Community Mental Health will help us identify some
signs of burnout, what can be done to address it on an individual
level, and answer any questions you may have!. Selma Zaki is a trained
mental health professional with roots in Lebanon who first came to us
in 2019, when she embarked on overseeing TCU’s first ever Community
Health Report

https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/March_3_2022_GM

>>> March 24: The WikiRate team will share info about their open data platform that allows anyone to systematically gather, analyze and report publicly-available information on corporate Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) practices.
https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/March_24_2022_GM

>>> March 31: Internews’ BASICS project (Building Analytical and Support Infrastructure for Critical Security tools) aims to increase the use of critical, open source, digital security tools. Check it out if you’re interested in creating non-invasive surveillance tech that respects privacy.
https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/March_31_2022_GM

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### Digital Rights in the Community ###

1. Social Media Exchange (SMEX0 Releases A Comparative Analysis on
Data Protection In Saudi Arabia

The Personal Data Protection Law (PDPL) is Saudi Arabia’s first
comprehensive data protection law with the aim to protect individual
privacy by regulating the collection, processing, disclosure, and
retention of personal data. The PDPL provides a detailed framework
including criteria for data processing, data subjects’ rights,
entities’ obligations when processing personal data, data sovereignty
and sanctions in case of non-compliance. The PDPL seems to be aligned
with international standards in certain areas, but some articles are
concerning and contain loopholes that could allow for violations of
the right to privacy and data protection.

https://smex.org/data-protection-in-saudi-arabia-comparative-analysis/


2. What Real Accountability in the Humanitarian Sector Can Look Like

Humanitarian organizations are bound by a duty to do no harm; however,
sometimes in their bid to integrate data technologies into aid
provision, they might end up doing more harm than good.

Data breaches are one such instance. When these occur in the
humanitarian sector, very sensitive data can end up in the hands of
potentially harmful actors. While some humanitarian organizations
enjoy immunity from being held legally accountable, most do not; but
there is also no common understanding of ‘accountability’ for
accountability to be meaningful and actionable. Read on to explore new
ideas and tools to build responsible and equitable data practices.

https://responsibledata.io/anniversary/what-real-accountability-in-the-humanitarian-sector-can-look-like/


3. Open Briefing Offering Responsive Assistance

Funded holistic security support from Open Briefing is available to
civil society organizations, informal groups, or individual civic
actors. This funding is especially designed for those at high risk of
attacks, harassment, or censorship, and who cannot otherwise fund or
secure funding for this type of support.

https://www.openbriefing.org/support/referral/


4. Paradigm Initiative (PIN) to Host Digital Rights Advocacy in 10
African Countries

>From February 15 to March 7, PIN will be hosting gatherings known as
‘digitalks” in 10 African countries, namely Cameroon, Malawi, Kenya,
Uganda, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Ghana,
Tanzania and Zambia. The talks will host open conversations on the
state of digital rights and inclusion; questions and answers; and
debates aimed at enhancing digital rights for all in the host
countries.

https://www.thecable.ng/paradigm-initiative-to-host-digital-rights-advocacy-in-10-african-countries


5. Iran Tightens Grip on Internet Freedom

Iran's parliament, known as the Majlis, has now said that it will send
the Protection Bill, known in Persian as the Tarh-e Sianat, to the
Guardian Council by February 20, paving the way for the imposition of
more restrictions than ever before on the internet in Iran.

https://www.dw.com/en/iran-tightens-grip-on-internet-freedom/a-60784015

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### Digital Rights Resources ###

1. Blind In/On-Path Attacks and Applications to VPNs

Check out the following academic paper presented in USENIX21 Security
conference, analyzing two types of attacks focused on VPNs. One type
of attack can infer the existence of a VPN, and/or interfere or inject
data into the stream between the user and the VPN client. A second
attack completely removes the protection of a VPN by hijacking tunneld
DNS queries.  This paper is highly technical, but important
considering VPNs are an increasingly important tool for millions of
users needing solutions to evade censorship or surveillance.

https://breakpointingbad.com/papers/Blind-in-path-attacks-VPN-USENIX21.pdf

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### Digital Rights in the Wider World ###

1. EDPS Preliminary Remarks on Digital Spyware

The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) has just released
remarks following the revelations about the Pegasus spyware.
Specifically, they are concerned about the impact of digital spyware
tools will have on fundamental rights, particularly on the rights to
privacy and data protection.  This paper aims to contribute to the
ongoing assessment in the EU and globally of the unprecedented risks
posed by this type of surveillance technology.

https://edps.europa.eu/data-protection/our-work/publications/papers/edps-preliminary-remarks-modern-spyware_en


2. Find out If You are Being Spied on by  NYPD’s Surveillance Machine

The New York City Police Department’s (NYPD) surveillance machinery
disproportionally threatens the rights of non-white New Yorkers. The
expansive reach of facial recognition leaves entire neighbourhoods and
protest sites across the city exposed to surveillance via facial
recognition, supercharging existing racial discrimination. Between
2016 and 2019, the NYPD used facial recognition technology in 22,000
cases  – half of which were in 2019. Despite mounting evidence that
facial recognition technology violates human rights,  When Amnesty
International and others filed a Freedom of Information Law request,
the NYPD refused to provide information.

To help bring about a ban on police use of facial recognition
technology, Amnesty International has launched Decode Surveillance
NYC, which mobilizes thousands of digital volunteers to find and
categorize CCTV cameras throughout the city, and then work with data
scientists, geographers, and 3D modellers to analyze the crowdsourced
data.

https://banthescan.amnesty.org/decode/


3. US Tests Robot Dogs to Patrol its Border with Mexico

The US is testing robot dogs to patrol its border with Mexico in a bid
to increase the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) presence along its
southern frontier. The move has raised alarm bells among civil rights
groups and some US politicians.

https://www.euronews.com/next/2022/02/09/us-tests-robot-dogs-to-patrol-its-border-with-mexico-and-civil-rights-groups-aren-t-happy

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### The Health & Wellbeing Corner ###

// This corner is authored by Selma Zaki, TCU’s Director of Community
Mental Health //

This week,  I am spending time with my niece and nephew - ages 2 and 4
- and I am thinking about childhood and development. I am asking
myself: What does it look like to develop in a healthy and secure
environment? And what happens to us when we develop in unsafe
environments?

A lot of us have experienced unsafe childhoods and that could look
different for each person. Moreover, we sometimes struggle to
recognize whether our childhood experiences were harmful or not,
because these could be aligned with the cultural norms we were
surrounded by.

One way to understand the impact of our childhood on our adult lives
is to examine and observe our relationship with ourselves and with
others: How do we talk to ourselves when we’re hurting? Do we
recognize and validate our own needs or do we minimize them? Do we
allow ourselves to receive from others or do we often feel indebted
when we’re receiving?

Healing starts with understanding what it means to be a child. Below
is an infographic I saw on instagram from @sitwithsharon and despite
agreeing with the post, I noticed myself having a defensive reaction
to it.  It can be difficult for us to accept that as children, our
boundaries were crossed. I wonder if it’s because playing the roles
mentioned below often served as a protective mechanism.

https://twitter.com/new_insights_tg/status/1468676541966176265/photo/1

I’ll leave you with a question: what love would you like to offer your
inner child this week?

And of course, music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sElWplDd7LU

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

The following opportunities are open to individual digital rights
defenders and to organizations. If you would like us to include a
grant, fellowship or award in this newsletter, please email details to
team at digitalrights.community
https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/Fundraising_Opportunities

Digital Freedom Fund
Deadline:  January 24 - March 1 2022
https://digitalfreedomfund.org/grants/

Information Controls Fellowship Program (ICFP)
Open Technology Fund
Deadline: March 13, 2022
https://www.opentech.fund/news/information-controls-fellowship-program-now-accepting-applications-for-ninth-cohort/

Internet Freedom Fund
Open Technology Fund
Deadline: Rolling Basis
https://www.opentech.fund/funds/internet-freedom-fund/

Rapid Response Fund
Open Tech Fund
Deadline: Rolling Basis
https://www.opentech.fund/funds/rapid-response-fund/

Rapid Response Fund
Derechos Digitales
Deadline: Rolling Basis
https://www.derechosdigitales.org/sobre-el-fondo-de-respuesta-rapida/

Urgent Action Fund for Women's Human Rights
Deadline: Rolling Basis
https://urgentactionfund.org/

Open Briefing’s Responsive Assistance
Deadline: Rolling Basis
https://www.openbriefing.org/support/referral/

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### Global Events Calendar ###

Africa Monthly Meetup
February 16
3pm SAST / 1pm UTC / 8am EST
https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/February_16,_2022_,_Africa_Meetup

Glitter Meetup: The Facebook Papers
February 17
9am EST / 2pm UTC
https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/February_17_2022_GM

Lingua Cafe
February 23
9am EST / 2pm UTC
https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/Lingua_Cafe,_February_23,_2022

MENA Monthly Meetup
February 23
10am EST / 3pm UTC
https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/February_23_2022,_MENA_Meetup

APAC DNS Forum 2022 First Pre-Event Webinar
September 2021 - March 2022
https://apacdnsforum.my/

Glitter Meetup: Addressing Burnout
March 3
9am EST / 2pm UTC
https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/March_3_2022_GM

Mozilla Festival (MozFest)
March 7 - 11
Online
https://schedule.mozillafestival.org/plaza

MisinfoCon Mozfest
Hack/Hackers
March 7 - 11
Online
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/misinfocon-mozfest-2022-a-global-online-summit-on-misinformation-tickets-247379979177?aff=mozfest

Glitter Meetup: The WikiRate project
March 24
9am EST / 2pm UTC
https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/March_24_2022_GM

Glitter Meetup: The BASICS Project
March 31
9am EST / 2pm UTC
https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/March_31_2022_GM

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

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### NEW Job Opportunities  ###

Below is a short list of jobs we have been sent in the last week.

Want to see more jobs? OR Have a job opening you want us to promote?
Check out the Team CommUNITY Job Board:
https://www.digitalrights.community/job-board

✎ #KeepItOn Data Analyst | Access Now
+ Ideally within Berlin, Brussels, Manila, Nairobi, New York City, San
José (CR), Singapore, Toronto, Tunis, or Washington, DC
https://accessnow.bamboohr.com/jobs/view.php?id=110&source=aWQ9MjA%3D

✎ Community Engagement Specialist, Technology and Democracy | Freedom House
+ Remote
https://freedomhouse.org/careers/research-analyst-technology-elections

✎ Postdoctoral Researcher | Fairwork
+ Oxford, UK
https://my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecruit/erq_jobspec_version_4.display_form?p_company=10&p_internal_external=E&p_display_in_irish=N&p_process_type=&p_applicant_no=&p_form_profile_detail=&p_display_apply_ind=Y&p_refresh_search=Y&p_recruitment_id=155274

✎ Consultant: Online Gender-based Violence Accountability Project |
World Wide Web Foundation
+ Remote
https://www.webfoundation.org/docs/2022/02/TOR-GEF-Accountability.pdf

✎ Advocacy Officer |  SMEX
+ Remote
https://smex.org/smex-seeks-advocacy-officer/

✎ Program Assistant | Code for All
+ Remote
https://bit.ly/3GUjMpc

✎ Project Manager- Digital Content Creation | The Center for Victims
of Torture, New Tactics in Human Rights Program
+ Remote in USA
https://cvt.simplicant.com/jobs/43166-project-manager-digital-content-creation/detail

✎ Programme Director (Maternity Cover) | Amnesty Tech
+ London or other Amnesty office
https://careers.amnesty.org/vacancy/programme-director-amnesty-tech--3219/3247/description/

✎ Senior Technical Writer | Wikimedia Foundation
+ Remote
https://grnh.se/8ec1b7511us

✎ Senior Research Analyst or Research Analyst, Tech and Elections |
Freedom House
+ New York, USA preferred
https://freedomhouse.org/careers/research-analyst-technology-elections

✎ Community Engagement Specialist, Technology and Democracy | Freedom House
+ New York, USA preferred
https://freedomhouse.org/careers/community-engagement-specialist

✎ Chief Information Security Officer | The Organized Crime and
Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP)
+ Remote in Europe, preferably Amsterdam (UTC+0 to UTC+4)
https://www.occrp.org/en/occrp-jobs/chief-information-security-officer

✎ Information Security Specialist | IREX
+ Remote
https://jobs.jobvite.com/irex/job/oV6shfwu

✎ Regional Leads | Team CommUNITY
+ Remote
https://www.digitalrights.community/blog/we-are-hiring-four-regional-leads

✎ Director of Fundraising Operations | Wikimedia Foundation
+ Remote
https://grnh.se/c7885ed01us

✎ Lead Talent Management | Wikimedia Foundation
+ Remote
https://grnh.se/ac951c201us

✎ Resident Fellow | UCLA Institute for Technology Law & Policy
+ Los Angeles, CA, USA
https://recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF07246

✎ Campaign Manager | Transform Health
+ Remote
https://transformhealthcoalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Job-Description-Campaign-Manager-_-Transform-Health.docx.pdf

✎ Policy & Advocacy Officer | Transform Health
+ Remote
https://transformhealthcoalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Job-Description_-Policy-and-Advocacy-Manager-_-Transform-Health.pdf

✎ Technical Writer, SRE/Infrastructure (Contract) | Wikimedia Foundation
+ Remote
https://grnh.se/51f710071us

✎ Legal-Policy Assistant | ACLU Of Northern California
+ San Francisco, CA, USA
https://www.aclunc.org/about/opportunities/legal-policy-assistant-san-francisco

✎ IT Systems Support and Development Officer, LINUX | Mama Cash
+ Remote or Amsterdam, The Netherlands
https://www.mamacash.org/en/vacancy-it-systems-support-and-development-officer

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