Digital Rights Weekly | May 9 - 13

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> Hello Digital Rights Defenders!
>
> Here is your weekly update on digital rights around the world for the
> weeks of May 9 - 13. As a reminder,  you can submit your news for the
> newsletter here: https://www.digitalrights.community/weekly-newsletter
>
> ###  Upcoming Virtual TCU Events ###
>
> May 18 | MENA Meetup: #FreeAlaa
> The meetup will focus on brainstorming collective action to support
> Alaa Abdelfattah, who has been on hunger strike since April 2, 2022.
> Time is of the essence.
> https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/May_18_2022,_MENA_Meetup
>
> May 18 | Lingua Cafe
> Improve your language skills and connect with other digital rights
> defenders!
> https://digitalrights.formstack.com/forms/linguacafe_7
>
> May 24 | CKS: Tor on Mobile Devices, Pluggable Transports / Snowflake
> Featured guests David Oliver and Fabiola Maurice will give an overview
> of how Guardian Project tools connect you with Tor.
> https://digitalrights.formstack.com/forms/cks56
>
> June 16 | Digital Rights Job Fair
> See description below
>
>
> ## Team CommUNITY Update ##
>
> 1. Are you a Technologist Looking for a Job in Digital Rights? Join us
> on June 16
>
> If you know technologists wanting to work at the intersection of
> information communication technology and civil liberties, let them
> know about the Digital Rights Job Fair on June 16! While we are
> looking for all types of profiles, help us this coming week do a push
> in tech circles!
>
> https://digitalrights.formstack.com/forms/jobfair
>
> _________________________________________________
>
> ### Digital Rights in the Community ###
>
> 1. UK Citizens: Write to Your MP about #FreeAlaa
>
> If you are a UK citizen or living in the UK, please write to your MP
> to save the life of UK citizen and prominent activist Alaa Abdel
> Fattah's life, who is on his 40th day of hunger strike in an Egyptian
> prison.
>
> Alaa, a pioneer in open source tech, and an Amnesty Prisoner of
> Conscience, has been kept in an Egyptian prison for two and half years
> without basic rights, access to books or sunlight. His visits are
> limited to one family member per month, for twenty minutes, through a
> glass barrier, without a moment of privacy or physical contact. He has
> been targeted repeatedly by the Egyptian regime for speaking up
> against their crimes.
>
> Folks are incredibly concerned for his life, and time is of essence.
> If you are a UK citizen or live in the UK, please write to your MP to
> help Free Alaa and bring him home to his family.
>
> https://freealaa.net/take-action
>
>
> 2. Call for Applications: Big Tech & Society Media Fellowships 2022
>
> The Big Tech & Society Media Fellowship offers journalists and media
> professionals the opportunity to pursue deeply researched,
> investigative, long-form projects in print and audio on issues at the
> intersection of technology, policy, and economy. They are looking to
> support work that is focused on the Global South, which surfaces
> strong regional and local narratives of technology, capitalism,
> policy, and development. Deadline is May 31st 2022.
>
>
> https://itforchange.net/call-for-applications-big-tech-society-media-fellowships-2022
>
>
> 3. Vision Change Win’s New Program: Community Safety Training Series!
>
> The virtual Community Safety training series is a chance for
> organizations to develop and deepen their safety and security
> infrastructure. At each level, organizations learn concrete strategies
> to identify and address risks, and to develop safety protocols.  These
> measures are scaled to the organization’s unique capacity, adaptive to
> changing conditions, and trauma-informed. Participants who plan to
> attend the full series may do so over multiple months but must
> complete within 4 months or re-register.
>
> https://www.visionchangewin.com/training-series/
>
>
> 5. Petition to Remove Voter Information in Nepal
>
> Nepal is gearing up for the second local level election on 13th May
> 2022 since the promulgation of the Constitution of the Federal
> Republic of Nepal in 2015. Body & Data is currently organizing a
> signature campaign requesting the Nepalese Election Commission remove
> its database containing the personal information of millions of Nepali
> voters. Not only does this infringes individuals’ right to privacy,
> but it puts voters' sensitive data at risk of being misused and
> stolen. Most importantly, the information can be used for targeted
> surveillance and stalking of marginalized and vulnerable communities.
>
>
> https://www.change.org/p/sign-on-data-privacy-of-nepali-voters-at-stake?redirect=false
>
>
> 6. The Ola Bini Trial Coming to An End, A Danger to Digital Rights
>
> The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and a number of other civil
> society organizations released a report citing the legal violations,
> technical weaknesses, and political pressures in Ola Bini's trial,
> which is coming to an end. The report cites the danger this case
> presents to digital rights.  An online press conference is scheduled
> for May 11th where organizations will speak on the violations. The
> trial hearing is set for May 16-20 and will most likely conclude next
> week. If convicted, Bini's defense can still appeal the decision.
>
>
> https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2022/05/eff-and-other-civil-society-organizations-issue-report-danger-digital-rights-what
>
>
> 7. Stipends Available to Attend PETS 2022!
>
> The 22nd Privacy Enhancing Technologies Symposium (PETS) will be held
> from July 11-15, 2022, with a physical gathering held in Sydney,
> Australia, and a concurrent virtual event.  Stipends are currently
> available to support both online and in-person attendance. The
> following groups are encouraged to apply for the stipend:
> privacy-interested students, professionals, scholars, researchers, and
> activists, especially if they are new to the privacy-enhancing
> technologies and related work. The annual event brings together
> privacy experts from around the world to discuss recent advances and
> new perspectives on research in privacy technologies.
>
> https://petsymposium.org/2022/stipends.php
>
>
> 7. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls on the US to Impose Online
> Safeguards
>
> RSF released a statement calling on the US to enable itself to impose
> online safeguards similar to what the European Union is set to do with
> its Digital Services Act (DSA). The statement comes out partly in
> reaction to Elon Musk buying Twitter. RSF shares that the
> unpredictability of Musk’s plans together with the potential threats
> to free speech and access to information resulting from the lack of a
> US legal framework requires the White House to do what is needed to
> protect free expression for all.
>
> The US is home to a large percentage of the tech giants that shape the
> global news and information space around the world. The US government
> has a responsibility to address the dysfunctions caused by these
> digital platforms, and ensure they are regulated in a manner
> consistent with democratic principles.
>
>
> https://rsf.org/en/twitter-and-elon-musk-%E2%80%93-us-must-assume-responsibility-and-impose-online-safeguards
>
> _________________________________________________
>
> ### Digital Rights Resources ###
>
> 1. Protecting Digital Privacy in Any Situations re: Roe v. Wade
>
> The fears following the leaked internal Supreme Council voting
> decisions on Roe v. Wade has some digital rights advocates preparing a
> back-up plan to protect key privacy concepts. A critical component of
> Roe v. Wade is its determination that the “right of privacy … is broad
> enough to encompass a woman's decision whether to terminate her
> pregnancy.” But comprehensive digital privacy is challenging to
> achieve in an age of widespread user-tracking, location-tracking, and
> corporate data retention.
>
> The Digital Defense Fund was established in response to the increased
> need for security and technology resources in the abortion rights
> movement after the 2016 election. They recently released a guide for
> women on how they can keep abortions private and secure, and protect
> themselves.
>
> https://digitaldefensefund.org/ddf-guides/abortion-privacy
>
> Electronic Frontier Foundation outlines a list of ways to stay safe if
> someone is concerned about unwanted data collection in relation to
> reproductive healthcare while navigating online resources, providing
> or seeking services, or organizing with others:
>
>
> https://ssd.eff.org/en/playlist/reproductive-healthcare-service-provider-seeker-or-advocate
>
> In addition, a recent Wired article also shares some security tips,
> including turning off location services, locking digital devices,
> knowing your rights when engaging with law enforcement, and practicing
> caution when sharing information online.
>
> https://www.wired.com/story/roe-v-wade-privacy-practices/
>
>
> 2. The Forgotten Margins of AI Ethics
>
> How has recent AI Ethics literature addressed topics such as fairness
> and justice in the context of continued social and structural power
> imbalances? This new paper traces both the historical roots and
> current landmark work that have been shaping the field. It categorizes
> these works under three broad umbrellas: those grounded in Western
> canonical philosophy, mathematical and statistical methods, and those
> emerging from critical field data, algorithm and information studies.
> The paper also surveys the field and explores emerging trends under
> the broad umbrella of AI Ethics.
>
> https://arxiv.org/abs/2205.04221
>
>
> 3. The Impact of Israel’s Digital Surveillance Regime
>
> Deep Dive, Palestine’s newest live show takes an in-depth look at the
> multifaceted regime of digital surveillance that Israel imposes on the
> Palestinian people. It also examines how these same technologies are
> being exported abroad, threatening the privacy and freedoms of people
> around the world today. On this episode, they talk to Mona Shtaya,
> Palestinian digital rights defender, 7amleh’s Advocacy Advisor and a
> resident scholar with the Middle East Institute’s Cyber Program.
>
>
> https://www.palestinechronicle.com/as-palestinians-we-cannot-escape-israels-surveillance-says-digital-rights-expert-mona-shtaya-video/
>
> ____________________________________________
>
> ### Digital Rights in the Wider World ###
>
> 1. #NoTech for Apartheid
>
> Last May, Amazon Web Services and Google Cloud executives signed a
> $1.22 billion contract to provide cloud technology to the Israeli
> government and military, while the Israeli military bombed homes,
> clinics, and schools in Gaza and threatened to push Palestinian
> families from their Jerusalem homes. Many believe this billion dollar
> contract will make it easier for the Israeli government to surveil
> Palestinians and force them off their land.
>
> The #NoTech for Apartheid campaign is heeding the call from over 1,000
> Google and Amazon workers to rise up against the contract, known as
> Project Nimbus. They campaing states that technology should be used to
> bring people together, not enable apartheid, ethnic cleansing, and
> settler-colonialism. They are asking Individuals that want to support
> the campaign to add their name to the form below.
>
> https://www.notechforapartheid.com/
>
>
> 2. India and Hollywood Attempt VPN Control, but VPN Companies Refuse to
> Comply
>
> On April 28, the Indian government directed VPN companies to collect
> and store users’ data for up to five years, including names,
> addresses, contact numbers, email, and IP addresses. Under the new
> directive, VPN companies are also required to hand over the data to
> the government if asked. Companies that do not comply risk getting
> fine or imprisoned.
>
> https://restofworld.org/2022/indias-vpn-crackdown-surveillance/
>
> VPN companies are resisting, making it clear that they would not
> comply with this new directive. Many are looking into future options,
> such as removing their servers from India. However, in some cases it
> is impossible to comply due to the VPNs overwriting user-related data.
>
> https://www.wired.com/story/india-vpn-data-law/ (paywall)
>
> Meanwhile, major film companies are accusing VPNs of enabling a slew
> of illegal activity, including companies like Millennium and Voltage.
> In March, 26 a these companies brought allegations against ExpressVPN
> and Private Internet Access (PIA). Court records show that studios’
> legal teams have accused VPN providers of enabling illegal activity
> far beyond copyright infringement and are challenging the notion that
> VPNs should exist at all.
>
> https://thedesk.net/2022/04/hollywood-vpn-piracy-murder-expressvpn/
> Original Article:
> https://www.wired.com/story/hollywood-piracy-vpn-lawsuits/ (paywall)
>
>
> 2. Attacks of Social Media Freedom Continue in Kazakhstan
>
> An example of Kazakhstan’s ongoing repressive policies: A resident of
> Kazakhstan with Ukrainian citizenship was arrested and faces
> deportation for reposting an Instagram story supporting a May 1
> pro-Ukrainian rally, which she deleted prior to any legal complaint.
>
> Most recently, Kazakhstan's President recently signed amendments to
> the laws on “protection of the rights of the child, education,
> information, and informatization," that may further restrict media
> freedom in the country The law obliges foreign “online platforms” to
> register a local legal entity or representative office headed by a
> citizen of Kazakhstan, and remove “undesired” information within 24
> hours upon the appeal by an “authorized body.”
>
>
> https://globalvoices.org/2022/05/06/new-kazakhstan-world-press-freedom-day-and-attacks-on-social-media-freedom/
>
>
> 3. Protest Surveillance in the US: Violating the First Amendment
>
> In recent years, police departments in the USA have engaged in robust
> video surveillance of protesters on a scale never seen before. For
> example, the Portland Police Bureau (PPB) in Oregon livestreamed the
> protests on their official Twitter feed — sometimes zooming in and
> lingering on individual protesters’ faces and shoes, apparently trying
> to identify certain protesters to the public.
>
> Tyler Valeska, a lecturer in law at Stanford Law School, argues that
> these actions violate the First Amendment, which was created to
> protect people in public discourse, in addition to allowing
> individuals to engage, associate, and communicate with others for
> purposes of political expression.
>
>
> https://thecrimereport.org/2022/05/09/protest-surveillance-police-transparency-or-doxxing/
>
>
> 4. Social Media Liability in Passes California
>
> The bipartisan bill Assembly Bill 2408, dubbed the "Social Media
> Platform Duty to Children Act", would allow parents and the state
> Attorney General in California to sue social media companies on behalf
> of their children, for harms incurred as a result of social media
> addiction.
>
> This bill comes after increasing evidence of the highly  damaging
> neurological and social impact that online platforms have contributed
> to, partly by designing their platforms to consistently keep users
> engaged. Companies deliberately devise such features because they
> prioritize profit over people. The bill will next head directly to the
> Assembly Floor later this month, where it will be debated l
>
>
> https://www.forbes.com/sites/petersuciu/2022/05/06/social-media-liability-bill-passed-california-state-committeeare-teens-actually-addicted-to-social-media/?sh=62070ccd3b1f
>
>
> 5. UN: “Ending the Digital Divide is Critical to Women’s Rights”
>
> On 3 May, the UN Special Rapporteur issued a Joint Declaration on
> freedom of expression and gender justice in collaboration with freedom
> of expression experts from the Organization for Security and
> Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), the Organization of American States
> (OAS), and the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights
> (ACHPR).
>
> The Joint Declaration stressed the responsibility of various actors to
> address challenges that negatively impact women’s freedom of
> expression, including States, the private sector, internet
> intermediaries and media outlets, among others. Challenges named
> includes social discrimination, gender stereotyping, entrenched bias,
> misogyny and interpretations of religion, culture and custom, as well
> as sexual and gender-based violence and discriminatory laws and
> policies.
>
>
> https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2022/05/ending-gender-digital-divide-critical-full-enjoyment-womens-rights-says-un
>
>
> 6. US May Cap Cost of Internet for Low-Income Americans
>
> The Biden administration says it will partner with internet providers
> to lower the cost of high-speed internet plans for low-income
> Americans. This is due to connectivity being viewed as a necessity.
> The Affordable Connectivity Program will provide plans of at least 100
> Megabits per second of speed for no more than $30. An estimated 48
> million Americans will qualify. Americans can visit
> www.getinternet.gov to determine their eligibility and sign up for the
> program.
>
>
> https://www.npr.org/2022/05/09/1097535349/biden-administration-internet-wifi-low-income-med
> ____________________________
>
> ### 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
> 23 May - 1 July 2022
> https://digitalfreedomfund.org/grants/
>
> 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/
>
> Global Change Makers
> Deadline: Rolling basis until 29 May
> http://global-changemakers.net/grants
>
> _________________________________________________
>
> ### Global Events Calendar ###
>
> Palestine Digital Activism Forum
> May 17-19
> https://pdaf.ps/pdaf2022
>
> Lingua Cafe
> May 18
> 10am EDT / 2pm UTC
> https://digitalrights.formstack.com/forms/linguacafe_7
>
> MENA Meetup: #FreeAlaa
> May 18
> 11am EDT / 3pm UTC
> https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/May_18_2022,_MENA_Meetup
>
> Communities of Practice: What’s new in Digital Citizen Engagement?
> Code for All
> May 18
> 2pm UTC
> https://bit.ly/3s0xgei
>
> The Wikimedia Hackathon 2022
> May 20-22
> https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Hackathon_2022
>
> CKS: Tor on Mobile Devices, Pluggable Transports / Snowflake
> May 24
> 3pm UTC/11am EDT
> https://digitalrights.formstack.com/forms/cks56
>
> Glitter Meetup: Bread&Net Festival - The 5th Edition
> May 26
> 9 EDT / 1pm UTC
> https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/May_26_2022_GM
>
> Communities of Practice: Lessons and considerations for the civic tech
> community
> Code for All
> May 26
> 2pm UTC
> https://bit.ly/3vUZA2N
>
> Virtual School of Internet Governance - French Version
> May 2022
> Online
> http://www.virtualsig.org/
>
> PETS 2022
> July 11 - 15
> Sydney, Australia
> https://petsymposium.org/2022/stipends.php
>
> Check out a list of our virtual events here:
> https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/Calendar_of_Events
> _________________________________________________
>
> ### 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
>
> ✎ Social Science Research Council | The Social Science Research Council
> + Brooklyn, NYC, USA
> https://www.ssrc.org/about-us/employment/?gh_jid=6124762002
>
> ✎ Community Facilitator, Movement Strategy and Governance (MENA) -
> Contract | Wikimedia Foundation
> + Remote
> https://grnh.se/7166ba4b1us
>
> ✎ Legal Fellow (Fall 2022) | Wikimedia Foundation
> + Remote
> https://grnh.se/4305c23c1us
>
> ✎ Sr. UI/UX Designer | Alluma
> + Remote, USA
>
> https://jobs.gusto.com/postings/alluma-sr-ui-ux-designer-cd15f161-3108-4474-9eda-602ad4510977
>
> ✎ Software Developer | Alluma
> + Remote, USA
>
> https://jobs.gusto.com/postings/alluma-software-developer-ed378e41-5dc7-442a-8f46-28597de03b2b
>
> ✎ Lead Software Developer | Alluma
> + Remote, USA
>
> https://jobs.gusto.com/postings/alluma-lead-software-developer-0f1e0476-0a2c-4b8d-b2a4-b34cc918a149
>
> ✎ Technical Program Associate - Democracy and Technology | National
> Democratic Institute
> + Washington, DC, USA
>
> https://ndi.secure.force.com/careers/ts2__JobDetails?jobId=a0x2R00000Mq90NQAR&tSource=
>
> ✎ Program Officer: Democracy and Technology - Information Strategies |
> National Democratic Institute
> + Washington, DC, USA
>
> https://ndi.secure.force.com/careers/ts2__JobDetails?jobId=a0x2R00000LmhXZQAZ&tSource=
>
> ✎ Senior Software Engineer - Campaigns | Wikimedia Foundation
> + Remote
> https://grnh.se/574ee3211us
>
> ✎ Digital Support Helpdesk Specialist | Internews
> + London, UK
>
> https://phf.tbe.taleo.net/phf04/ats/careers/v2/viewRequisition?org=INTERNEWS&cws=38&rid=1734
>
> ✎ Senior Software Engineer | Wikimedia Foundation
> + Remote
> https://grnh.se/5aab0dd81us
>
> ✎ Programs Manager | EDGE Funders Alliance
> + Remote
> https://www.edgefunders.org/edge-job-posting-program-manager/
>
> ✎ Programs and Communications Coordinator | EDGE Funders Alliance
> + Remote
>
> https://www.edgefunders.org/edge-job-posting-programs-communications-coordinator/
>
> ✎ Grants/Compliance Manager | NetFreedom Pioneers
> + Los Angeles, CA or USA Remote
> http://www.netfreedompioneers.org/grants-compliance-manager/
>
> ✎ Program Manager - Technology & Human Rights | Human Rights Watch
> + Multiple Locations
> https://boards.greenhouse.io/humanrightswatch/jobs/6118737002
>
> ✎ Program Officer - Kenya Voice Program | HIVOS
> + Unspecified
> https://hivos.org/vacancy/program-officer-kenya-voice-program/
>
> ✎ Software Engineers (three positions) | Tor Project
> + Remote
>
> https://www.torproject.org/about/jobs/software-engineer-applications-team-2/
>
> ✎ Program Coordinator | Social Science Research Council (SSRC)
> + Remote
> https://www.ssrc.org/about-us/employment/?gh_jid=6124762002
>
> ✎ Android Developer | GreatFire
> + Remote
>
> https://www.upwork.com/freelance-jobs/apply/Senior-Android-Developer-Android-Chromium_~0187f2d7e047d08d17/
>
> ✎ Web Developer | GreatFire
> + Remote
>
> https://www.upwork.com/freelance-jobs/apply/Web-Develop-modern-anti-censorship-websites_~015e032e743c9c1f00/
>
> ✎ Communications Manager | GreatFire
> + Remote
>
> https://www.upwork.com/freelance-jobs/apply/Part-Time-Communications-Manager-Chinese-English_~017ee8a2458f9b2f41/
>
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