I've published a new essay on my website.

“Into the Dark Wood: The Right to Be Unknown.”

Oblivion, autonomy, surveillance, and resisting a world that refuses to let us disappear.

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#Privacy #Surveillance #DigitalRights #DigitalAutonomy

The Right to Be Unknown

by occult

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📢 Attention organisations in Eastern Europe! The Regional Partnership Fund is now accepting applications.

Apply before September 12: digitaldefenders.org/regional-…

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What kind of digital world do YOU want to live in?

In our latest Nextcloud Podcast Constanze Kurz explores the complexities of digital politics, predictive policing, and mass surveillance in Europe.

Listen now!

#digitalrights #Snowden #masssurveillance

nextcloud.com/blog/constanze-k…

Constanze Kurz: mass surveillance, Snowden, and the future of digital politics - Nextcloud

Edward Snowden's disclosures in 2013 were not only revelatory but also catalyzed a necessary discussion around mass surveillance and yet Constanze argues we've since lost momentum in this critical conversation.

^Nextcloud

Are you good at graphic design or a press and #communications nerd and you want to help defend #digitalrights?

Apply to one of two open positions @edri's awesome team in #Brussels!

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📣 We're thrilled to announce the launch of Shira, our anti-phishing tool for human rights defenders, activists, and journalists!! 🚀

🛡️ By using Shira, you can learn to identify and defeat phishing attempts. Shira is:

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A legal opinion has found that there are, “real and significant issues” regarding the lawfulness of a clause in the Online Safety Bill.

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