The newly-translated anthology ‘Digital Violence in Mexico: The State Vs. Civil Society’ explores the increasing usage of digital surveillance for oppressive practices — and its impacts on human rights. Mozilla Fellow Alex Argüelles contributes to the anthology
AI systems have a profound impact on many lives. And yet the technology industry largely lacks the auditing, evaluation, and accountability mechanisms that are common in other industries. That needs to change.
Fans of data portability and network interoperability need to make their voices heard, in order to preserve a key operational aspect of that legislation: the right of trustworthy delegation.
Misinformation manifests in many ways. Pollicy, a technology research group based out of Uganda, wants to spotlight the issue. With their Creative Media Award winning project Choose Your Own Fake News, the group has devised a game that shows how easily false information can spread.