[liberationtech] Help Puerto Rico use tech for social good

Dear friends and colleagues, - How should the Puerto Rican government use technology to improve quality of life and socioeconomic development, especially in the poorest and most vulnerable communities? I would appreciate your emailing me as soon as possible one-sentence proposed actions

Re: [liberationtech] Fundraiser to send 100 4G/LTE hotspots toPublic Libraries in Puerto Rico & fund CryptoHarlem for 1 year

I second that, Kate. Nick has been work on Liberationtech since before most people were even working on it. Great initiative. On Tue, Apr 3, 2018 at 3:04 PM, Kate Krauss wrote: > [image: Boxbe] liberationtech ( >

Re: [liberationtech] Nigerian seeks treatment for Typhoid and Malaria Co-Infection...

Note: I don't know Abraham well. I only know him from being a prospective applicant to the Master of Technology Management at the University of California, Santa Barbara. So please help secure medicine for him, not money, should he ask. Thanks, Yosem On Sun, Mar 11, 2018 at 10:48 AM, Yosem

[liberationtech] Nigerian seeks treatment for Typhoid and Malaria Co-Infection...

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[liberationtech] Magnify---Chrome Extension summarizing the fine print

From: Clif Luber Simon Boehme recently started Dupro, a company helping consumers understand complex legal documents. He created Magnify, a Chrome extension that summarizes the terms and conditions of popular websites - like Amazon and Blue Apron - to help shoppers save

[liberationtech] University of Chicago's Data Science for Social Good Program

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Re: [liberationtech] Does anyone have contacts at Twitter?

Thank you all. Twitter fixed the problem. On Sun, Feb 18, 2018 at 8:05 AM, Yosem Companys <ycompa...@gmail.com> wrote: > Our Liberationtech Twitter account has been hacked, and we're trying to > recover it. > > Thanks, > Yosem > -- Liberationtech is public & archi

[liberationtech] Does anyone have contacts at Twitter?

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[liberationtech] B.J. Mendelson: "People should be compensated for their data"

Here is a link to B.J. Mendelson's free copy of his new book: https://www.dropbox.com/s/m6nkxpz22t3itjh/The%20End% 20of%20Privacy.pdf?dl=1. You may post, share, or distribute the book however you’d like. But please consider purchasing a copy to give to a friend:

[liberationtech] JOB: Consult for DARPA

From: Alex Wong Some consulting firms are looking for highly-qualified folks for a government client, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (yeah, the Internet and Robotic Grand Challenge people), to assist in crafting and evaluating programs to fund cutting-edge

[liberationtech] ‘Kind’ technology?

From: Harnidh Kaur I don’t think most of you know this, but I work in the development space and we’re always trying to find cool ways to make tech make the world better. I’ve been trying to read up more about the same. So, here. Is ‘kind technology’ a thing? Where people are

[liberationtech] Announcing "Build Your Own Internet" Office Hours

From: G Gallo via https://sudoroom.org/lists/ listinfo/mesh Have you been dying to help build the People's Open Network, but aren't sure where to start. Maybe you've heard about our mysterious node mounts, but don't have a smartphone or aren't part of some __super secretive

[liberationtech] Free Webcast: Digital Security for Activists

From: Anne Pernick Deflect and Defend: Digital Security for Activists Jan 31 at 11 am PST 90-minute webcast Register: http://bit.ly/digideflect Presenters: Cora Borradaile, Michele Gretes, and Jamil Jonna from the Civil Liberties Defense Center Register at

Re: [liberationtech] Tool so people might stop doing crazy things with their bitcoins (and stop being robbed)

I'm no longer a list moderator, but I can't help but intervene here. All of you have been and continue to be great contributors to the larger liberationtech community. A longstanding participant has created something to try to advance the public good. There may be differences in terms of how to do

[liberationtech] A potential new Liberationtech tool...

Google Is Testing a New App That Would Let Anyone Publish a Local News Story By WILL OREMUS JAN 26, 201812:36 AM Google is testing a new tool for people to report and publish local news stories, called Bulletin. A website first spotted online Thursday describes Bulletin as “an app for

Re: [liberationtech] Facebook Asks - Hard Questions: Social Media and Democracy

This is an important discussion. I'm so glad to see so many people weighing in. On Tue, Jan 23, 2018 at 9:08 AM, Richard Brooks wrote: > >> Should it allow antifa? Should it include racists? > > > > If the rules of the discursive process are sufficiently > > well defined,

[liberationtech] Build Your Own Internet workshop: Sat 27 Jan 2018 @ Omni Commons

From: People's Open Network Welcome to 2018 from the People's Open Network! ...more fiercely dedicated than ever to building people-powered infrastructure... With the repeal of net neutrality, the corporate monopolization of the Internet has become a reality.

Re: [liberationtech] Please help my 87-year-old grandmother...

on that by and large thanks to the support of this list. Best, Yosem On Sat, Jan 6, 2018 at 9:19 PM, Terry Winograd <winog...@cs.stanford.edu> wrote: > Yosem, how is she doing? > --t > > On Tue, Dec 26, 2017 at 3:40 PM, Yosem Companys <ycompa...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >&g

[liberationtech] JOB: Senior Associate for Special Projects, Obama Foundation (NYC, DC, or Chicago)

The Obama Foundation launched this past fall with a big event in Chicago on civic engagement. The foundation is expanding its team and seeking to hire a Senior Associate for Special Projects, a person who will work with the Education team. https://www.obama.org/ The Obama Foundation is hiring a

[liberationtech] Fwd: Hire an MPA/ID graduate intern this summer? reply by Jan 9 if possible

From: Finney, Carol J. As you consider your professional goals for 2018, perhaps a Harvard Kennedy School of Government *MPA/ID* graduate intern can help you achieve them. As you might know, MPA/ID students are

[liberationtech] Please help my 87-year-old grandmother...

Dear Friends, I hope you're having a wonderful holiday season with your friends and family, and I wish you a Happy New Year. My 87-year-old grandmother collapsed on Christmas Day and was hospitalized. After all that she has been through this year in Puerto Rico with Hurricane Maria, I'm trying

[liberationtech] Mesh networking gig in Guyana

From: Stephen Whitmore I work with Digital Democracy[1], a non-profit doing offline peer-to-peer mapping for environmental monitoring in parts of South America. Dd is looking for someone who is interested in traveling to the savannahs of southern Guyana and set up

[liberationtech] ParrotTalk: Anonymous P2P encryption

From: henry I have developed the ParrotTalk Protocol, and am starting an internet draft document [1] for submission to the process at IETF. ParrotTalk Protocol is documented in part here[1], while I have two implementations: 1 in Squeak/Pharo [3 a/b] and the other in

[liberationtech] Michael Gurstein

From: David Allen We have lost Michael Gurstein: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Gurstein. A really monumental loss. As will be seen elsewhere, Michael died last week. Michael was one of the true giants of our world. No one will replace hime. He will

[liberationtech] How do I set up a wireless network in Sint Maarten?

On Tue, Sep 26, 2017 at 4:33 PM, Leandro Navarro wrote: > Dear all, I was contacted regarding technical help to setup wireless > networks (perhaps bootstrapping a community network) in Sint Maarten > island (the French and Dutch parts) to help recovery after the disaster > of

[liberationtech] Amateur Radio Volunteers Aid Storm-Ravaged Puerto Rico & US Virgin Islands

From: Richard Forno (It's amazing how useful 'old school' technology can be when times are tough. --rick) Amateur Radio Volunteers Aiding Storm-Ravaged Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands 09/25/2017 http://www.arrl.org/news/amateur-radio-volunteers-

[liberationtech] “Hysteria is starting to spread”: Puerto Rico is devastated in the wake of Hurricane Maria

“Hysteria is starting to spread”: Puerto Rico is devastated in the wake of Hurricane Maria No power, little access to water, dwindling food: the situation in Puerto Rico right now. Updated by Brian Resnick on September 25, 2017 5:06 pm [snip] Among the greatest threats is the continuing lack

[liberationtech] Opensource SAT/ACT Prep Project for Students by Students

From: Raul Aguilera My name is Raul Aguilera, and I am with a non-profit organization called Education for Purpose (edufp.org) based out of Omaha, Nebraska. I saw your name on LinkedIn and thought I would share about our organization. Education for Purpose

[liberationtech] Fwd: Puerto Rico Internet Exchange

From: Mehmet Akcin Hey there! ... ok this time I am not going to call it PRIX ;) well name doesn't matter really. Nearly 13 years ago I have attempted to start Puerto rico Internet exchange in San Juan. I have lived there over 5 years and i just wanted to really watch videos

[liberationtech] Opensource SAT/ACT Prep Project for Students by Students

From: Raul Aguilera Dear Yosem, My name is Raul Aguilera, and I am with a non-profit organization called Education for Purpose (edufp.org) based out of Omaha, Nebraska. I saw your name on LinkedIn and thought I would share about our organization.

[liberationtech] ISOC-NY and the Day of Action

From: Joly MacFie As you will hopefully be aware, today July 12 is a designated '*Internet-wide Day of Action* ' with the main purpose of creating sufficient ruckus to make the FCC think twice about rescinding its *Open Internet Order

Re: [liberationtech] Do you have any thoughts on Matrix.org?

So is it like using Diaspora? On Fri, Jul 7, 2017 at 2:15 PM, Jonathan Frederickson < silverskull...@gmail.com> wrote: > > i've posted some issues i have with their privacy policy here, but > > haven't had time to follow up. if they're compliant with data requests > > on the official servers,

[liberationtech] Do you have any thoughts on Matrix.org?

I hadn't seen it before. It describes itself as "An open network for secure, decentralized communication." See: http://matrix.org/ -- Liberationtech is public & archives are searchable on Google. Violations of list guidelines will get you moderated:

[liberationtech] Help needed for Internet access in Africa

From: Anelda van der Walt Dear all, I realise we have a very diverse group of people subscribed to this list and really hope someone on the list can help with ideas or can put us in touch with someone who can help. In July 2017 colleagues from University of New

[liberationtech] Salvador Immigrant Needs C++ Tutor

From: Elizabeth Weal Recent Immigrant from El Salvador Needs C++ Tutor A recent immigrant from El Salvador is setting his sights on being a computer scientist. He has enrolled in a C++ class at community college but is in need of a tutor for an accelerated summer

Re: [liberationtech] Looking for journalists...

ontact email for journalists to get in touch? > > On Fri, Apr 28, 2017 at 2:53 PM, Yosem Companys <ycompa...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Hi All, >> >> I have a friend named Bryan Stinchfield (cc'ed), who is a professor at >> Franklin and Marshall College. He i

[liberationtech] Looking for journalists...

Hi All, I have a friend named Bryan Stinchfield (cc'ed), who is a professor at Franklin and Marshall College. He is looking to publish an OpEd on a paper he recently wrote. Bryan just published an interesting paper on how private equity firms have become one of the biggest investors in US

[liberationtech] Twitter robots now block Internet Archive?

From: Christopher Philippo It used to be that one could access archives of Twitter posts, and if there were no archive of a particular Tweet or Twitter feed one could create it. That doesn’t seem to be the case now?

[liberationtech] Help the people of Syria get the antidote to chemical attacks

This is probably not the best list for this, but does anyone know of any organizations working to raise money to stockpile Pralidoxime and Atropine for use as an antidote in Syria? -- YC * “Pralidoxime is the antidote for Sarin,” says Tennari — referring to the deadly nerve gas considered a

[liberationtech] End-user IMSI detectors

From: Chris Beck Does anyone have any suggestions about end-user IMSI detectors? Do fake cell towers have characteristics that a phone-installable app could detect? Cheers, Chris -- [Christopher Beck] [+ChrisBeck ] a) You don't get good

[liberationtech] unMessage: a privacy enhanced instant messenger

From: Felipe Dau Hello, I am a Computer Engineering student at the Federal Technological University of Parana in Brazil and I would like to present you a peer-to-peer privacy enhanced instant messenger called unMessage [0]. I have been working on it for a while with David

Re: [liberationtech] @Liberationtech Daily Digest

ilto:liberationtech-boun...@lists.stanford.edu] *On > Behalf Of *Yosem Companys > *Sent:* March 4, 2017 09.26 > *To:* liberationtech <liberationtech@lists.stanford.edu> > *Subject:* Re: [liberationtech] @Liberationtech Daily Digest > > > > There was interest in having

Re: [liberationtech] List Termination Notice

On Thu, Mar 2, 2017 at 8:55 AM, Griffin Boyce <grif...@cryptolab.net> wrote: > Yosem Companys wrote: > >> If you would like to participate in the process of helping to shape >> the new organization, please let me know. We will definitely need the >> help of some g

[liberationtech] @Liberationtech Daily Digest

@Liberationtech tweeted More states introduce bills to interfere with science education | Ars Technica https://t.co/Qxz0cPkG3V The #plight of #education in America — Liberationtech (@Liberationtech) March 1, 2017 March 01, 2017 at 11:01AM via Twitter

Re: [liberationtech] Who is receiving messages from Shara Cruz?

Good advice. :) On Wed, Mar 1, 2017 at 10:30 AM, José María Mateos <ch...@rinzewind.org> wrote: > On Wed, Mar 1, 2017 at 12:55 PM, Yosem Companys <ycompa...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > But I wanted to find out whether everyone continues to receive messages

[liberationtech] @Liberationtech Daily Digest

@Liberationtech tweeted Facebook digs into mobile infrastructure in Uganda as TIP commits $170M to startups https://t.co/X5CK7YYQ1f #MWC17 via @techcrunch — Liberationtech (@Liberationtech) February 28, 2017 February 27, 2017 at 05:08PM via Twitter

Re: [liberationtech] [OT] Please, LibTech moderation team, put this fake address under moderation.

The new moderator has been informed of the issue and will act accordingly. Best, Yosem On Tue, Feb 28, 2017 at 12:29 PM, Yosem Companys <compa...@tmp.ucsb.edu> wrote: > Noted. I no longer have moderation privileges at this time, so I cannot > act on this issue. When the list is mig

Re: [liberationtech] [OT] Please, LibTech moderation team, put this fake address under moderation.

Noted. I no longer have moderation privileges at this time, so I cannot act on this issue. When the list is migrated, we'll have to figure out a way to anonymize subscribers better. On Tue, Feb 28, 2017 at 10:33 AM, Andres Pacheco wrote: > Maybe we should start using stealth

[liberationtech] What is your vision for Liberationtech?

Hi All, Now that Liberationtech is independent from Stanford, we should probably also talk about what the community wants Liberationtech to become: - What is your vision for Liberationtech? Should it remain a mailing list with a Twitter account on its own domain? Should it do that plus

[liberationtech] Thank You

Hi All, I want to thank all of you for the wonderful emails you have sent me and the good wishes. I also want to thank all of you who have written to me clamoring that we keep Liberationtech going independent of Stanford University. I've been swamped by emails, except this time I was both happy

Re: [liberationtech] Facebook: Building Global Community - What's your response to Mark Zuckerberg?

. More to come... On Fri, Feb 24, 2017 at 8:12 AM, Rich Kulawiec <r...@gsp.org> wrote: > On Sat, Feb 18, 2017 at 02:23:18PM -0800, Yosem Companys wrote: > > To protect your privacy and security, stay off Facebook. > > > > But, to build movements, create an account on

Re: [liberationtech] Thank You

I truly appreciate the kind words, Lina. On Thu, Feb 23, 2017 at 7:40 PM, Lina Srivastava <l...@linasrivastava.com> wrote: > Thank you, Yosem! > Appreciate your work. > > > > > > On Thu, Feb 23, 2017 at 7:46 PM, Yosem Companys <ycompa...@gmail.com>

[liberationtech] @Liberationtech Daily Digest

@Liberationtech tweeted Booting Up Immersive News Labs – Immerse https://t.co/pVh1cppcyQ http://pic.twitter.com/v6nwqTwreY — Liberationtech (@Liberationtech) February 22, 2017 February 22, 2017 at 11:05AM via Twitter http://twitter.com/Liberationtech/status/834477867429924864

Re: [liberationtech] Latin American Center for Internet Research (C.L.I.S.I)

Jose Luis, Sounds like a great initiative. If you need any assistance from us to get it off the ground, let us know. You might also want to contact the folks at https://lists.accessnow.org/listinfo/redlatam to inform them as well. Thanks, Yosem On Wed, Feb 22, 2017 at 6:42 AM, Jose Luis Mendoza

[liberationtech] Stanford MS 297: Hacking 4 Defense - First Brown Bag Lunch TODAY (& Thursday)!

MS 297: Hacking for Defense (H4D) hacking4defense.stanford.edu The class will be on Tuesdays from 4:30 - 7:20 Brown Bag Lunches February 21st: 12:00 - 1:00pm, Thornton 110 February 23rd: 12:10 - 1:10pm, GSB Room M109 Join the Hacking for Defense teaching team THIS WEEK to learn more about

[liberationtech] @Liberationtech Daily Digest

@Liberationtech tweeted #Peru Files Extradition Request in U.S. for Ex-President Alejandro Toledo https://t.co/9HZ0rViw85 #corruption — Liberationtech (@Liberationtech) February 21, 2017 February 20, 2017 at 04:01PM via Twitter http://twitter.com/Liberationtech/status/833828723002572800

[liberationtech] Teach computer science to youth in Palestine

From: Afeef Ahmed We're looking for *15 undergrads or recent alums* who want to spend a couple of weeks teaching coding or design thinking classes to Palestinian high school students as part of the third *Code for Palestine* camp this upcoming summer. Volunteers will

[liberationtech] Wits Campus Personal Navigator Challenge – Tshimologong

Wits Campus Personal Navigator Challenge The Challenge Wits University’s Disability Rights Unit (DRU) assists over 1000 students and staff with a broad range of disabilities. Through the DRU, Wits has led the way amongst South African universities in making a broad range of university degrees

Re: [liberationtech] Should we start a new Stanford liberationtech-news list?

o Mail for iPhone <https://yho.com/footer0> > > On Sunday, February 19, 2017, 10:32 PM, Cecilia Tanaka < > cecilia.tan...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On Mon, Feb 20, 2017, at 1:19 AM, Yosem Companys <compa...@stanford.edu> > wrote: > > We should tweet about Peru. Perhaps t

[liberationtech] @Liberationtech Daily Digest

@Liberationtech tweeted The Cybersecurity Dilemma: The Prevalence and Dangers of Defensive Hacking https://t.co/s7qYebv4jY via @motherboard — Liberationtech (@Liberationtech) February 20, 2017 February 20, 2017 at 06:06AM via Twitter http://twitter.com/Liberationtech/status/833677955712827392

Re: [liberationtech] Should we start a new Stanford liberationtech-news list?

We should tweet about Peru. Perhaps that could be our theme for the day? On Sun, Feb 19, 2017 at 8:17 PM, Cecilia Tanaka wrote: > On Sun, Feb 19, 2017, at 9:31 PM, wrote: > >> >> And hey Ceci! The script I posted also uses Tweepy. Check it out -- >>

Re: [liberationtech] Facebook: Building Global Community - What's your response to Mark Zuckerberg?

Thanks, Rand, for your message. I am going on a business trip tomorrow, but I will definitely read your proposal when I return. In the meantime, I hope others in the list give you feedback. We have an excellent history of vetting proposals and software code. You just have to have a thick skin

Re: [liberationtech] Should we start a new Stanford liberationtech-news list?

Sounds good, Rick. Anyone want to volunteer to help Rick finetune his code? Thanks, Yosem On Sun, Feb 19, 2017 at 4:31 PM, wrote: > On Sun, Feb 19, 2017 at 04:36:02PM -0500, Thomas Delrue wrote: > >> On 02/19/2017 04:25 PM, Rick Valenzuela wrote: >> >>> and maybe the URL for

[liberationtech] At Stanford, CTF Orientation Tomorrow - Web Security

From: Brad Girardeau Hi everyone! Join us for our next Capture The Flag orientation session tomorrow! We'll learn how to approach the web security challenges found in CTFs and also prepare for the Boston Key Party CTF next weekend. The session is *tomorrow 2/20 *at *3pm

Re: [liberationtech] Should we start a new Stanford liberationtech-news list?

the email, or only plaintext? > > Rick > > > On Sun, Feb 19, 2017 at 12:57:26PM -0800, Yosem Companys wrote: > >> This is great, Rick. Thank you. >> >> Last night I found one called "If @user tweets, send me a daily mail" on >> IFTTT, and that is the o

Re: [liberationtech] Summer Soccer and Reading Camp for Children Affected by Hurricane Matthew in Haiti

Jean-Michel, Your email does not have a tech component. We usually only accept emails on the list about using technology to further the public good. That said, we appreciate your letting us know about this wonderful initiative. Best of luck, Yosem On Sun, Feb 19, 2017 at 12:48 PM, Jean-Michel

Re: [liberationtech] Facebook: Building Global Community - What's your response to Mark Zuckerberg?

s, > Steve > Steven Clift - Executive Director, E-Democracy.org >cl...@e-democracy.org - +1 612 234 7072 >@democracy - http://linkedin.com/in/netclift >http://1radionews.com - My radio app > > > > On Sat, Feb 18, 2017 at 4:23 PM, Yosem Companys <comp

[liberationtech] Ideas to Improve Stanford Liberationtech

der > PRIVACY TRAINING CENTER > www.privacytraining.org > > Unencrypted e-mail can be read by anyone! Talk to me in private using > encryption. Here's my PGP public key: https://pgp.mit.edu/pks/ > lookup?op=get=0x919C9EBCA0430B96 > > Yosem Companys <compa...@stanford.ed

Re: [liberationtech] Should we start a new Stanford liberationtech-news list?

OK, so how about we create a digest of the day's Tweets on @Liberationtech and send them every morning? Then subscribers will receive one email a day and decide if any of the tweets are worth discussing. Does anyone know of a good app that does this? I've found a lot of apps online that claim to

Re: [liberationtech] Facebook: Building Global Community - What's your response to Mark Zuckerberg?

I know. I agree. I have never been thrilled with Steven's selection of Facebook for pro-democracy groups. To protect your privacy and security, stay off Facebook. But, to build movements, create an account on Facebook (or Twitter or any other dominant centralized social network) and try to get

[liberationtech] Would you like to help us tweet?

If so, please send me an email, and we will add you to our Stanford Twitter team. -- Liberationtech is public & archives are searchable on Google. Violations of list guidelines will get you moderated: https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech. Unsubscribe, change to digest,

[liberationtech] Brainstorming and a potential call to action

y Paper. Rochester, NY: Social Science Research > Network, October 22, 2016. <https://papers.ssrn.com/abstract=2890965.> > [2] Cammozzo A., "Buliding Enabling Environments, Open Source among > open systems", 3rd FLOSS International Workshop on Free/Libre Open > Source So

[liberationtech] At Stanford on Thursday: Support Stanford sanctuary campus!

From: Emma Hartung *- please forward widely via email or Facebook -* Stanford Sanctuary Now’s first meeting with President Marc Tessier-Lavigne is tomorrow (Thursday). *Together, we can make it a demonstration and

[liberationtech] Facebook Live: Slumdogs & Millionaires  

From: Leila Janah Greetings from Nairobi! I just recorded my first Facebook Live from Kibera slum this morning. It was pretty crazy — Kibera is an informal settlement with nearly a

Re: [liberationtech] [progressiveexchange] Re: How can I help you? | Steven Clift | Pulse | LinkedIn

Hi Andrew, Steven did not send the aforementioned message. I did. Steven only posted it on LinkedIn. His message sounded like something that some subscribers to the Progressive Exchange List might be interested in, so I took the initiative and posted it here without his knowledge. I apologize

[liberationtech] How can I help you? | Steven Clift | Pulse | LinkedIn

How can I help you? Published on February 8, 2017 by Steven Clift Digital Engagment Strategist | Civic Innovator | Public Speaker | Ashoka Fellow | Consultant In 2017, I've launched an exciting new phase with my global digital innovation consulting. Let me know how I can help your organization

[liberationtech] Cybersecurity Lesson for HS Girls 02/25

From: Maggie Rose Engler Hi all, I'm part of an organization called Girls Teaching Girls to Code that aims to introduce computer science concepts to female high school students in the area. On February 25, some of our high school liaisons are hosting their own hackathon,

Re: [liberationtech] Mobile App for ICE Checkpoints?

>> > Best Regards | Cordiales Saludos | Grato, >> > >> > Andrés L. Pacheco Sanfuentes >> > <a...@acm.org> >> > +1 (347) 766-5008 <(347)%20766-5008> >> > >> > >> > On Sat, Feb 11, 2017 at 12:18 PM, Lina Srivastava &

Re: [liberationtech] Mobile App for ICE Checkpoints?

etted privately with > >> immigration groups working on this. There is a lot of fear stoking > migrants' > >> anxieties right now, and misinformation swirling about what's > happening. I > >> suggest connecting with United We Dream, Make the Road NY, or DRUM

[liberationtech] OTF Funding Opportunities & Announcements

From: dan --- OTF FUNDING ANNOUNCEMENTS --- == Please find below several upcoming internet freedom-relevant funding application deadlines. There are two sections, the first for OTF support and the second for all alternative

[liberationtech] DataRescueDC @ Georgetown (Feb 18-19)

From: Joseph Andrew Koivisto Georgetown University will be hosting a DataRescueDC event February 18th-19th to help archive and describe digital research data funded and hosted by federal research agencies. The organizing team (including several folks from the University of

[liberationtech] Questions on upcoming next-gen onion services

Subject: Questions on the coming next-gen onion services From: David Goulet via tor-t...@lists.torproject.org On 11 Feb (06:14:34), Lolint wrote: > Hi Hello! > > I have some questions about the coming switch to next-gen onion services: > > o What will happen to current onion

Re: [liberationtech] Mobile App for ICE Checkpoints?

From: Nithin Coca This is one case where we should look abroad for examples, as these types of situations are not abnormal globally. I know that in Iran, there is a tool that is used for avoiding morality police - something that should be easily

Re: [liberationtech] Mobile App for ICE Checkpoints?

From: Craig A. Bowman A few of us are also talking about using the ushahidi ( https://www.ushahidi.com) platform to do this. In conversations with them now about how it might work best. > 11, 2017 at 9:29 AM, Ms. Andrea Morales > < >

Re: [liberationtech] Mobile App for ICE Checkpoints?

From: Andrea Morales To: Dan Sisken One easy way of doing this would be to use Waze and add "police" check points but add "ICE" in the description of the checkpoint itself. > On Feb 11, 2017, at 9:11 AM,

[liberationtech] Mobile App for ICE Checkpoints?

From: Dan Sisken An idea based on this week's news about increasingly aggressive ICE actions targeting immigrant communities. Does anyone know of any examples of a mobile, crowd-sourced app that could be used to pinpoint ICE checkpoints. Such an app

Re: [liberationtech] [SPAM:####] Re: Decentralization

quot;LiberationTech," and there's hardly anything > "liberating" with cooking up get rich quick schemes! > > Regards | Saludos, > > Andrés Leopoldo Pacheco Sanfuentes > <a...@acm.org> > > On Feb 10, 2017, at 11:01 AM, Yosem Companys <compa...@stanford.edu

Re: [liberationtech] [SPAM:####] Re: Decentralization

Network effects are powerful. And to create network effects, except in the rare case of organic viral growth, requires a lot of marketing and advertising. And marketing and advertising requires raising a lot of money. And raising a lot of money requires angel investors, venture capital investors,

[liberationtech] Girls Who Code Summer Immersion Program

Girls Who Code Summer Immersion Program is open now for current 10th & 11th grade girls. Learn more about the Summer Immersion Program and how to apply here: www.girlswhocode.com/summer-immersion-programs

[liberationtech] Any examples of journalists using Artificial Intelligence (AI) as an editorial tool?

From: Yujung Nam Hi, I am looking for any examples of journalists using AI as an editorial tool. Does anybody have some knowledge or examples of a journalistic use of AI in the field? Any information would be greatly appreciated. Yujung -- Yujung Nam, Ph.D Assistant

[liberationtech] Crowdsourcing Facebook groups by Congressional District?

From: Steven Clift While sites like Indivisible have lots of city-level groups, I am interested in your ideas on how to best map out the Facebook Groups scoped by Congressional district. My goal is to ID the Group Admins/leaders and invite them into a

[liberationtech] Our commitment to civility, freedom of assembly, and our volunteers - Join our legal defense network

From: Steven Clift Our volunteers were recently attacked by white nationalists when we challenged them on our real name requirements: "You are dishonorable and despicable and truly what's wrong in this country, run by our oppressors (such tactics explain why Trump was

[liberationtech] Guidelines for moderated progressive, inclusive political discussions?

From: Steven Clift Feel free to adapt: http://E-Democracy.org/rules This model for sustaining online political dialogue has evolved since 1994. -- Liberationtech is public & archives are searchable on Google. Violations of list guidelines will get you moderated:

[liberationtech] Work on digital translation tech & immigrant communities?

From: Maisa Taha Can anyone recommend work that's looked into the role of digital translation technology -- including phone apps, e.g., Google translate, text-to-voice or voice recognition interfaces -- in immigrant and/or refugee experiences post-resettlement? Studies

[liberationtech] Autopsy or blueprint?: New TPP case study for Advocacy Bytes

From: Sheetal Kumar Dear all, Just over two weeks ago, President Trump signed an executive order to withdraw the US from the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP), sounding the last rites for this controversial multilateral trade agreement. The TPP, with its wide implications

[liberationtech] HUSTLE N' CODE ~ How Tech Education is Changing South LA

From: Mark Anthony Orozco Oscar Menjivar and the team at Teens Exploring Technology (TXT) are doing some good work in South L.A. This Wednesday at 5pm in Old Union, come learn about how tech education looks outside of the Silicon Valley bubble!

[liberationtech] Privacy Paradox | the Note to Self podcast presents a 5-day plan to take back your digital identity

Feel like you've got no control over your data? Join our 5-day plan to take back your digital identity... and maybe even your soul. A week of challenges with thousands of other Note to Self podcast listeners Feb 6—10. https://project.wnyc.org/privacy-paradox/ -- Liberationtech is public &

[liberationtech] New Scholarship for Women in Technology

From: Katy Tripses Hi there, At StudySoup, we're constantly looking for ways to improve the educational experiences of college students, including finding ways to lighten their financial burdens. One way we're doing this is through our scholarship program. We're

[liberationtech] Please share tips, reports or confirmed news of government data going offline

From: Alex Howard via < opengovt...@googlegroups.com> Hello everyone! Prior to the inauguration of President Donald Trump, Sunlight joined other transparency advocates in expressing concern

[liberationtech] TODAY AT STANFORD: Forum on Issues from the Internet Governance Forum: The Internet in the Trump Era

From: Steve Zeltzer 2/6 Forum on Issues from the Internet Governance Forum: The Internet in the Trump Era Prospects for Democratic And Labor Rights In The US And Globally Stanford University February 6, 2017 7:00-9:00PM Room 126, Building 460 (Margaret Jacks Hall) Stanford, CA

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