Re: [liberationtech] New online course: Introduction to Technology for Human Rights
A small suggestion. You may want to remove the background image where names and emails can be extracted from. Best, Enrique Piracés Human Rights Watch https://www.hrw.org https://www.twitter.com/epiraces On May 24, 2013, at 9:39 AM, Christopher Tuckwood wrote: Hi everyone, This is my first submission to the mailing list after reading for a while but I thought this might be of interest to others here. My organization, the Sentinel Projecthttp://www.thesentinelproject.org/, has just launched an online course called Introduction to Technology for Human Rightshttps://sentinelproject.herokuapp.com/course, which begins on June 10. It has been designed with activists, human rights defenders, development professionals, and journalists in mind. The topics cover basic principles for successfully incorporating technology into a human rights campaign and is introductory in nature so no specific technical skills are required - everyone is welcome. If you can, please forward this on to any other relevant mailing lists or organizations where you think there might be interested people. We really appreciate any help! - Chris -- CHRISTOPHER TUCKWOOD | Executive Director ch...@thesentinelproject.orgmailto:ch...@thesentinelproject.org | +1 (647) 222-8821 The Sentinel Project for Genocide Prevention www.thesentinelproject.orghttp://www.thesentinelproject.org/ -- Technology is changing the nature of human rights The Sentinel Project is excited to offer the brand new course Introduction to Technology for Human Rightshttps://sentinelproject.herokuapp.com/course running for five weeks from 10 June to 14 July 2013. Participants will learn about the relationship between technological tools and human rights through a combination of theory, principles, and real-world case studies from Kenya, Iran, and the Arab Spring. This will leave them equipped with the knowledge needed to incorporate technology into their own campaigns. Activists are constantly adapting to use technology in new ways as it continually impacts the struggle to defend human rights worldwide. As mobile phone usage and internet access continue to rapidly increase, even in less-developed countries, technology has become an essential part of the landscape, influencing both the economy and civil society. Who should take this course? The ability to use new tools to their full potential while also recognizing their limitations and inherent risks has become essential for human rights defenders everywhere. From crisis mapping to social media to satellite imagery, people working in fields like human rights, international development, and journalism need to understand the opportunities and adversities they face when using technology to promote change. Topics * Week 1 – Introduction, History, and Principles * Week 2 – The Mobile Revolution and Sub-Saharan Africa * Week 3 – Mobilization, Citizen Journalism, and the Iran Election 2009 * Week 4 – Social Media, Mobile Apps, and the Arab Spring * Week 5 – On the Horizon: The Future of Technology for Human Rights For more details and to register, visit: https://sentinelproject.herokuapp.com/course Format Course content is delivered through a combination of audio lectures, slides, videos, readings, small projects, and live video discussions held through Google+ Hangout. Everything has been structured to accommodate participants with varying work schedules and across different time zones. -- Too many emails? Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password by emailing moderator at compa...@stanford.edumailto:compa...@stanford.edu or changing your settings at https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech -- Too many emails? Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password by emailing moderator at compa...@stanford.edu or changing your settings at https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech
Re: [liberationtech] Internet off in Syria?
I see a few machines from Syrian Computer Society are accessible. On May 8, 2013, at 10:16 AM, Walid AL-SAQAF wrote: Hi all, It seems connectivity is slowly returning to Syria. I noticed some connections from MTN-SYRIA to my server. Sincerely, Walid - Walid Al-Saqaf Founder Administrator alkasir for mapping and circumventing cyber censorship https://alkasir.com PGP: https://alkasir.com/doc/admin_alkasir_pub_key.txt On Wed, May 8, 2013 at 11:19 AM, KheOps khe...@ceops.eu wrote: Morning/afternoon/evening all, Le 08/05/2013 09:54, Walid AL-SAQAF a écrit : Hi Brian, Tiago and other friends, I can confirm that users from Syria have stopped using my Alkasir servers for accessing the Internet since yesterday at noon. Looking at my records, it appears it stopped totally after noticing a decline in the number of connections in recent days. It appears that what we feared would happen has just happened. Let's keep monitoring to see if any are able to get online from Syria. My DNS server traffic from Syria also dropped to zero. Some people have been working overnight to try to see if landlines still work in some cities, to see if dialup can be used. Info has been gathered there: https://pad.hacktivist.me/p/landlines Best, KheOps -- Too many emails? Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password by emailing moderator at compa...@stanford.edu or changing your settings at https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech -- Too many emails? Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password by emailing moderator at compa...@stanford.edu or changing your settings at https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech -- Too many emails? Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password by emailing moderator at compa...@stanford.edu or changing your settings at https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech
Re: [liberationtech] Internet off in Syria?
What type of technical error could have caused this? Thx On May 8, 2013, at 10:55 AM, Rafal Rohozinski wrote: The SecDev's Syria Operations Group detected 60 of 67 net blocks returning at 1600 hrs. local time. Connectivity is restored in most major cities and governorates with the exception of those with damaged infrastructure (see embedded map). Circumvention systems are back online. Sources in Syria suggest that the blackout may have been caused by a technical error rather than intentionally. Further info at: https://www.facebook.com/Syrian.DS Rafal On May 8, 2013, at 10:50 AM, Enrique Piraces pira...@hrw.orgmailto:pira...@hrw.org wrote: I see a few machines from Syrian Computer Society are accessible. On May 8, 2013, at 10:16 AM, Walid AL-SAQAF wrote: Hi all, It seems connectivity is slowly returning to Syria. I noticed some connections from MTN-SYRIA to my server. Sincerely, Walid - Walid Al-Saqaf Founder Administrator alkasir for mapping and circumventing cyber censorship https://alkasir.comhttps://alkasir.com/ PGP: https://alkasir.com/doc/admin_alkasir_pub_key.txt On Wed, May 8, 2013 at 11:19 AM, KheOps khe...@ceops.eumailto:khe...@ceops.eu wrote: Morning/afternoon/evening all, Le 08/05/2013 09:54, Walid AL-SAQAF a écrit : Hi Brian, Tiago and other friends, I can confirm that users from Syria have stopped using my Alkasir servers for accessing the Internet since yesterday at noon. Looking at my records, it appears it stopped totally after noticing a decline in the number of connections in recent days. It appears that what we feared would happen has just happened. Let's keep monitoring to see if any are able to get online from Syria. My DNS server traffic from Syria also dropped to zero. Some people have been working overnight to try to see if landlines still work in some cities, to see if dialup can be used. Info has been gathered there: https://pad.hacktivist.me/p/landlines Best, KheOps -- Too many emails? Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password by emailing moderator at compa...@stanford.edumailto:compa...@stanford.edu or changing your settings at https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech -- Too many emails? Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password by emailing moderator at compa...@stanford.edumailto:compa...@stanford.edu or changing your settings at https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech -- Too many emails? Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password by emailing moderator at compa...@stanford.edumailto:compa...@stanford.edu or changing your settings at https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech -- Too many emails? Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password by emailing moderator at compa...@stanford.edumailto:compa...@stanford.edu or changing your settings at https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech -- Too many emails? Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password by emailing moderator at compa...@stanford.edu or changing your settings at https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech
[liberationtech] More on APT1
Malware.lu published a report on APT1, I have no comments yet (still reading it) but it may be of interest to others in this list. http://www.malware.lu/Pro/RAP002_APT1_Technical_backstage.1.0.pdf Best, Enrique Piracés Human Rights Watch https://www.hrw.org https://www.twitter.com/epiraces PGP keyhttp://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=getsearch=0x80951C31844CB395 -- Too many emails? Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password by emailing moderator at compa...@stanford.edu or changing your settings at https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech
[liberationtech] Natalia Project: personal assault alarm for human rights defenders at risk
Hola all, Does anyone know or have access to the specs of the device? http://natalia.civilrightsdefenders.org/ Enrique Piracés Human Rights Watch https://www.hrw.org https://www.twitter.com/epiraces PGP keyhttp://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=getsearch=0x80951C31844CB395 -- Too many emails? Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password by emailing moderator at compa...@stanford.edu or changing your settings at https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech
Re: [liberationtech] Please Vote on Reply to Question
Reply to all. Best, Enrique Piracés Human Rights Watch https://www.hrw.org https://www.twitter.com/epiraces On Mar 20, 2013, at 9:17 PM, Yosem Companys wrote: Dear Liberationtech list subscribers, Several of you have petitioned to change Liberationtech mailing list's default reply to option from reply-to-all to reply-to-poster. Given the debate (see links below), we have decided to put the issue up for a vote: * Do you want replies to Liberationtech list messages directed to reply-to-all or reply-to-poster? Please vote by submitting your preference to me by 11.59 pm PST on Sunday, March 24, 2013. Any votes received after this date and time will not be counted. Thanks, Yosem One of your moderators PS To read a summary of the advantages and disadvantages of reply-to-all, click on the corresponding links below: * Reply-to-all considered useful: http://marc.merlins.org/netrants/reply-to-useful.html * Reply-to-all considered harmful: http://www.unicom.com/pw/reply-to-harmful.html If you'd like to read the entire debate on the Liberationtech list, please click on the links below: http://www.mail-archive.com/liberationtech@lists.stanford.edu/msg03767.html http://www.mail-archive.com/liberationtech@lists.stanford.edu/msg03768.html http://www.mail-archive.com/liberationtech@lists.stanford.edu/msg03769.html http://www.mail-archive.com/liberationtech@lists.stanford.edu/msg03771.html http://www.mail-archive.com/liberationtech@lists.stanford.edu/msg03772.html http://www.mail-archive.com/liberationtech@lists.stanford.edu/msg03773.html http://www.mail-archive.com/liberationtech@lists.stanford.edu/msg03774.html http://www.mail-archive.com/liberationtech@lists.stanford.edu/msg03775.html http://www.mail-archive.com/liberationtech@lists.stanford.edu/msg03776.html http://www.mail-archive.com/liberationtech@lists.stanford.edu/msg03777.html http://www.mail-archive.com/liberationtech@lists.stanford.edu/msg03778.html http://www.mail-archive.com/liberationtech@lists.stanford.edu/msg03779.html http://www.mail-archive.com/liberationtech@lists.stanford.edu/msg03780.html http://www.mail-archive.com/liberationtech@lists.stanford.edu/msg03781.html http://www.mail-archive.com/liberationtech@lists.stanford.edu/msg03782.html http://www.mail-archive.com/liberationtech@lists.stanford.edu/msg03783.html http://www.mail-archive.com/liberationtech@lists.stanford.edu/msg03788.html http://www.mail-archive.com/liberationtech@lists.stanford.edu/msg03789.html http://www.mail-archive.com/liberationtech@lists.stanford.edu/msg03790.html http://www.mail-archive.com/liberationtech@lists.stanford.edu/msg03791.html http://www.mail-archive.com/liberationtech@lists.stanford.edu/msg03799.html http://www.mail-archive.com/liberationtech@lists.stanford.edu/msg03801.html -- Too many emails? Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password by emailing moderator at compa...@stanford.edumailto:compa...@stanford.edu or changing your settings at https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech -- Too many emails? Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password by emailing moderator at compa...@stanford.edu or changing your settings at https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech
[liberationtech] Sehnaoui opposes handing data to ISF
This may be of interest to the list. Sehnaoui opposes handing data to ISF http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Politics/2012/Dec-04/197114-sehnaoui-opposes-handing-data-to-isf.ashx Judiciary Rejects Security Agencies' Demand to Obtain Text Messages, Internet Passwords Data http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/63094-judiciary-rejects-security-agencies-demand-to-obtain-text-messages-internet-passwords-data I see how can they easily store/provide with SMS and related logs but it claims that the ISF requested all Lebanese citizens' passwords for email and social media sites. Do any of you know if they have they been spoofing certificates? Blocking SSL? If the sources are misleading or incomplete I'd appreciate any better reference or clarification. Thanks in advance, Enrique -- Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password at: https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech
[liberationtech] Human Rights Watch - Killer Robots report
Dear libtech colleagues, This may be of interest. Full report: http://hrw.org/reports/2012/11/19/losing-humanity-0 Press release goes below Best, Enrique Piraces Human Rights Watch https://twitter.com/epiraces Ban 'Killer Robots' Before It's Too Late Fully Autonomous Weapons Would Increase Danger to Civilians (Washington, DC, November 19, 2012) - Governments should pre-emptively ban fully autonomous weapons because of the danger they pose to civilians in armed conflict, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. These future weapons, sometimes called killer robots, would be able to choose and fire on targets without human intervention. The 50-page report, Losing Humanity: The Case Against Killer Robots, outlines concerns about these fully autonomous weapons, which would inherently lack human qualities that provide legal and non-legal checks on the killing of civilians. In addition, the obstacles to holding anyone accountable for harm caused by the weapons would weaken the law's power to deter future violations. Giving machines the power to decide who lives and dies on the battlefield would take technology too far, said Steve Goosehttp://www.hrw.org/bios/stephen-goose, Arms Division director at Human Rights Watch. Human control of robotic warfare is essential to minimizing civilian deaths and injuries. Losing Humanity is the first major publication about fully autonomous weapons by a nongovernmental organization and is based on extensive research into the law, technology, and ethics of these proposed weapons. It is jointly published by Human Rights Watch and the Harvard Law School International Human Rights Clinic. Human Rights Watch and the International Human Rights Clinic called for an international treaty that would absolutely prohibit the development, production, and use of fully autonomous weapons. They also called on individual nations to pass laws and adopt policies as important measures to prevent development, production, and use of such weapons at the domestic level. Fully autonomous weapons do not yet exist, and major powers, including the United States, have not made a decision to deploy them. But high-tech militaries are developing or have already deployed precursors that illustrate the push toward greater autonomy for machines on the battlefield. The United States is a leader in this technological development. Several other countries - including China, Germany, Israel, South Korea, Russia, and the United Kingdom - have also been involved. Many experts predict that full autonomy for weapons could be achieved in 20 to 30 years, and some think even sooner. It is essential to stop the development of killer robots before they show up in national arsenals, Goose said. As countries become more invested in this technology, it will become harder to persuade them to give it up. Fully autonomous weapons could not meet the requirements of international humanitarian law, Human Rights Watch and the Harvard clinic said. They would be unable to distinguish adequately between soldiers and civilians on the battlefield or apply the human judgment necessary to evaluate the proportionality of an attack - whether civilian harm outweighs military advantage. These robots would also undermine non-legal checks on the killing of civilians. Fully autonomous weapons could not show human compassion for their victims, and autocrats could abuse them by directing them against their own people. While replacing human troops with machines could save military lives, it could also make going to war easier, which would shift the burden of armed conflict onto civilians. Finally, the use of fully autonomous weapons would create an accountability gap. Trying to hold the commander, programmer, or manufacturer legally responsible for a robot's actions presents significant challenges. The lack of accountability would undercut the ability to deter violations of international law and to provide victims meaningful retributive justice. While most militaries maintain that for the immediate future humans will retain some oversight over the actions of weaponized robots, the effectiveness of that oversight is questionable, Human Rights Watch and the Harvard clinic said. Moreover, military statements have left the door open to full autonomy in the future. Action is needed now, before killer robots cross the line from science fiction to feasibility, Goose said. Full report: http://hrw.org/reports/2012/11/19/losing-humanity-0 ***To view video feature: http://youtu.be/3Ykfk3jfI0c -- Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password at: https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech
[liberationtech] How Censorship in China Allows Government Criticism but Silences Collective Expression
Hi there, This paper is quite new, from June 18. I just started reading it so no comments yet. It may be of interest to some of you. King, Gary, Jennifer Pan, and Molly Roberts. How Censorship in China Allows Government Criticism but Silences Collective Expression. Working Paper, 2012 Abstract: http://j.mp/LdVXqN Direct download: http://gking.harvard.edu/gking/files/censored.pdf Gary King is the Albert J. Weatherhead III University Professor at Harvard University. He is also Director of the Institute for Quantitative Social Science. Best, Enrique PGP.sig Description: This is a digitally signed message part ___ liberationtech mailing list liberationtech@lists.stanford.edu Should you need to change your subscription options, please go to: https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech If you would like to receive a daily digest, click yes (once you click above) next to would you like to receive list mail batched in a daily digest? You will need the user name and password you receive from the list moderator in monthly reminders. You may ask for a reminder here: https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech Should you need immediate assistance, please contact the list moderator. Please don't forget to follow us on http://twitter.com/#!/Liberationtech
