March 15, 2021 - 1:15pm PDT
Online

S.T.O.P. a local organization in the Electronic Frontier Alliance, (not EFF) will host this event:

Digital Activism and Surveillance in Times of Pandemic

From the Organizers :

This discussion session is  a part of MozFest 2021.

In this discussion session, participants will explore how COVID-19 contact tracing technologies may surveil and suppress political activity and dissent around the globe. This session welcomes activists, advocates, technologists, researchers, and policymakers who are engaged with diverse movements and are fighting for a more just digital world. Participants will identify the challenges and risks that the pervasive deployment of COVID-19 contact tracing technologies and related surveillance mechanisms may pose to activists, dissidents, and social movement participants. How are individual actors and social movement organizations responding to the potential and actual misuse of such technologies? The facilitators will bring case studies from across the world to inform the conversation. Participants will build a shared understanding of the current social, technological, and regulatory landscape; compare their experiences and perspectives; and begin to build toward a collective vision for addressing these challenges.


When:
Monday, March 15
1:15 pm -2:15pm PT
RSVP

Where:
Online


This event is organized not by EFF, but by S.T.O.P. , a grassroots group participating in the Electronic Frontier Alliance. The EFA is a network of grassroots organizations across the country committed to promoting digital rights. Together, we're building a movement to promote freedom of expression, privacy, security, creativity, and access to knowledge.