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| The following are community updates from the weekly Glitter Meetup. If you need to connect to anyone mentioned below, please reach out. We do practice "consensual introductions," meaning we have to check with the person before doing so. No names are associated with the summary notes. Please contact us if you have any questions related to these notes. team@internetfreedomfestival.org
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| == August 22 == | | <span style="font-size:larger">'''Glitter Meetup''' (GM) is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community, attracting digital rights defenders from all corners of the world!! On this page you will find the notes or "minutes" from previous meetups, and information about upcoming ones. </span> |
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| '''Community Updates:''' | | * '''Every Thursday''' at 9:00am EDT |
| | * '''Where''' On the [[TCU Mattermost|TCU Mattermost?]] Secure an account [[TCU Mattermost|here]]. |
| | * '''Missed a Glitter Meetup?''' Don't worry the notes of each GM is listed below. |
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| * The economic situation is Zimbabwe is now at another level, demonstrators were beaten up last week, there are now serious level of digital & physical surveillance, cases of abductions are on an increase too. So most hrds are now living on the edge & on the run.
| | GMs are text-based chats, and provide digital rights defenders with space to share their work, personal, or regional updates, as well as ask questions; secure support or resources; share their expertise; and grow their human network! From time to time, we invite a featured guest who shares their expertise, and participants can ask questions to directly. Once a month, we also host a more social GM called '''The Social Networking Glitter Meetup''' where you can connect with others in a more organic, social way. |
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| * Vietnamese authorities are ramping up the pressure on Facebook, trying to add some verification steps so they can better monitor FB accounts.
| | We would love to have featured guests! If interested, email team@digitalrights.community |
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| * Internet shutdown and gov deployed more than 1,000 troops to West Papua as protests continue to rage over the arrests of Papuan students.
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| == August 8 ==
| | '''[[September 12 2024 GM|September 12, 2024 Glitter Meetup]]'''. ''Featured Guest: Taiwo'' |
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| We discussed some aspects about Southeast Asia:
| | '''Topic:''' The Digital Rights Monopoly: Discussing Gamification as a Tool for Digital Literacy |
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| '''So what countries do we think are the worst in surveillance and censorship in southeast Asia, besides China?''' | | [[September 19 2024 GM|'''September 19, 2024 Glitter Meetup:''']] |
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| According to the past OONI tests, it's Indonesia. Should put more eyes in Vietnam and Cambodia, because we don't have many digital rights activists around those.
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| '''Are there any surveillance and censorship trends you are witnessing in the area?''' | | '''[[October 10 2024 GM|October 10, 2024 Glitter Meetup:]]''' |
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| cyber/ICT law. It's actually a chain effects in SE Asia. One of the country started to amend ICT law, the rest will trying to pick up. First Malaysia, then Cambodian gov trying to amend their cyber law and put something in, then SG now has this falsehood information law, then Vietnam has new cybersecurity law.
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| The Asian community has a lot to teach us just because they have been dealing with this stuff so much more longer and intensely because of China.
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| '''What countries do we think are the strongest in terms of digital rights.''' | | ''The collaborative community discussion on what is Happening in Digital Rights around the world'' |
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| Myanmar is good! Digital Rights organizations are growing. Indonesia as well actually, Philippines too, but Philippines too huge, they still need a lot more works.
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| | |[https://www.digitaljustice.house/ '''Review our Digital Justice House Toolkit here'''], which proposes three transformations in the digital rights workplace to improve your team health: |
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| == August 1 ==
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| * In Moscow, 77 people asked for medical help last Saturday, over 1,300 people detained, protest leaders arrested for up to 30 days and computers and other digital media grabbed during night searches.
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| * Notes about the protests in Russia: https://ifex.org/location/russia/
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| * Digital Security Tips for Protesters: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2016/11/digital-security-tips-for-protesters
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| * CyberSecurity during protests: https://theintercept.com/2017/04/21/cybersecurity-for-the-people-how-to-protect-your-privacy-at-a-protest/
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| * https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/153LDVGstMnB0gd8hB_6_ZIVFj4_E3FGOz1KK1HdtM0s/edit#gid=0
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| * https://protestos.org/index.html
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| * https://ssd.eff.org/en/module/attending-protest
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| * How to Protest Without Sacrificing Your Digital Privacy
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| * Umbrella's Protest section:
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| == July 18 ==
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| Eva Galperin is the featured guest of this Glitter Meetup. She leads the conversations on Stalkware. Seh has convinced three companies to detect and report stalkerware and spouseware: Kaspersky, LookOut, and Malwarebytes.
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| * Eva work at the EFF: https://www.eff.org/about/staff/eva-galperin
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| * Some articles interviewing eva bout this and most recent citizenlab report on stalkerware:
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| * https://www.wired.com/story/eva-galperin-stalkerware-kaspersky-antivirus/
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| * https://citizenlab.ca/2019/06/the-predator-in-your-pocket-a-multidisciplinary-assessment-of-the-stalkerware-application-industry/
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| '''What is Stalkerware and what is the state of the current industry?''' | | =='''Notes from Past Glitter Meetups'''== |
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| Currently there are several companies that make this kind of software, especially for mobile devices. It runs on both iOS and Android. And there are dozens of resellers. Some of these companies are based in the US, but others are based in India and the Netherlands.
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| The particular variety of software I'm concerned about is in violation of the terms of use for the Google Play and iTunes stores, but it sometimes ends up in there anyway.
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| '''For using Stalkerware tech on iOS, should the phone be jailbroken as a rule?'''
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| A lot of the iOS stalkerware requires a jailbroken device, or it simply requires the AppleID and password and then scrapes iCloud backups.
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| And Android devices are already fine with sideloading.
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| '''Is there ever a valid use case? Since the software can be marketed as a security tool that allows you to monitor for possible un-approved access of your own phone, how can we go after the people/companies writing these software?'''
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| Tracking other devices has a use case. Tracking them in a way that is designed to fool the user into thinking that nothing is going on does not.
| | The following are community updates from the weekly Glitter Meetup. If you need to connect to anyone mentioned below, please reach out. We do practice "consensual introductions," meaning we have to check with the person before doing so. No names are associated with the summary notes. Please contact us if you have any questions related to these notes: team@digitalrights.community |
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| The key to dealing with duel use stuff is to make sure that the software has a single place where you can go to see who has access to your device and what devices have been using that access.
| | [[September 5 2024 GM|'''September 5, 2024 Glitter Meetup''']]. ''Featured Guest: Chirayu Desai'' |
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| '''Where should we focus our efforts on fighting Stalkerware tech?''' | | '''Topic:''' Is There HOPE for Phone Privacy? CalyxOS and Privacy-Focused FLOSS Phone Solutions |
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| Covert spying. There are a lot of laws that these companies, their resellers, and their buyers are breaking.
| | '''[[July 25 2024 GM|July 25, 2024 Glitter Meetup]]'''. ''Featured Guests: Fabiola Maurice and Tiffany Robertson'' |
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| The big problem with covert spying is also that it is especially terrifying to the victim, because they don't understand the limits of their abuser's power.
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| Most staklerware, once it's installed, can see all of the messages in all of your apps.
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| '''How is the future of Stalkware companies and laws?''' | | ''The collaborative community discussion on what is Happening in Digital Rights around the world'' |
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| Hopefully, this year companies will detect and report starkerware and spouseware. Then it will not matter which AV you install. It will tell you if you have spouseware or stalkerware on your device.
| | '''[[July 11 2024 GM|July 11, 2024 Glitter Meetup]]'''. ''Featured Guest: Hiure'' |
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| In the US, wiretapping is a pretty big deal, and even children have some degree of privacy rights, even from their parents.
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| In the meantime, the biggest problem is just finding people who can work with individuals and groups on the ground. Eva is trying to work at the policy level to make it harder for this kind of abusive behavior to take place, but individuals being targeted have a very hard time telling the difference between device compromise, account compromise, and information leaks. To them is all "my phone is hacked."
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| '''If you're suspecting your partner of using stalkerware, how does one even begin to mitigate this? what are the signs to look out for on the phone?''' | | ''The monthly global Digital Rights community networking meetup'' |
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| Usually, if you're concerned about malicious software on your device (unless you're worried about a state actor), you install anti-virus software and run it. This is not perfect, but it will detect a lot of crimeware.
| | '''[[June 27 2024 GM|June 27, 2024 Glitter Meetup]]'''. ''Featured Guest: Karolin'' |
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| Yes. See LookOut's StealthMango report. Today's stalkerware is tomorrow's nation-state tooling.
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| '''Is there a reliable tool / guide to detect stalkerware in the wild? Does Google Play Protect detect them too?''' | | ''The collaborative community discussion on what is Happening in Digital Rights around the world'' |
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| Right now, I'd just recommend downloading AV from one of the three companies that has come on board. It's not foolproof, but it catches a lot of it.
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| Google can't even keep the products out of their own Play Store reliably.
| | '''Topic:''' Kwanele's Journey Navigating Ethical Tech for GBV Justice |
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| '''What can the IF community do on this front? is it more advocacy? more awareness/education? It feels like the technical fight is always a cat and mouse game.''' | | [[June 6 2024 GM|'''June 6, 2024 Glitter Meetup''']]: |
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| The technical fight is exhausting and annoying, but there is still a lot that can be done to increase the difficulty and cost of this kind of spying. We haven't even started the cat and mouse game yet.
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| There is a lot of advocacy work that can be done in getting software developers and makers of wearables and IoT devices to start thinking about domestic abuse as part of their threat model.
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| * Actual screenshots of GooglePlay and Stalkerware Apps: https://twitter.com/virqdroid/status/1151111407284473861
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| * News related to Stalkerwares: https://www.cnet.com/news/google-removes-stalkerware-apps-after-researchers-discover-trackers-on-play-store/
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| * LookOut report: https://www.lookout.com/info/stealth-mango-report-ty
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| * Digital Whistleblowing Fund for European Projects: https://www.hermescenter.org/digital-whistleblowing-fund-call-for-applications-round-2/
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| '''Carlos Rey-Moreno''', and currently I'm coordintating the work that APC does around policy and regulation to enable community networks and small operators within the current LocNet project: https://www.apc.org/en/project/connecting-unconnected-supporting-community-networks-and-other-community-based-connectivity. I'm also one of the co-founders and director of Zenzeleni Networks (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9u-hfxAeBo) a CN in rural South Africa, and have been working and researching on the topic for more than ten years, specially in Africa.
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| * Recent report from ISOC on Community Networks in Latin America: https://www.internetsociety.org/resources/doc/2018/community-networks-in-latin-america/
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| * ITU-LAC offered this year an online course titled "Programa de formación de promotores técnicos en comunidades indígenas para la generación, desarrollo y mantenimiento de tecnologías de redes de comunicación y radiodifusión": https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/68af39_5e894afc0f8e4b4790888b079bafc295.pdf?fbclid=IwAR3FYjdz8a6P4CG8WZ_XDPekqGtFjdeiPcgPTnDOjj3XckJAnD0_-Panigs
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| | [[May 9 2024 GM|'''May 9, 2024 Glitter Meetup:''']] ''Featured Guest: Nathaly Espitia Diaz'' |
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| '''What are the first steps for folks that want to create their own Community Network?''' | | '''Topic:''' "Convite"- the Security and Self-care Communication Program for Indigenous, Black and Rural Communities in Colombia |
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| Community networks can pose a great way for so many different forms of freedoms that a community can access. like setting your own internet principles, not sharing data with third parties, preventing online violence and other areas that are now so much harder to engage in on other networks.
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| As one community networks member from Detroit beautifully put it at IFF "you can teach community technology, but you can't a techie community" and that is one of the most important skill to have and harvest.
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| Technologies have evolved a lot to become almost plug and play, so you can learn slowly. There are many people around who would be super happy to support you with issues that come your way.
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| '''Good examples of where community networks have been successful''' | | '''Featured Guests:''' Elizabeth Sutterlin and Maddie Masinsin |
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| Colnodo is a great example. Colnodo is a project of three pilots, all of them in rural areas. The challenges there have been more politician than technical because there are no regulation for that. In all the cases, they help the communities to build their own infrastructure. This year, after many months of advocacy, they made an agreement with the ICT Ministry of Colombia with the purpose of determine the variables to be taken into account for the definition of a community model of sustainable rural telecommunications in remote and uncovered areas of the country.
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| Mesh networks are only one way of creating community networks, and that although during a big part of their recent history, most community networks were built as wireless mesh networks, now it's not the case any more. Now there are CNs deploying fiber, there are CNs deploying GSM and LTE networks, even community networks using WiFi use complementary topologies to mesh.
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| At the end of the day, mesh is just a way of the WiFi routers interconnecting (meshing) with each other. This is different to the traditional way WiFi operates where, for two devices to communicate with each other, they need to go through a router, same goes for routeres communicating with each other. There is some sort of hierarchy to it in the traditional way WiFi operates that was eliminated when WiFi mesh routers started to be avaible. It is much easier to extend the infrastructure with mesh routers, although it comes with other limitations.
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| Some communities deploy various kinds/types of networks depending on the geography of the space. It is also good to always keep in mind the sustainability of the network before deciding on the kind.
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| '''Community Networks may seem hard to maintain and develop in a long term vision. How can we keep Community Networks evolving?''' | | ''The monthly global Digital Rights community networking meetup'' |
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| There are many people out there, like us, willing to help. So it is also important to understand from interested folks what is actually putting them off so we can try to make it easier for those who want to start a Community Network. We all need to come together and share experiences, fears, doubts etc.
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| Often times, community networks might seem intimidating for folks who especially do not have a "technical" "education". so that might lead some of us to go into a procrastination mode.
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| What helps is to get ourselves into a mindset of "i want to start a Community Network" and then find the ways to start!
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| Sometimes from the inside it is difficult to understand what is missing. So we need your help to understand what would help initiate a person, a group or a community into community networks.
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| In most countries deploying telecommunications infrastructure and providing electronic services requires licenses, or at the least telling the telecoms regulator that you are doing so.
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| It is easier and cheaper to build wireless networks. For this most CNs use WiFi because it can be used for free. In some countries other sepctrum, like the one for GSM or LTE networks, can be used as well, but it is not the norm (although we are fighting for this :-D).
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| [[Category:GlitterMeetutp]]" | | '''[[Glitter Meetup Notes Before March 26, 2020]]''' |
Glitter Meetup (GM) is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community, attracting digital rights defenders from all corners of the world!! On this page you will find the notes or "minutes" from previous meetups, and information about upcoming ones.
- Every Thursday at 9:00am EDT
- Where On the TCU Mattermost? Secure an account here.
- Missed a Glitter Meetup? Don't worry the notes of each GM is listed below.
GMs are text-based chats, and provide digital rights defenders with space to share their work, personal, or regional updates, as well as ask questions; secure support or resources; share their expertise; and grow their human network! From time to time, we invite a featured guest who shares their expertise, and participants can ask questions to directly. Once a month, we also host a more social GM called The Social Networking Glitter Meetup where you can connect with others in a more organic, social way.
View our Calendar of Events for a complete list of our virtual events
We would love to have featured guests! If interested, email team@digitalrights.community
Upcoming Meetups with Featured Guests
The following are upcoming Glitter Meetups with featured guests and/or topics every Thursday:
September 12, 2024 Glitter Meetup. Featured Guest: Taiwo
Topic: The Digital Rights Monopoly: Discussing Gamification as a Tool for Digital Literacy
September 19, 2024 Glitter Meetup:
The collaborative community discussion on what is Happening in Digital Rights around the world
October 10, 2024 Glitter Meetup:
The monthly global Digital Rights community networking meetup
October 24, 2024 Glitter Meetup:
The collaborative community discussion on what is Happening in Digital Rights around the world
Notes from Past Glitter Meetups
The following are community updates from the weekly Glitter Meetup. If you need to connect to anyone mentioned below, please reach out. We do practice "consensual introductions," meaning we have to check with the person before doing so. No names are associated with the summary notes. Please contact us if you have any questions related to these notes: team@digitalrights.community
September 5, 2024 Glitter Meetup. Featured Guest: Chirayu Desai
Topic: Is There HOPE for Phone Privacy? CalyxOS and Privacy-Focused FLOSS Phone Solutions
July 25, 2024 Glitter Meetup. Featured Guests: Fabiola Maurice and Tiffany Robertson
Topic: Butter Box - Life Without Internet Made Smoother
July 18, 2024 Glitter Meetup:
The collaborative community discussion on what is Happening in Digital Rights around the world
July 11, 2024 Glitter Meetup. Featured Guest: Hiure
Topic: Community Networks Guide
July 4, 2024 Glitter Meetup:
The monthly global Digital Rights community networking meetup
June 27, 2024 Glitter Meetup. Featured Guest: Karolin
Topic: Rosenpass – Securing Cryptographic Applications Against Quantum Computer Attacks
June 20, 2024 Glitter Meetup:
The collaborative community discussion on what is Happening in Digital Rights around the world
June 13, 2024 Glitter Meetup. Featured Guests: Lebo & Leonora
Topic: Kwanele's Journey Navigating Ethical Tech for GBV Justice
June 6, 2024 Glitter Meetup:
The monthly global Digital Rights community networking meetup
May 30, 2024 Glitter Meetup.
Topic: Conversations Around Funding
May 23, 2024 Glitter Meetup:
The collaborative community discussion on what is Happening in Digital Rights around the world
May 16, 2024 Glitter Meetup. Featured Guest: Selamawit Tezera
Topic: sheEsecures - a Platform for an Inclusive and Feminist Internet
May 9, 2024 Glitter Meetup: Featured Guest: Nathaly Espitia Diaz
Topic: "Convite"- the Security and Self-care Communication Program for Indigenous, Black and Rural Communities in Colombia
May 2, 2024 Glitter Meetup:
The monthly global Digital Rights community networking meetup
April 25, 2024 Glitter Meetup. Featured Guest: Holmes Wilson
Topic: Quiet: A Secure Slack Alternative for Groups that Outgrow Signal
April 18, 2024 Glitter Meetup:
The monthly global Digital Rights community networking meetup
April 11, 2024 Glitter Meetup
Featured Guests: Elizabeth Sutterlin and Maddie Masinsin
Topic: Learn More About the Election Watch for the Digital Age Project
April 4, 2024 Glitter Meetup
What is Happening in Digital Rights Around the World?
March 28, 2024 Glitter Meetup
The monthly global Digital Rights community networking meetup
March 21, 2024 Glitter Meetup
Featured Guests: Icaldua and Flo
Topic: "Localizing Security in a Box" in Indonesian
March 14, 2024 Glitter Meetup
Featured Guest: Martín Szyszlican
Topic: Open Data and Civic Tech to Circumvent Government Censorship and Disinformation in Latin America
March 7, 2024 Glitter Meetup
What is Happening in Digital Rights Around the World?
February 29, 2024 Glitter Meetup
The monthly global Digital Rights community networking meetup
February 22, 2024 Glitter Meetup
Featured Guest: Kwaku Antwi
Topic: Online Monitoring in Ghana
February 15, 2024 GM
Topic: Digital Security Challenges of Journalists in Myanmar
February 8, 2024 Glitter Meetup
The monthly global Digital Rights community networking meetup
February 1, 2024 Glitter Meetup
What is happening in Digital Rights around the world?
January 25, 2024 Glitter Meetup
Featured Guest: Feras Bezanti
Topic: Digital Safety in Libya: A Helpdesk Overview
January 18, 2024 Glitter Meetup
Featured Guest: Sapni GK
Topic: Platform Cooperativism in India
January 11, 2024 Glitter Meetup
The Glitterest Glitter Meetup: Welcome back!
Glitter Meetup Notes 2023
Glitter Meetup Notes 2022
Glitter Meetup Notes 2021
Glitter Meetup Notes 2020
Glitter Meetup Notes Before March 26, 2020
