I have a new peer-reviewed article out. It’s the first of 5 peer-reviewed articles I’ve worked on towards completion of my PhD thesis, and it germinated from my years working as a digital security trainer and practitioner-researcher, during which time Continue Reading …
Abstract: The Internet and digital technologies have become indispensable in academia. A world without email, search engines, and online databases is practically unthinkable. Yet, in this time of digital dependence, the academy barely demonstrates an appetite to reflect upon the Continue Reading …
Together with many in the DATACTIVE crew, I put together book chapter about our engaged research approach for the Good Data volume. ‘Big data’ is a hyped buzzword – or rather, it has been for a while, before being supplanted Continue Reading …
Abstract: In this article, we argue that many difficulties associated with the protection of digital privacy are rooted in the framing of privacy as a predominantly individual responsibility. We examine how models of privacy protection, such as Notice and Choice, contribute Continue Reading …
I attended IGF 2014 as a civil society delegate on behalf of Tactical Tech. These are personal reflections of the event and current discourse around multistakeholderism and human rights. In the age of the Internet and global governance, civil society Continue Reading …
Feb 12 2014 Recently I found myself at the Computers Privacy and Data Protection (CPDP) conference in Brussels. As someone coming from an NGO known for its capacity building and practical education efforts, and with a background in Internet policy Continue Reading …
2013: Everything has changed. The world as we know it; gone. Friends quit their jobs, speak drunkenly of chucking Thinkpads out windows and running for the hills, of living in a forest colony and of learning to love the world in Continue Reading …
In November 2012, an unexpected event occurred in NYC. A hurricane rolled in and upended the lives of many for weeks on end. Help came eventually, but many were left to take care of themselves, especially in the first week. Among Continue Reading …