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Feminist Cyborgs: Activism, Fundraising and Security Online

Feminist Cyborgs: Activism, Fundraising and Security Online. Jan Moolman, Association for Progressive Communications, Women’s Rights Programme: 3 December 2012. What is the issue?

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Feminist Cyborgs: Activism, Fundraising and Security Online

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  1. Feminist Cyborgs: Activism, Fundraising and Security Online Jan Moolman, Association for Progressive Communications, Women’s Rights Programme: 3 December 2012

  2. What is the issue? • the internet and ICTs provide critical spaces and opportunities to exercise freedoms, claim rights, perform identities, take action, connect, show solidarity • while more women’s rights organisations and individual women are using the internet and other ICTs there are growing incidences of technology-related violence against women (VAW), and general threats to safety and security

  3. What are the common threats? • cyber stalking • sexual harassment • privacy violations • manipulation of personal information including images and videos • ... affects how we work, play, love

  4. Stories • She’s begging to be raped: • https://www.takebackthetech.net/write/shes-begging-be-raped-twitterverse-feminists-pakistan • Digital Security: Drop-in centre of Ugandan sex worker organisation raided: • https://www.apc.org/en/news/digital-security-drop-centre-ugandan-sex-worker-or • Danger and opportunity: ICTs and women human rights defenders • http://www.genderit.org/node/3469 • Take Back the Tech! But know the risks first (interview with African activists on secure online communications) • http://www.genderit.org/node/3501/

  5. Know your rights Take control Know your tools Know your risk Recognise that context matters –threats and violators How can we respond?

  6. Basic security • HTTPS everywhere – online searches • TOR – pops your request through different servers • Email – use encryption • Mobile phones – password protection • Password tips – most critical • Facebook – don’t tag or upload pictures without permission; use privacy settings

  7. Useful resources • Take Back The Tech - https://www.takebackthetech.net/be-safe • Tactical Tech’s Me and My Shadow - https://myshadow.org/ • Ono - https://onorobot.org/ • Connect Your Rights - rights.apc.org

  8. www.takebackthetech.net jac@apcwomen.org

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