Workshop on the Politics of Data facilitated by Tactical Tech in Limerick on June 27
Gabriela Avram
Dear colleagues,
As part of the Communities&Technologies 2015 conference taking place at the University of Limerick between 27 and 30 June 2015, we are hosting an invited workshop facilitated by the Tactical Tech think tank. Details below:
Workshop title: Data, profiling and communities
Date: June 27, 2015 (Saturday) Time: 9:00 – 16:00
Venue: Engineering Research Building – ERB07 (see map)
Workshop facilitator: Fieke Jansen, Project Lead Politics of Data, Tactical Tech.
About the workshop:
For this workshop we will look at the impact of technologies on communities. Technologies harness a lot of potential for amplifying the work of communities, in both engagement, activism and organizing.
However, technologies have also brought about new challenges to different communities. In this workshop we will specifically want to explore what challenges surrounding data, profiling and communities. Here we want to focus on the abilities and limits of communities to control data that is collected, aggregated and used about them by companies and governments.
About the Tactical Technology Collective:
Tactical Tech is a non-profit organisation, working since 2003 to advance the use of information and digital technologies by advocates and activists worldwide.
Based in Berlin, they work with an international network of partners and collaborators to help rights, accountability and transparency advocates and the communities they work with to use information and digital technologies effectively in their work.
Tactical Tech have three focal areas: understanding & shaping issues; digital security and privacy; and data politics. We work to raise awareness, build practical skills and offer both critical reflection and inspiration in all of these areas.
To find out more and to register, check http://comtech.community/?p=238 .
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