Tactical Technology Collective - Releases

INDIAN GOVT CENSORSHIP: THE TECH LOWDOWN

helen — Mon, 26 Jan 2015 23:49:53 +0000

February 2015

Releases

Tactical Tech's Kaustubh Srikanth investigates how the Indian Govt has been blocking websites, and what can be done do to get around it. (Huffington Post)

ADDRESSING THE RIGHT TO PRIVACY IN 2015

helen — Mon, 26 Jan 2015 23:48:31 +0000

February 2015

Releases

Tactical Tech's Becky Kazansky looks at privacy enhancing technologies and human rights in the Internet Policy Review journal on internet regulation.

WHAT'S UP WITH CRYPTO IN WHATSAPP?

helen — Mon, 26 Jan 2015 23:43:26 +0000

February 2015

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"Enabling encryption in communication services doesn't change this business model nor does it necessarily protect all of your data. So what does end-to-end encryption in WhatsApp mean?" Find out more on MyShadow.

DIFFICULT QUESTIONS

helen — Mon, 26 Jan 2015 23:41:45 +0000

February 2015

Releases

(Image: Ali Ferzat)

It is unusual for Tactical Tech to comment on a current political event; however, the attack on the artists and journalists working for the French magazine Charlie Hebdo has particular significance for our work. Some initial thoughts here.

CAN WE PLAY HIDE AND SEEK IN THE PANOPTICON?

helen — Mon, 26 Jan 2015 23:35:12 +0000

February 2015

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Part 3 of our Snowden-inspired blog series on myshadow.org challenges the notion that mass surveillance allows individuals to “hide within the crowd". Part 4, "Lies and Revelations" looks at why mass surveillance is not about catching the "bad guys".

VISUALISING INFORMATION FOR ADVOCACY: 2ND EDITION OUT NOW!

helen — Mon, 26 Jan 2015 23:29:32 +0000

February 2015

Releases

The books have arrived from the printers, complete with new layout and a new cover!
Watch our official unpacking video, "The Arrival".

See how the new cover was made, in this post by the designers.

TRACKOGRAPHY: YOU NEVER READ ALONE

helen — Mon, 26 Jan 2015 23:24:11 +0000

February 2015

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We officially launched our new project, Trackography, at the Chaos Communication Congress in Hamburg in December. Find out where your data goes, and through which countries and companies, when you read your favourite newspapers online.

Watch the launch

TRACKOGRAPHY

helen — Fri, 28 Nov 2014 17:32:52 +0000

December 2014

Releases

We'll be launching a new project, 'Trackography', at the Chaos Communication Congress at the end of the year.. watch this space!

THE FALSE DICHOTOMY OF BETTER AND WORSE SPIES

helen — Fri, 28 Nov 2014 16:48:50 +0000

December 2014

Releases

Read part two of our 'Why shrugging at the Snowden revelations is a bad idea' blog series: The False Dichotomy of Better and Worse Spies.

Read part one here: 3 (scary) things Snowden taught us about Surveillance.

(Photo: “Spy vs Spy” by Tony Fischer, Flickr CC-BY 2.0)

PRESENTING EVIDENCE OF VIOLENCE: SCHOOL OF DATA BLOG

helen — Fri, 07 Nov 2014 15:54:45 +0000

November 2014

Releases

A guest blog post by Tactical Tech's Lisa Gutermuth looks at how women's rights campaigners have presented evidence of violence in interesting and creative ways.