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Innovation team at @DefendDefenders facilitating intelligent, strategic & secure usage of technology by human rights defenders in East and Horn of Africa.

 Kampala, Uganda
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Joined October 2016
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Björn Tunbäck@Tunback4 Dec 2018
SAFE SISTER: After being hacked, abused and harassed women human rights defenders meet to learn… by @DefendersTech link.medium.com/p6UJmsgVmS
SAFE SISTER: After being hacked, abused and harassed women human rights defenders meet to learn…

SAFE SISTER: After being hacked, abused and harassed women human rights defenders meet to learn…

“Recently a blogger wrote about the experience of being a woman online and then she started receiving messages with explicit sexual and…

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@DefendDefenders12 Nov 2018
Who is blocking your access to social media? See our joint report on #socialmedia in #Uganda with @PollicyOrg and @OpenObservatory : goo.gl/3qDrha #FreedomOfExpression
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@PollicyOrg12 Nov 2018
Check out our contributions to the latest report by @DefendDefenders and @OONI: "Uganda’s Social Media Tax through the lens of network measurements”. Who is blocking what access? 👉🏽 goo.gl/9dCpt4
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OONI
@OpenObservatory12 Nov 2018
Uganda's Social Media Tax through the lens of network measurements ooni.io/post/uganda-social-m… defenddefenders.org/publicat… Our joint report w/ @DefendDefenders examines how social media & circumvention tools are blocked across ISPs in Uganda. #Uganda #SocialMediaTax
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The Tor Project
@torproject12 Nov 2018
Uganda's new Social Media Tax is a major blow to internet freedom. A new report by @DefendDefenders & @OpenObservatory documents what methods ISPs are using to implement the blocks to social media and circumvention tools: ooni.io/post/uganda-social-m… #Uganda #censorship
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Memory Bandera@MemoryBandera29 Oct 2018
During @HRDWorldSummit @amnesty Secretary General @kuminaidoo speaks about the importance of upholding HRDs who have given their lives to promotion of human rights #WeAreAllDefenders @DefendDefenders
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@DefendDefenders21 Oct 2018
We run a safety clinic at each session of the NGO Forum to provide #HRDs with tips to mitigate risks and threats experienced in the course of their crucial work. Visit the clinic at this session for more information #ForumAchpr63
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Memory Bandera@MemoryBandera12 Oct 2018
As the world celebrated Int'l day of girl child @UgandaGCN screened #CodeGirl movie to encourage girls use technology #SkilledGirlForce & they hosted Tyra Margach @EllaTyra 1st runner up @MissUgandaWorld 2018 to share experiences & inspire girls to stay in school @DefendersTech
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Cisco Insider@CiscoInsider15 Oct 2018
#Cybersecurity is not just IT's responsibility, it's everyone's responsibility. Here's why 💻☠️👉 gblogs.cisco.com/uki/why-is-… #CyberSecMonth
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PrivacySolved@PrivacySolved10 Oct 2018
Africa: It is #cybersecurity awareness month all over the world. Human Error is often at the heart of many #databreaches. Five basic things to consider for #informationsecurity. #dataprotection #privacy #cybersecuritymonth lnkd.in/e6rJ4Vm
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@DefendDefenders3 Oct 2018
In September, we launched two reports on #Burundi at #HRC39. Find out more - plus our "Defender of the Month", updates from the subregion, and opportunities from our network - in @DefendDefenders' monthly newsletter: grnewsletters.com/archive/de…
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Pollicy
@PollicyOrg18 May 2018
We are excited to launch our latest research at @RightsCon on #DigitalSecurity practices of women in Kampala, Uganda together with the #SafeSister Digital Safety Guide with @Internews and @DefendersTech Click here 👉🏾 pollicy.org/wp-content/uploa…
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Vita Activa@VitaActivaOrg18 May 2018
RT @PollicyOrg: We are excited to launch our latest research at @RightsCon on #DigitalSecurity practices of women in Kampala, Uganda together with the #SafeSister Digital Safety Guide with @Internews and @DefendersTech Click here 👉🏾 pollicy.org/wp-content/upl…
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Pollicy
@PollicyOrg18 May 2018
Together with @Internews & @DefendersTech, we've also created the Common Sense Guide to Digital Safety for Women and Girls in sub-Saharan Africa: a handy booklet to support women in adopting safer online practices. Access the guide here: safesisters.net/wp-content/u…
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Gianluca Costantini@channeldraw16 Oct 2017
Je suis #Somalia channeldraw.blogspot.it/2017… #SomaliaAttack #Somaliabomb @Somalia @TheVillaSomalia
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Small Media@small_media16 Oct 2017
How can we make sure we practice #opendata work responsibly? Our new #OpenAndShut piece explores ethical questions: buff.ly/2xIm2wh
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Neeeeema@NeemaIyer11 Oct 2017
We've kicked off our DOC-it Workshop #3 of our data documentation series for Human Rights Orgs across Uganda 🇺🇬
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Hire the Youth@hiretheyouth10 Oct 2017
The Research Methods Workshop for Internet Policy & Advocacy Is Happening in Kampala, Here's How to Apply → bit.ly/InternetPolicyW
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Open Technology Fund@OpenTechFund9 Oct 2017
Request for Proposals: help bolster OTF's #Usability Lab, increase services offered opentech.fund/article/reques…
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Maxence M. Melo
@macdemelo6 Oct 2017
Let’s protect creativity and support innovation... > Authorities shall make no law abridging the #FreedomOfSpeech, or the #PressFreedom!
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