The DWeb in Your Back Pocket by Madeline de Figueiredo, Jack Fox Keen, and Stef Magdalinski
Presented by Madeline de Figueiredo, Jack Fox Keen, and Stef Magdalinski
Hear real-world examples of decentralized tools being used by activists and journalists to defend human rights, on the ground and in the courtroom –– with a focus on how smartphone accessible applications are helping empower eyewitnesses.
Battle-weary Web/Web2 person, reinvigorated for the next boss fight. This time, we’ll get it right, RIGHT? Things I’ve cofounded that still exist: http://www.moo.com , http://www.theyworkforyou.com/ , http://www.openrightsgroup.org , http://www.writetothem.com . I’ve been an (bad) engineer, (better) CTO, COO, and CEO. I’m an extreme nerd about usability- If people can’t use, or don’t enjoy the thing you built, try again. Other interests - democracy, privacy, security, civic hactivism. I don’t like linkedIn either but it does have a timeline: https://www.linkedin.com/in/smagdali
Videos from the summit:
Jack Fox Keen is a first year PhD student in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering and UC Santa Cruz, in the Artificial Intelligence Explainability and Accountability (AIEA) Lab under the tutelage of Dr. Leilani H. Gilpin. Their research focuses on explainable artificial intelligence for psychological and sociological applications, such as suicide prevention and human rights activism. They hold a bachelors of science from Florida Student University for both Scientific Computing and Biomathematics. As an activist, Jack Fox Keen has been involved with a variety of organizations, including Science for the People, Food Not Bombs, and the Tech Workers Coalition. They have also worked for the Guardian Project for 3 years as the data scientist for ProofMode, working with the Content Authenticity Initiative (CAI) and other organizations on verifiable photo provenance.