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Audrey Hingle

Audrey Hingle

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The Dog that Caught the Car: Britain's 'World-Leading' Internet

Billed as a “world-leading” child-protection law, the UK’s Online Safety Act has instead normalized surveillance and ID checks. “Tech policy wonk" Heather Burns writes that the model is spreading across the Atlantic, where politicians see a ready-made tool for censorship and control.

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Democracy Needs Encryption

Encryption protects fundamental rights, and it must be preserved as governments expand their cybersecurity and investigatory powers.

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Europe's Digital Sovereignty: Is the Political Will Ever Coming?

Eight years ago, Europe declared digital sovereignty a priority, but is it now out of reach?

Shaping a Profession, Building a Community

Shaping a Profession, Building a Community

Exploring how practitioners define public interest technology, and what it takes to sustain and grow the field.

How Internet Applications Geolocate Users and Why It Needs a Rethink

How Internet Applications Geolocate Users and Why It Needs a Rethink

Internet apps often use IP addresses to estimate user location. This post covers standards work to improve IP address privacy, their geolocation approach, and whether routing protocols should reveal location data.

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Is It True Nobody Reads the T&Cs?

Also known as Terms of Service, Terms of Use, User Agreements or Service Agreements, it is true that most are a case of clicked-accept-but-didn’t-read but they may matter more now than ever.

Four Responses on the Future of Internet Governance

Four Responses on the Future of Internet Governance

Submitted as part of the WSIS+20 review process, which marks twenty years since the original World Summit on the Information Society.