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Report – Digital safety and internet freedom in South and Southeast Asia
In late 2021, OPTF and Engagemedia started collaborating on a research report that investigated digital safety and internet freedom in South and Southeast Asia. The final report is now available. Sadly, the findings paint a
Reflections on Nigeria’s Twitter ban
This article was commissioned by the OPTF to as part of a project to encourage more writing on digital rights issues. Adenike Fapohunda is a candidate attorney who did her final year thesis on the
Technologies for Border Surveillance and Control in Italy
Diego analyses a recent study from the Hermes Center covering the use of facial recognition technology at the Italian border.
Privacy Awareness Week ’22: The foundation of trust
The OPTF is once again a supporter of Privacy Awareness Week in 2022. We are encouraging people to take a proactive approach to privacy!
Dialogues on digital rights: Cyber-surveillance pushed me into exile
Ray Mwareya discusses how surveillance and cyber-harassment in Zimbabwe impacted his life and work as a journalist.
Dialogues on digital rights: On the internet, trust is a noun
Mallory dives into the concept of trust on the internet. What does trust really mean? And how can things truly be zero-trust?
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