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The the first in a series of discussions on race, tech, and civil society examines police surveillance in Detroit.

If digital infrastructure is the backbone of civil society and democratization, then why aren't we doing more to protect it?

MIT’s new surveillance rating system is ready to “capture details of every significant automated contact tracing effort in the world.”

The global pandemic gives new urgency to conversations about race, technology, and civil society. Existing inequities are exacerbated by the disease and exploited by the response to it. Technologies contribute to inequity, but also offer ways to restore justice. This crisis offers a moment to ask the types of questions...

UK-based Data Orchard is rolling out a self-assessment tool designed to empower nonprofits in their decision-making.

A geolocation system developed by citizen scientists could provide potentially life-saving data without eroding the right to privacy.

A report from the Digital Civil Society Lab looks at how organizations are evolving to address policy issues in the digital age.

A new report looks at how the GDPR can be used against social sector organizations and what they should do to prepare.

A report from OSF looks at how nefarious actors have tried to use the GDPR to stifle public interest research and reporting in the social sector.

Digital Impact grantee JustFix.nyc is using New York City's housing crisis to lay the groundwork for a nationwide movement built on public data.