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Including Gender into privacy and security
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Contents
Introduction: What does it mean to include gender into privacy and security?
Length: 8 pages
Who: Alexandra, Valentina
Aims:
- Show existing links between privacy and security from a gender and inter-sectional approach
- Convince WHRD and LGTBI activists that privacy and security consists of different but interconnected elements (ie physical, digital and well-being)
- Support and empower WHRD and LGTBI to adopt better privacy and security behaviors by knowing methods, processes and liberating technologies
- Provide arguments, methodologies and examples to get the buy in from their organisations/communities to adopt integrated approaches which include gender into privacy and security
Understanding gender gaps in tech: From exclusion to self inclusion
Length: 4 pages
Who: Nuria
Aim:
- Understanding the different type of gaps into technology access, uptake, use and development
- Shifting paradigm from exclusion to self-inclusion
Step 0: Mapping your data and devices
Length: 6 pages
Who: Alex, Marte
Aims:
- Assessing privacy and security risks requires first to understand what should be protected
- Better management of data and devices from a physical and psycho-social well being perspective
Step 1: Understanding your digital shadow
Length: 15 pages
Who: Floriana, Jillian, Faith
Aims:
- Understanding digital shadow and metadata
- Awareness on risks and empowering potential of online identities (using real names, pseudonyms, collective names and anonymity)
- Creating new online identities
- Managing various online identities
Step 2: Building safe spaces
Length: 15 pages
Who: Sophie, Faith, Paula