
Amira Dhalla
@amirad
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Focused on tech as it intersects with privacy, security, equity & rights. Always thinking about community care 🌱 Not really here...cause you know.....
Turtle Island (NYC/Toronto)
Joined February 2009
Thank you to report co-authors @amirad, @KomalBazazSmith, @KatieDHBrooks, and guest contributors @MLTellado, @craignewmark, @noopurdavis, @gigastacey, @CISAJen, Ondrej Vlcek (@GenDigitalInc), Tim Murphy (@Mastercard), @dianaburley, @vivian, and @CarpeDiemCyber!
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Hot off the press 🔥 New Consumer Cyber Readiness report by CR, @AspenDigital, and @GlobalCyberAlln reveals continued progress in consumer cybersecurity practices, but more education is needed. https://t.co/GGQn30SXB1
#CybersecurityAwarenessMonth
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Today we're looking back at another panel from @CLTCBerkeley's inaugural #CyberCivilDefense Summit, which focused on expanding the adoption of free tools & resources designed to help under-resources & understaffed orgs improve their #cybersecurity posture. https://t.co/9egjk2DhG8
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It's great to see @ColumbiaSIPA alumn @amirad talking about her work on @ConsumerReports Security Planner as part of a discussion on developing and sharing free tools to civil society.
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Thank you, @ikethecoins, @CISAGov’s @Sandy Radesky, @Okta’s Victor Cordon, @amirad & @CarpeDiemCyber, for doing a panel at our #CyberCivilDefense Summit! They shared FREE #cyber tools and resources and how to use them to level up attendees’ personal and workplace security.
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Great watching @craignewmark calling for more champions in #cybercivildefense to a full house convened by @CLTCBerkeley 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
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No #RightsCon, a @followlori falou agora há pouco de solidariedade transnational entre os vários Sus! 🌍
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Passkeys—a new alternative to passwords—can help prevent phishing attacks and keep you more secure online. CR experts @yaelwrites and @amirad share what you need to know about this increasingly popular technology.
consumerreports.org
Passkeys are an alternative to passwords, and they provide robust protection against phishing attacks and website breaches.
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Timely film screening & discussion @rightscon on how bad #data & algorithmic biases reinforce #inequality, particularly for communities of colour! Check out the #BadInput short films by @ConsumerReports x @KaporCenter 👇 https://t.co/3PCsBnZUtG
#RightsCon2023
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If you're attending #RightsCon this week join myself and @followlori from @Mozilla for a screening of #BadInput and a discussion on how bad data reinforces inequality, looking at local and global contexts
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Many free cyber tools are available, but under what conditions are they useful to under-resourced & understaffed orgs? This panel @ the Cyber Civil Defense Summit will cover what on-the-ground support is needed to uptake high-tech tools. Register today! https://t.co/IreF981FOO
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Attending RightsCon online? Check out our workshop, Lost (and found) in translation: lessons in localizing privacy and safety resources, on June 7th at :15 EST with @consumerreports @accessnow @penamerica @L10nLab @torproject @DigiDefenders
https://t.co/HNt5x6U1Sp
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Racial and gender bias in facial recognition can have a negative impact on communities of color. Watch the #BADINPUT a @ConsumerReports film on facial recognition at https://t.co/rkFTgm5qb1 and demand #AI fairness. https://t.co/tjpnOiT2o8
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Uncover the impact of AI bias. 🔎 Join us on May 30th at 11 AM ET to explore the consequences of discriminatory tech practices and #algorithmicbias with @Abebab, @kaschm, @amirad, and @iamxavier. 👉 Watch #BADINPUT videos by @ConsumerReports at https://t.co/TqcdGAZVYf
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Shoutout to @TheMarkup who just reached 10M scans on Blacklight - a tool that helps people see how they are being tracked online and protects their privacy. https://t.co/KzEASW7chk  #dataprivacy
themarkup.org
Our tool has been used to protect the privacy of medical patients, children, and numerous readers
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Please watch (and share!) and take action in our @CRAdvocacy petition to end discriminatory technology practices
action.consumerreports.org
Flawed data negatively impacts too many lives
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A quote from co-collaborator @LilsG31 in the #badinput press release share that this is the "first step towards advocating for more industry oversight, accountability and creation of more inclusive and equitable products"
prnewswire.com
/PRNewswire/ -- Today Consumer Reports in partnership with the Kapor Foundation released BAD INPUT, a video series directed by Filmmaker Alice Gu, exploring...
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Over a year of work went into the launch of #badinput - a collaboration from @ConsumerReports @KaporCenter and all the experts featured. With the goal of creating awareness and understanding of opaque issues that are already impacting all of our lives
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