SXTXState 2014: Day 1 recap
Priscillia and I thought we’d give a quick recap on our first day here at SXSWi. Overall, we had a lot of fun but we’re definitely exhausted! On to day dos tomorrow.
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American Civil Liberties Union – Online Privacy
The American Civil Liberties Union promoted online privacy at South by Southwest Interactive. They gave out bumper stickers, pins, and information on the importance of protecting your privacy when using the internet and technology. The government and corporations are both at times guilty of helping but also hinder users privacy, a growing concern in the […]
How Not to Die: Using Tech in a Dictatorship
““We are about upgrading our humanity and our own freedom.” – Mark Belinsky Iphones, Twitter, Facebook and the like aren’t just for Americans wanting to talk about what bar to meet at or what celebrity said what anymore. Now this amazing technology has made its way into the hands of some of the most oppressed […]
Turning Slacktivism into Online Activism
Boyd Neil, a former political activist and trade unionist, spoke on the importance of utilizing the internet to help fuel social movements. Neil, a self-proclaimed “left-wing activist,” was arrested during a demonstration in Cananda on the one year anniversary of the War Measures Act, a “fascist” law (as he called it) that limited the freedom […]
Five Activists Panels You Don’t Want to Miss!
Over the last quarter of the 20th Century, technology evolved at an astonishing rate. With the advent of the internet, the cellphone and the ever decreasing size of computers, people began using technology for more than just games and business. In the first 10 years of the 21st Century we saw cellphones go from clunky […]