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== Practicalities ==
== Practicalities ==
* Day 1 4.45pm-5.45pm
* Day 1 4.45pm-5.45pm
* {{Q|1096}}
= Introduction =
= Introduction =
== Lessons from "The Great Hack" ==
== Some examples ==
* David Carroll's actions have helped go beyond regular data protection enforcement. Authorities need complaints and evidence.
=== Lessons from "The Great Hack" ===
* You can be an inspiration.
* David Carroll's actions have helped go beyond the usual (lack of) data protection enforcement.
* Journalists dropped the ball
* Authorities often need complaints and evidence, their investigative and injunctive powers augment then.
* Anyone can change things by pushing their rights through.
* Journalists dropped the ball on David Carroll's case.
* Time for action.
* Time for action.
=== Youtubers' Union ===
* Youtubers are affected by algorithms demonetizing their content, based on unclear criteria.
* In the [https://fairtube.info/en/ FairTube campaign], they are demanding better working conditions, mostly through transparency.
* They are exercising these demands collectively in an alliance with IG Metall (one of Europe's largest labor unions), with a [https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/evjnew/google-agrees-to-meet-with-youtubers-union-right-before-deadline threat of going individual(!) through the GDPR].
By now they got out of their ultimatum to Youtube some formal sitdown encounter.
=== Uber drivers ===
* Uber drivers have a lot of concerns about the algorithm ruling them.
* When they make demands to Uber, they get some data, but there is always consideration for privacy of passengers.
== Transparency surface ==
== Transparency surface ==
* concept
* Black hat hackers use the so-called "attack surface" of a system to figure out its weaknesses, for their own profit.
* examples (recent complaint)
* White hats do the same, but for the collective benefit.
* expansion
We need the same dynamic for platforms. White hats, journalists, etc need more "attack surface". Actually, they need a "transparency surface", i.e. a way to expose information that serve democracy. But platforms often paint these as attack surfaces themselves.
For instance:
* ads transparency projects for Pro Publica or WhoTargetsMe.
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== Plan ==
== Plan ==