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Virtual Workshops on Digital Privacy and Security for Video Conferencing

At Consumer Reports we’ve been busy reporting on the video conferencing tools you’re using, so we can hold companies accountable to…

Apr 23, 2020

Virtual Workshops on Digital Privacy and Security for Video Conferencing

Apr 23, 2020

Amira Dhalla

Video Conferencing Security in the time of COVID-19

In a time of physical distancing, many of us are turning to digital tools to keep us socially connected. From the burrows of our homes we…

Apr 15, 2020

Video Conferencing Security in the time of COVID-19

Apr 15, 2020

Amira Dhalla

Practices for Inclusive Online Meetings

I’ve worked in distributed teams at organizations that span cross-country and globally for over eight years. In this world, doing video…

Mar 23, 2020

Mar 23, 2020

Amira Dhalla

Amazon’s Facial Recognition Technology Scares Me. You Should Be Scared Too.

In case you want the top-level summary, here’s what you need to know: Amazon has created a facial recognition program that is imperfect…

Dec 3, 2018

Amazon’s Facial Recognition Technology Scares Me. You Should Be Scared Too.

Dec 3, 2018

Amira Dhalla

Life Update: I’m Leaving Mozilla!

I first started working in tech ten years ago. I remember everything about my first start-up. The joys of developing and launching new…

Jul 31, 2018

Life Update: I’m Leaving Mozilla!

Jul 31, 2018

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Mozilla Festival

Designing Events for Diverse and Global Communities: A Look into MozFest 2018

Do you run an annual conference or event where you convene a community from around the world? How often do you ask yourself if the event is…

Jul 25, 2018

Designing Events for Diverse and Global Communities: A Look into MozFest 2018

Jul 25, 2018

Amira Dhalla

The Dangers of Being Open

Last month I attended the Creative Commons Summit and listened to a keynote called “Open as in Dangerous” by someone I personally admire…

May 7, 2018

The Dangers of Being Open

May 7, 2018

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Athena Talks

Women Need to Take More Steps to Protect Themselves in Digital Spaces

I remember the first time my dad sat me down in his office and gave me tips on how to protect myself. “When the girls at school are…

Jun 14, 2017

Women Need to Take More Steps to Protect Themselves in Digital Spaces

Jun 14, 2017

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Read, Write, Participate

We’re on a Mission to Make Rwanda Web Literate

Sometime in the last six months we joined forces with partners and the Government of Rwanda on a plan to make Rwanda web literate. The work…

Jun 6, 2017

We’re on a Mission to Make Rwanda Web Literate

Jun 6, 2017

Amira Dhalla

The Divide Between Digital Participation and your Personal Privacy and Security

For a while now, I’ve talked about this thing called participation as it relates to the web. I want a web where people are free to express…

Apr 17, 2017

The Divide Between Digital Participation and your Personal Privacy and Security

Apr 17, 2017

Amira Dhalla

Amira Dhalla

Living at the intersection of gender, tech, privacy, and equity. Focused on how we build technology while putting human rights and communities at the forefront.

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