Privacy
Digital fourth(Boston, MA)
Digital Foruth is the Boston chapter of Restore the Foruth, fighting to preserve privacy protections of the US Constitution, and apply them to everyone; but also preserve the freedom to experiment, to innovate, to create, and to agitate.
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Web: https://warrantless.org
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Dc719(Colorado Springs, CO)
DEF CON 719 is a community of Colorado Springs residents sharing their passion for IT security at regular educational meetups.
Contact:
Web: https://www.eventbrite.com/o/dc719-def-con-group-52527606283
Social: https://www.facebook.com/groups/dc719/
Lucy parsons labs(Chicago, IL)
Lucy Parsons Labs is a charitable collaboration between data scientists, transparency activists, artists, and technologists that sheds light on the intersection of digital rights and on-the-streets issues.
Contact: info@lucyparsonslabs.com
Web: https://lucyparsonslabs.com/
Social: https://x.com/lucyparsonslabs
Citizens network of protection(Evanston, IL)
Citizen Network of Protection is a nonprofit established to assist residents with filing complaints against police officers’ misconduct and promotes racial and economic justice within the legal system. CNP also works with communities directly impacted by injustice in law enforcement to form alliances which elevate their work and leadership.
Contact: Info@CitizensNetworkofProtection.com
Web: https://www.citizensnetworkofprotection.com
Social: https://www.facebook.com/CitizensNetworkofProtection
Restore the 4th mn(Minnesota, MN)
The Minnesotta chapter of Restoe the Fourth is dedicated to restoring the protections of the Fourth Amendment, protecting peoples privacy, and ending mass government surveillance.
Contact: contact@rt4mn.org
Web: https://rt4.mn/
Social: https://twitter.com/RT4MN
Privacy watch stl(St. Louis, MO)
Privacy Watch is a coalition dedicated to ending over-surveillance by government and government/corporate partnerships. They expose how residents or reacked withouy public discussion, approval, or recourse, while centering communities of color, immigrants, poor people, activists, and other unjustly targeted groups.
Contact: privacywatchstl@protonmail.com
Web: https://privacywatchstl.wordpress.com/
Social: https://www.facebook.com/privacywatchstl/
Eff-austin(Austin, TX)
EFF-Austin was actually the first EFF Chapter back in 1992. Years later, after EFF moved away from the chapter model, they are still active allies in the Austin area. EFF-Austin regularly highlights digital rights issues and the potential for new technologies with regular live events, and is active on city and state level advocacy.
Contact: info@effaustin.org
Web: http://effaustin.org/
Social: https://mastodon.social/@effaustin
Yale privacy lab(New Haven, CT)
Privacy Lab is an initiative of the Information Society Project at Yale Law Schoo exploring the connection between privacy, security, and anonymity through hands-on software and hardware implementation, such as cybersecurity workshops.
Contact:
Web: https://privacylab.yale.edu/
Social: https://x.com/PrivacyLabISP
Electronic frontiers georgia(Atlanta, GA)
EFGA is a nonprofit advocacy group advancing digital rights through regular community events and direct legislative advocacy on the state and city level.
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Web: https://www.ef-georgia.org
Social: https://x.com/ef_georgia
Oakland privacy(Oakland, CA)
Oakland Privacy is a citizens’ coalition that works statewide to defend the right to privacy, enhance public transparency and promote oversight regarding the use of surveillance techniques and equipment. As experts on municipal privacy reform, they have written use policies and impact reports for a variety of surveillance technologies, conducted research and investigations, and developed frameworks for the implementation of equipment with respect for civil rights, privacy protections and community control.
Contact: oaklandprivacyworkinggroup@lists.riseup.net
Web: http://oaklandprivacy.org/
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Techlead(San Diego, CA)
techLEAD researches tech issues, provide aid to the community, host and attend gatherings, help educate the public, defend those who are on the margins, and provide knowledge support to decision-makers and leaders in San Diego.
Contact: techlead@protonmail.com
Web: https://techleadsd.org/
Social: https://www.facebook.com/techleadsd
United against police terror san diego - copwatch(San Diego)
UAPTSD works for systemic change in law enforcement agencies and advocating for victims of excessive force or police misconduct. They concentrate our efforts in the San Diego County and the collective’s work includes: informing people of their rights, lending support to victims of police terror by helping them file complaints in the police ethics system and dealing with wrongful accusations. They also denounce the harassment, violence, intimidation, arrests and abuse of power by police.
Contact: uaptsd@gmail.com
Web: https://uaptsd.org/
Social: https://twitter.com/UAPTSD/
Citizens privacy coalition of santa clara county(San Jose, CA)
CPCSCC probes city, county, and federal government offices through public records requests to determine techniques and funding behind surveillance efforts anywhere in the county. They also attend public meetings in which surveillance issues are discussed to stay up-to-date with ongoing efforts.
Contact: contact@cpcscc.org
Web: https://cpcscc.org
Social: https://twitter.com/cpcscc
Pdx privacy(Portland, OR)
Their Mission: To bring about transparency and control in the acquisition and use of surveillance systems in the Portland Metro area, whether personal data is captured by the government or by commercial entities. Transparency is essential to ensure privacy protections, community control, fairness, and respect for civil rights.
Contact: info@pdxprivacy.org
Web: https://www.pdxprivacy.org/
Social: https://twitter.com/pdxprivacy
Privazy(Wellesley, MA)
Community-centered movement to raise awareness about & address online privacy issues faced by Gen Zers.
Contact: privazycollective@protonmail.com
Web: https://privazy.org/
Social: https://x.com/privazy_co
Calyx institute(New York, NY)
Calyx Institute is a non-profit education and research organization devoted to studying, testing and developing and implementing privacy technology and tools to promote free speech, free expression, civic engagement and privacy rights on the internet and in the mobile communications industry.
Contact: help@calyxinstitute.org
Web: https://calyxinstitute.org/
Social: https://twitter.com/calyxinstitute
Council on american-islamic relations new york (cair-ny)(New York, NY)
As America’s premier Muslim civil rights group, the Council on American-Islamic Relations has worked for more than 25 years to defend the constitution. The New York chapter is one of the busiest and most dynamic of CAIR’s thirty-five nationwide affiliates, defending, representing, and educating nearly one million Muslims in the New York area.
Contact: info@ny.cair.com
Web: https://www.cair-ny.org
Social: https://twitter.com/CAIRNewYork
Privacy law association @ nyls(New York, NY)
Privacy Law Association (PLA) provides academic and professional support for law students interested in data privacy law and security in New York.
Contact: eboard@privacylawnyls.com
Web: https://privacylawnyls.com/
Social: https://www.instagram.com/privacylaw_nyls/
Black movement law project(New York, NY)
BMLP provides legal support to local communities throughout the country as they demonstrate against police brutality and systemic racism. We believe in a community centered approach - providing holistic legal and technical service with an understanding that mass defense movement legal experience is often missing from the local equation.
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Web: http://bmlp.org/
Social: https://www.facebook.com/blackmovementlawproject
May first/people link(New York, NY)
May First Movement Technology is a non-profit membership organization that engages in building movements by advancing the strategic use and collective control of technology for local struggles, global transformation, and emancipation without borders.
Contact: info@mayfirst.org
Web: https://mayfirst.org
Social: https://social.coop/@mayfirst
Surveillance technology oversight project(New York, NY)
S.T.O.P. litigates and advocates for privacy, working to abolish local governments’ systems of mass surveillance. Its work highlights the discriminatory impact of surveillance on Muslim Americans, immigrants, the LGBTQ+ community, indigenous peoples, and communities of color, particularly the unique trauma of anti-Black policing.
Contact: https://www.stopspying.org/contact-form
Web: https://www.stopspying.org/
Social: https://twitter.com/STOPSpyingNY
The cypurr collective(New York, NY)
Cypurr is a small cryptoparty and cat-enthusiast collective working to educate the public on cybersecurity in an accessible and hollistic way. It aims to resist systemic oppressions through community self-defense.
Contact: cypurr@protonmail.com
Web: cypurr.org
Social: https://twitter.com/cypurrnyc
Bsides rdu(Raleigh, NC)
Raleigh-Durham chapter of Security BSides, a community-driven framework for building events for and by cyber security community members.
Contact:
Web: https://bsidesrdu.org/
Social: https://www.facebook.com/BSidesRDU
Rhode island rights(Providence, RI)
Rhode Island Rights is a state and local advocacy group, with a focus on combatting state and corporate surveillance.
Contact:
Web: http://rirights.wordpress.com
Social: https://www.facebook.com/cdhcr
Dc864(Greenville, SC)
DC864 is the local DEF CON community group for the 864 area code in South Carolina. The group provides learning opportunities, resources, and camaraderie for anyone interested in digital privacy and information security. All ages/skill levels welcome.
Contact: DEFCON864info@gmail.com
Web: https://www.dc864.org/
Social: https://x.com/defcon864
Kilómetro 0(San Juan, PR)
Puerto Rico-based NGO focusing on reducing police violence in the colony.
Contact: https://www.kilometro0.org/contactanos
Web: https://www.kilometro0.org/
Social: https://twitter.com/Kilometro0PR
No ethics in big tech(San Francisco, CA)
No Ethics in Big Tech's targets big tech corporations and works to educate the public on the tech industry and its leaders’ inhumane business practices.
Contact: Info@noethicsinbigtech.com
Web: NoEthicsInBigTech.com
Social: https://www.facebook.com/CSCBoycott
Stop surveillance city(Seattle, WA)
Advocating for less police surveillance, less criminalization & incarceration, and less divestment from our communities; while advocating for investment in our communities, our people, and our kids. We want to increase programs that address the root causes of violence so harm doesn't happen in the first place.
Contact: stopsurveillancecity@proton.me
Web: https://stopsurveillancecity.wordpress.com/
Social: https://www.instagram.com/stopsurveillancecity