Tactical Technology Collective (or Tactical Tech) is an international nongovernmental organization that engages with citizens and civil society organisations to explore and mitigate the impacts of technology on society. As of 2014, the organisation is based in Berlin with two staff including co-founder and executive director Stephanie Hankey.
Key projects
Events including Summer Source Camp, an open source workshop, held in Croatia (2003),Paul-Brian McInerney. "Technology Movements and the Politics of Free/Open Source Software." Science Technology Human Values March 2009 vol. 34 no. 2 Africa Source, open source workshop, held in Namibia (2004)"African Free and Open Source Software Developers Meeting March 15th - 19th, 2004." Africa News, January 20, 2004 and Uganda (2006)"Africa Source II - Free and Open Source Software for Local Communities." Africa News, October 17, 2005 and Asia Source, a series of three open source camps held in Bangalore, India (2005), in Sukabumi, Indonesia (2007) and in Silang in the Philippines (2009). '10 Tactics for Turning Information into Action', a 50-minute film (2009) that shows "how social justice organizations in the Global South use everything from Google Earth to Facebook in their campaigns."Derek Blackadder. "Twitter & Toodledo." Our Times, Feb/March 2010.Mary C. Joyce, ed. Digital activism decoded: the new mechanics of change. NY: International Debate Education Assoc., 2010 NGO-in-a-Box (2005) provided free and open source software to nonprofit organizations.Information communication technologies and human development: opportunities and challenges. Idea Group, 2007 p. 197, 207, 209 Security in-a-box (2008–2019) was created with Front Line Defenders to help people stay safe and secure online. Me and My Shadow (2011–2018) helped people identifying ways their devices and accounts are emitting information. Data Detox Kit (2016–present) The organization also creates digital security training curriculum modules.
The Glass Room The Glass Room was launched in 2016 with the Mozilla Foundation as an art installation that helped demonstrate the importance of privacy and security.
Installations of the exhibit have included: The White Room Berlin (2016)Süddeutsche Zeitung The Glass Room New York (2016) The Glass Room London (2017) The Glass Room San Francisco (2019)
See also Electronic Frontier Foundation Open Knowledge Foundation
References
External links Official site