Activists Of Tech — The responsible tech podcast
Amira Dhalla on how social justice relates to tech, privacy, and cybersecurity.
Technology Salon – Is meaningful participation and accountability in AI possible?
On October 23 we gathered a group of interested (and interesting!) people together for a Technology Salon on these themes, catalyzed by lead discussants: Megan Colnar, Executive Director, Accountable Now, Aarathi Krishnan, UNDP’s former Senior Advisor on Strategic Foresight and Risk Anticipation and Amira Dhalla, Privacy and Security Rights Expert.
United Nations – Generative AI for the SDGs: Friend or Foe, Hope or Hype?
Generative AI, a subfield of AI that can create novel content or ideas, can be a powerful tool for advancing the United Nations’ SDGs. It has the potential to inform new and creative solutions to complex problems but is also raising many concerns. This UN roundtable presents a landscape overview of generative AI, including benefits and risks of its use and the current UN response to the rapidly evolving technology.
Cyber Civil Defense – CLTC Hosts Inaugural Cyber Civil Defense Summit
The Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity (CLTC) hosted the inaugural Cyber Civil Defense Summit, a daylong conference focused on exploring novel solutions to help non-profits, local governments, hospitals, small businesses, and other community-based organizations defend themselves online.
The Technically Human Podcast – Raising public awareness about AI bias
In this episode of the show, Lily Gangas, Chief Technology Community Officer at the Kapor Center, and Amira Dhalla, Director of Impact Partnerships and Programs at Consumer Reports, talk about films and about state of AI at the intersection of race and equity, and the importance of educating the public if we want to see change in the future of AI and human values.
Schmidt Futures – Tekalo
Tekalo, an initiative started by Schmidt Futures, aims to match tech talent with impact-driven talent in order to bridge the gap between tech talent and impact-driven opportunities. As part of their launch, they featured technologist who are passionate about solving pressing problems.
OPEN Tuesday – FBI Warns Against Using Public Phone Charging Stations
Kibin Alleyne of BronxNet TV is joined by Amira Dhalla; Security & Privacy Expert for Consumer Reports to discuss the dangers of using public phone charging stations.
Consumer Reports and Aspen Institute Reveal Consumer Attitudes Towards Cybersecurity and Online Privacy
Amira Dhalla, director of impact partnerships and programs at CR, noted, “Cybersecurity Awareness Month presents an opportunity to have meaningful engagement with consumers on how they can protect themselves online. We need collective action to better serve their needs. This report shows that we have made progress but significant work remains.”
Consulate General of Canada New York – Better Tech Future
Amira Dhalla, Director of Impact Partnerships at Consumer Reports, explains how consumers can protect themselves and their data from potential security vulnerabilities in the products and services they use.
The Register – Memory safety is the new black, fashionable and fit for any occasion
Consumer Reports, an 87-year-old nonprofit focused on product testing, this week published a report on memory safety. The publication acknowledged its unexpected coverage of the topic by explaining how it came to explore this highly technical concern after internal conversations about the limitations of its consumer-focused guide to online security.
WJXT – Consumer Reports’ testing reveals many VPNs fall short of online safety claims
Over the years people have looked to various tools to try to stay safer online, including antivirus software and virtual private networks, known as VPNs. But be careful: As Consumer Reports explains, the false sense of security you get from some VPNs could actually leave you less safe online.
ABC News – VPN’s
Protect your privacy with a VPN.
All Tech Is Human Library Podcast Series #12 | Amira Dhalla
The All Tech Is Human Library Podcast is a special 16-part series featuring a series of rapid-fire intimate conversations with academics, AI ethicists, activists, entrepreneurs, public interest technologists, and integrity workers, who help us answer: How do we build a responsible tech future?
Easy Prey – Security Planning with Consumer Reports with Amira Dhalla
Consumer Reports is known for the research and comparisons of products and services, but they also offer a free personalized security and privacy planner. Today’s guest is Amira Dhalla. Amira is the Director of Impact Partnerships and Programs at Consumer Reports focusing on digital privacy and security.
Mozilla – *Privacy Not Included: A December 17 Virtual Panel
These days, when you’re purchasing a gadget as a holiday gift, price and performance aren’t the only things that matter. Privacy does, too. As more and more products connect to the internet, consumers need to know: Can this product’s camera, microphone, or GPS snoop on me? What data does the device collect and where does it go? And, what is the company’s track record for protecting users’ data?
Mama Minimalist – How To Protect Your Privacy Online
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month (who knew?!). While keeping your personal information safe online can seem overwhelming there are simple ways to both protect your data and trick the algorithms. Amira Dhalla is on the show today to offer a blueprint about how you can be cyber smart-er.
ATTN: – Our data is our identity, and protecting it is our right.
ATTN and Consumer Reports released a video on the power of your data online and how to take back your control and protect yourself.
Data Privacy Week – Top 4 Tips for Staying Safe Online
National Cybersecurity Alliance Executive Director, Lisa Plaggemier, sits down with Amira Dhalla, Associate Director at Consumer Reports.
Devex – Widening Access to Online Learning for Women in Developing Countries
Mozilla Foundation and UN Women have launched digital learning clubs for women in Cape Town and Nairobi, in an effort to make online learning more relevant to communities in the developing world.
Toronto Star – Can the high early voter turnout among racialized voters in the U.S. translate north of the border?
The Star spoke with racialized Canadians living in the U.S., who say much of what has transpired in 2020 and since U.S. President Donald Trump was elected has fueled this huge early turnout. They think something similar could be sparked among people of colour in Canada as well.
WhoseKnowledge? – Amira Dhalla on Internet, governance and getting comfortable with discomfort
In this podcast interview we spoke to Amira at Decolonizing the Internet 2018 in Cape Town, South Africa. We discussed Amira’s views on creating safe spaces online, whether the internet should have more governance, and why she believes that understanding what the words ‘colonize’ and ‘decolonize’ mean, alongside discomfort, is key for facilitating change in people.
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The Verge – A case for taking online protection as seriously as physical defense
“It’s starting to actually frighten me that this is the world we live in that is pushing women to not want to interact online and not want to be online,” Dhalla tells The Verge. Her goal is to encourage people to understand that privacy and security is something all people are entitled to.
UN Women – Girls in ICT Day
International Girls in ICT Day, an initiative backed by all ITU Member States in ITU Plenipotentiary Resolution 70 (Rev. Busan, 2014), aims to create a global environment that empowers and encourages girls and young women to consider careers in the growing field of ICTs, enabling both girls and technology companies to reap the benefits of greater female participation in the ICT sector.
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