2018 - Annual Report

2018 - Annual Report

As digital technologies saturate every aspect of our
lives, they create great opportunities, but they also pose
new problems and challenges that need to be under-
stood and navigated. In our quantified society, data is
being collected and utilised at unprecedented rates by
governments and corporations and amongst individuals,
and this has the potential to impact autonomy, political
agency and power.
Technologies always reflect the societies and contexts
they are utilised within. For this reason, these changes
constitute not a technological problem, but a socio-po-
litical challenge. The current debates and strategies
around ‘privacy’ and ‘security’ may address some fac-
ets of the issue, but we need to understand it from the
broader perspective of human rights and civil liberties.
Much like the environmental movement of the ‘80s and
‘90s, today’s digital environment presents an agen-
da-setting moment that calls for a practical strategy
that complements the important research and policy
work that is already underway yet may take some time
to be effective. Moreover, changes in technology and
uses of data require actions at the level of civil society
and engaged citizens, in order to create a broader shift
in public opinion, changes in consumer behaviour and
an informed response from civil society.
Building on 15 years of experience, we are implementing
a ground-up strategy. Tactical Tech’s strategy educates
and enables politically motivated citizens and activists
worldwide to initiate actionable changes in their day-to-
day work. These are practical solutions that can be eas-
ily shared and embedded within communities to create
widespread networks of change on a global scale.

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