Community Resources
Writeup here.
Makerspaces
(Article) Starting a Makerspace? Your Beginner’s Guide
Connectivity
Community/Mesh Networks
Municipal Broadband
Amateur Radio
Getting Involved
Technology Advocacy Groups
Center for Democracy and Technology - “CDT works to promote democratic values by shaping technology policy and architecture, with a focus on the rights of the individual.”
The Electronic Frontier Foundation - “the leading nonprofit organization defending civil liberties in the digital world.”
Access Now - “Access Now defends and extends the digital rights of users at risk around the world”
Activism
Electronic Frontier Alliance - “a grassroots network of community and campus organizations across the United States working to educate our neighbors about the importance of digital rights.”
Interesting read Privacy Without Monopoly: Data Protection and Interoperability
Freedom of the Press Foundation - a “501(c)3 non-profit organization that protects, defends, and empowers public-interest journalism in the 21st century.”
(Article) Personal Data Ownership - Legal, economic, and political reasons for individual ownership of user-held data.