We participated in a discussion-speech after the performance of the Andromeda Theatre Group "It's Not a Game"
We actively support the Andromeda Theatre Group, which this year is staging its performance “It’s Not a Game”. The 4 extraordinary protagonists confess stories in which they have been victims or perpetrators via the internet. The topics they deal with are online blackmail, sextortion, revenge porn, bullying, scams and internet addiction.
In the context of the performance, open discussions with the audience, lasting one hour, were organized on 7 and 14 December at the nus theatre, in which Apollonia Ioannidou, a lawyer specializing in Law and Technology, and Katerina Mezini, a lawyer with a Master’s degree in Law and Information Technologies, participated from our team. Thank you to our two members for representing us in this important discussion!
The next discussion with the participation of important stakeholders will take place on 21/12!
We spoke to Inside.story as part of the article "On the internet no one knows you're a dog"
Is there a way to protect ourselves on the internet without compromising our privacy?
Members of HomoDigitalis spoke to inside story. and journalist Rafaella Maneli about an issue that concerns us every day.
-Kostas Kakavoulis “The internet started out as completely free, but that era has now passed. Today we do in it what we do in analogue life. In fact on the internet we are more exposed than in the real world. Therefore, human activity in it cannot remain unregulated.”
-Alexandra Giannopoulou: “Since Snowden’s time we still know that the relationship between security and privacy is not orthogonal. Similarly, neither is the relationship between child protection and privacy.”
-Giannis Krontiris: “SSI (Self-Sovereign Identity) technology can provide the appropriate framework for the identification and verification of digital identities, focusing on the user, who becomes the sovereign of his or her data.”
For more statements from Homo Digitalis members you can read the article here.
The Glass Room Misinformation Edition exhibition that we co-organized at the National Library of Greece was a great success
Hundreds of visitors (among them over 300 students) came to The Glassroom: Misinformation Edition exhibition created by Tactical Tech and we were happy to bring it for the first time in Greece with the Digital Detox Experience and pen Open Lab Athens!
Arriving at the end of the exhibition on Friday 25/11 we organized a #cryptoparty with practical tips of encrypted and secure chat.
Thanks to the volunteers who worked hard translating the interactive games and information of each exhibit, the National Library of Greece and the Stavros Niarchos Foundation for the unique hospitality!
We support the Andromeda Theatre Group which this year deals with Cybercrime
We actively support the Andromeda Theatre Group, which this year deals with Cybercrime, a huge social phenomenon that is shaking the modern world.
In the context of the performance “It’s Not a Game”, open discussions with the audience are organized on December 7, 14 and 21, at the Noūs Theatre – Creative space, after the performance, lasting one hour.
Tomorrow, 7.12, Apollonia Ioannidou, a lawyer specializing in Law and Technology, will speak, while on 14.12, Katerina Mezini, a lawyer with a Master’s degree in Law and Information Technologies, will participate. We thank our two members for representing us in this important discussion!
You can purchase tickets from Viva here.
We participate in the Media Pluralism Monitor study of the European University Institute (EUI)
Elpida Vamvaka, president of Homo Digitalis, participated for the second year as an expert in the Media Pluralism Monitor 2022 survey!
The study highlights the risks to media pluralism and freedom in four areas: Fundamental Protection, Market Pluralism, Political Independence and Social Inclusion.
The Media Pluralism Monitor 2022 is implemented by the Centre for Media Pluralism and Media Freedom and is a scientific attempt to map the threats to pluralism and media freedom in the Member States of the European Union and in some candidate countries, taking into account legal, political and economic variables.
We send a letter to the Government asking for the immediate drafting and proposal of a draft law of popular legislative initiative
Three years after the 2019 revision of the Constitution, when the institution of the popular legislative initiative was introduced for the first time in Greece, i.e. the possibility for citizens to submit legislative proposals to the Parliament, it remains inactive.
Unfortunately, there is no apparent legislative intention from the Greek government as an implementing law is required. This is a disheartening contempt for the Constitution, citizens and democratic institutions.
Homo Digitalis, Vouliwatch and 44 other Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have sent an open letter to the Government asking for the immediate drafting and proposal of this draft law. We also asked whether members of the CSOs would be included in the legislative process.
You can read the letter and more information here.
Come to the Cryptoparty of Open Lab Athens at the National Library of Greece
Friday is for Cryptoparty!
Today’s cryptoparty may not have any drinks or cryptocurrencies but that doesn’t mean it can’t be fun!
Today, at 18:00 the Open Lab Athens team and Cryptoparty Athens are waiting for you at the National Library of Greece (364 Sygrou Street, KISSN) to learn how to protect our privacy online!
The workshop will take place within the framework of The Glassroom – Misinformation Edition exhibition that runs from Monday 21/11 to Sunday 27/11.
You can register here.
The Glass Room Misinformation Edition exhibition that we are co-organizing at the National Library of Greece has just started
The Glassroom Misinformation Edition exhibition that we are organizing at the National Library of Greece opened to the public today.
Visit it daily until Sunday 27 November and come and meet the teams of Homo Digitalis, Ditital Detox Experience and Open Lab Athens!
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Entrance: completely free
Homo Digitalis' triple participation in IGF Greece 2022 was a great success
On the weekend of 5 and 6 November 2022 we participated in #IGFGreece2022 where we had the honour and pleasure to take part in very interesting discussions about the Internet and Governance in Greece.
Many thanks to Internet Governance Forum Greece for the wonderful hospitality!