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It’s publication day for my little book, Machine Readable Me! Thrilled to see this out in the world 💕 It’s the culmination of 10+...

It’s publication day for my little book, Machine Readable Me! Thrilled to see this out in the world 💕 It’s the culmination of 10+ years of research on how data about who we are impacts our lives. Available now online in all the usual places or via your local bookshop! #pubday

If you/your community are new to tech/data justice issues, and working on migration justice, racial justice or social justice + would like a...

If you/your community are new to tech/data justice issues, and working on migration justice, racial justice or social justice + would like a free copy, please DM me! Or, if I can come and talk about the issues in the book + how they intersect with your focus, do get in touch 🙏🏽

I chose this format and style of book (and publishing with 404ink) for a very specific reason: I don’t want to keep preaching to the...

I chose this format and style of book (and publishing with 404ink) for a very specific reason: I don’t want to keep preaching to the choir. The book is short, pocket-sized, and hopefully inexpensive enough and inviting enough that newcomers to the topic will pick it up 🤞🏽

In it, I draw upon my research from over the past decade – from lived experiences of government-run digital ID, to UN use of biometrics...

In it, I draw upon my research from over the past decade – from lived experiences of government-run digital ID, to UN use of biometrics with refugees, to predictive machine learning and children's rights, and much more.

My book, Machine Readable Me: The Hidden Ways Tech Shapes Our Identities, is out in 3 weeks! It's an accessible intro to how data about...

My book, Machine Readable Me: The Hidden Ways Tech Shapes Our Identities, is out in 3 weeks! It's an accessible intro to how data about who we are is used by governments and others to shape the paths available to us in life. 1/ https://www.404ink.com/store/inklings-machine-readable-me

My book draws on research & collabs over past 11 yrs– including research on the use of biometric tech on refugees, #digitalID for the...

My book draws on research & collabs over past 11 yrs– including research on the use of biometric tech on refugees, #digitalID for the #Rohingya, implications of predictive analytics on children's rights, social + political consequences of DNA testing, #emoji skin tones, and more. I'm so thrilled to be able to bring all of that together in one book!

Some news – I'm very excited to share that I have a book on tech and identity coming out in Nov 2023 with the fabulous @404Ink!...

Some news – I'm very excited to share that I have a book on tech and identity coming out in Nov 2023 with the fabulous @404Ink! It's part of their Inklings series and you can preorder it here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/404ink/inklings #digitalID #NewBook

I so rarely stop reading a book when I’m midway through but it turns out the sentence “Frontex is understaffed and underfunded” does...

I so rarely stop reading a book when I’m midway through but it turns out the sentence “Frontex is understaffed and underfunded” does the trick (from “Identity” by Francis Fukuyama.)

My annual book review blog post is up! A quick review of my favourite books from 2022:...

My annual book review blog post is up! A quick review of my favourite books from 2022: https://zararah.net/blog/2023/01/02/2022-in-books/ #bookworm

Content warning:racist court injustice in the UKBeen following this case for a while and I still can't get over 1. how deeply unjust it...

Content warning:racist court injustice in the UK

Been following this case for a while and I still can't get over 1. how deeply unjust it is 2. how little coverage there's been of it 3. how so much of what reached the media about this case depended on one campaigner, Roxy Legane, attending every day of the boys court case.
And 4. how totally normal social media posts by teenagers were misused by the prosecution.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/dec/07/crime-black-skin-ademola-adedeji-gang-court

Content warning:Democracy/social media/dictatorships"If you don't have facts, you can't have truth. Without truth, you...

Content warning:Democracy/social media/dictatorships

"If you don't have facts, you can't have truth.
Without truth, you can't have trust.
Without these, we have no shared reality, we can't solve problems, we have no democracy." – Maria Ressa

So fantastic to see Maria Ressa being interviewed by Stephen Colbert – the platform and attention she deserves for all her courage and...

So fantastic to see Maria Ressa being interviewed by Stephen Colbert – the platform and attention she deserves for all her courage and fantastic work!
Wise words on the fact-distorting power of social media, and its influence on democracy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpWevZ5yQz8 #HowToStandUpToADictator #MariaRessa #SocialMediaActivism #HoldTheLine

Oooh, thank you everyone for reminding me that you can follow hashtags over here!! I think I follow #ClimateAction which would explain it....

Oooh, thank you everyone for reminding me that you can follow hashtags over here!! I think I follow #ClimateAction which would explain it. 🙏🏽 thank you!

Ummm. Why is this in my mastodon 'Home' timeline? I don't follow them, nobody boosted it...any ideas? (is this an #ad?!)

Ummm. Why is this in my mastodon 'Home' timeline? I don't follow them, nobody boosted it...any ideas? (is this an #ad?!)

So exciting to see Superrr Lab's documentation of the recent Digital Futures Gathering online already! I wrote an essay about the kind...

So exciting to see Superrr Lab's documentation of the recent Digital Futures Gathering online already! I wrote an essay about the kind of digital ID I actually want, and a reminder for myself that it's up to us to think about what we DO want:
"We need realities and futures where we do more than merely get through or withstand. We deserve those which we enjoy, and in which we thrive."
https://digitalfutures.space/deepdive/digital-id/
#digitalID #responsibledata #futures

I'm so thrilled to share the new website for Saheli, a Manchester-based org close to my heart who supports women of colour + their...

I'm so thrilled to share the new website for Saheli, a Manchester-based org close to my heart who supports women of colour + their children to leave abuse and violence, and live lives free of fear.
We've been working on this site for the past 9 months, and I hope it conveys the incredible, life-saving work their team do every day: https://www.saheli.org.uk/
If you can: donations are so very welcome! #16DaysofActivism

Thanks to @AnCluanach for pointing me towards FRIDA's newly-published strategic MEL framework – strong emphasis on how change is not...

Thanks to @AnCluanach for pointing me towards FRIDA's newly-published strategic MEL framework – strong emphasis on how change is not linear; that having to 'prove' an org's contribution to change is not helpful for anyone, let alone a movement's progress; acknowledgement that MEL processes often take resources away from the real work. https://youngfeministfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/English.pdf #feministMEL #MEL

This paper on #responsibledata governance for #MERL in the African context has some fantastic process tips:...

This paper on #responsibledata governance for #MERL in the African context has some fantastic process tips: https://merltech.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Responsible-Data-Governance-for-ME_part-2.pdf

Doing a deep dive today into #feminist approaches to monitoring, evaluation and learning #MEL, and associated #responsibledata practices....

Doing a deep dive today into #feminist approaches to monitoring, evaluation and learning #MEL, and associated #responsibledata practices. I'll share some highlights:
“Feminist evaluation draws on the feminist research epistemology, which is about knowledge—and calls to attention who can create and produce knowledge and under what circumstances.”
from https://equalityfund.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Feminist-MEL-Research-Overview-Paper-FINAL-1.pdf

Solidarity with all the UK #academics on #strike today ✊🏾 There's no high quality public-service education without fair pay,...

Solidarity with all the UK #academics on #strike today ✊🏾

There's no high quality public-service education without fair pay, healthy working conditions, dignity and labour rights for all staff. We're with you #UCUrising @ucu!