The DF Resilience Lab studies the physical, social, emotional, environmental and financial factors affecting the well-being of people and their communities. We are working on creating solutions to help people and communities proactively face the challenges that threaten our future, so that we can grow stronger together. We are applying…

I’m pleased to announce that the Charter for the Resilient Identifiers for Underserved Populations work group(RIUP WG) was approved by the Kantara Initiative Leadership Council earlier this week. — This work group combines the legacy WGs from the Identity Ecosystem Steering Group, which was formed in 2011 to provide a trust registry under the White House’s National Strategy for Trusted Identity in Cyberspace. …

Those of you interested in artists’ collaborative spaces may find this platform unique. I found it while wondering about the connection…

THE OCCASIONAL MENTOR is a semi-regular column based on questions I’ve answered on line in forums, and other career advice I’ve given over the prior month. Feel free to add your experience or challenge me in the comments, if you have had a different experience. Asking a Question on Zoom A great way to engage…

On May 5, 2022, I participated in the California Privacy Protection Agency’s (CPPA) stakeholder meeting, making a public statement about “dark patterns” which I urged them to redefine as “harmful patterns,” and suggested changes to their definitions of “Consent” and “Intentional Action.” As Jared Spool says, we should be looking…

Zsofi Lang’s Sketchnotes from my talk “Safe Tech Audit: IA as a Framework for Respectful Design” from The Information Architecture…

Note: this article was originally published as Designing Respectful Tech: What is your relationship with technology? at Boxes and Arrows on February 24, 2022 You’ve been there before. You thought you could trust someone with a secret. You thought it would be safe, but found out later that they blabbed…

THE OCCASIONAL MENTOR is a semi-regular column based on questions I’ve answered on Quora, heard on Slack groups, and other career advice I’ve given over the prior month. Feel free to challenge me in the comments, if you have a different experience. Kill Your Darlings I am working on a project with a…

Me2B Research: Consumer Views on Respectful Technology