Training community wireless technicians in privacy, safety, security, and consent
For a few bone-chilling Michigan winter days, the Consentful Tech Project co-presented a training to the Equitable Internet Initiative’s (EII) “Digital Stewards” — community wireless organizers/technicians in Detroit. Context and goals In Detroit, the Digital Stewards have set up gigabit community wireless in three underserved neighborhoods, increased Internet adoption by providing the residents of these neighborhoods with online skills, and increased pathways to employment for young people through digital literacy trainings. EII’s parent organization, the…