I Accept: An interactive conversation about the institutional surveillance of young people.

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[ Session Name ] I Accept: An interactive conversation about the institutional surveillance of young people. [ Primary Space ] Youth Zone [ Secondary Space ] Privacy and Security

[ Submitter's Name ] Matthew Hatfield [ Submitter's Affiliated Organisation ] IFEX

[ Other Facilitator 1's Name ] Veronica Yates

[ Other Facilitator 2's Name ] Leo Ratledge

What will happen in your session?

This will be a facilitated experience sharing and brainstorming session aimed at (though not exclusive to) 18-25 year old Mozfest attendees on the subject of surveillance and privacy violations against young people online. We’ll ask participants to share their experiences and those of their peers with collection and use of their personal information, and how it has affected them, in contexts like mobile apps, school, and family life. We’ll share some of what we know about policies and programs that may not be visible to young participants but affect their lives, and ask them to brainstorm values they believe should guide how their data is handled, and what kind of policy changes they would call for based on these values.

What is the goal or outcome of your session?

Defending the rights of children and youth, including expression rights is CRIN’s reason for being, and a key priority of IFEX. We see that many otherwise informed people are currently unaware of the abusive targeting of youth by governments and corporations, or convinced to tolerate it under the guise of protecting them from sexual predators. While this protection is important, a broader defence of youth autonomy and expression is necessary.

For our participants, we hope that they will leave the session more conscious of the ways in which institutions are impinging on their rights on a daily basis – and that this is not inevitable. Through working with others, they do have the power to push back against it.

Time needed

90 mins