Tech for the People, by the People: From Tracking Antarctic Seals to Wrangling America’s Water Data with EmmaLi Tsai
EmmaLi Tsai discusses her fieldwork, how it’s impacted her views on maximizing environmental progress, and what she...
Data & Transparency
Take Back Tech—Understanding How Surveillance Culture Impacts Advocacy
OTI joined other organizations in hosting a workshop at Take Back Tech: “From Passwords to Policies: A Hands-On Digital Safety Workshop f...
How Should We Approach Chatbots’ Mental Health and Privacy Concerns?
OTI Senior Policy Analyst Sydney Saubestre discusses the current proposals targeting mental health and privacy risks of Chatbots.
Tech for the People, by the People: Systems Design for a Healthier Planet with Kameron Kerger
Kameron Kerger discusses improving environmental progress by having people with tech and policy backgrounds work to...
Tech for the People, by the People: Harmonizing Data for the Environmental Movement with Gabe Watson
Gabe Watson discusses why he wanted to tackle environmental issues through his work in data and his vision for the ...
Data Matters: Power, Democracy, and Our Data One Year In
A review of OTI’s recent work confronting how data and its use under the new administration are reshaping public life and what is at stake.
Workforce Pell Is a State Data Policy
Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ TikTok Deal Is Less Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ Security, and More Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ Consolidating Power
Lilian Coral explains Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ TikTok deal, implications for users, and the blurred line between national security and civil liberties online
The House’s Financial Aid “Confusion” Act
A House proposal claims to clarify college costs, but by avoiding a standardized financial aid offer it could leave students more confused.