We're here at #mozfest and will be speaking about biometrics and the use of bodies as passwords on Sunday Nov. 9, 2:45-3:45 GMT+1. "“FaceID(ictator): Authoritarians Love Biometrics. We Don’t.” We look forward to collaborating with many of you. #designfromthemargins #dfm
November 7, 2025 at 4:38 PM
We're here at #mozfest and will be speaking about biometrics and the use of bodies as passwords on Sunday Nov. 9, 2:45-3:45 GMT+1. "“FaceID(ictator): Authoritarians Love Biometrics. We Don’t.” We look forward to collaborating with many of you. #designfromthemargins #dfm
November 6, 2025 at 4:52 PM
For example, the reliance on phone numbers for verification/registration is a harmful relic that is still an industry standard that shuts many people out from the start. We spoke to people from Sudan, Gaza, and Iran who all echo the same frustration. 🔐#designfromthemargins #decenter
September 16, 2025 at 4:15 PM
For example, the reliance on phone numbers for verification/registration is a harmful relic that is still an industry standard that shuts many people out from the start. We spoke to people from Sudan, Gaza, and Iran who all echo the same frustration. 🔐#designfromthemargins #decenter
“DFM came from the work but it’s also a necessity. If we are not designing from this POV, all of our systems are flawed and vulnerable.” — Afsaneh Rigot #rightscon25 #thedecenter #designfromthemargins 🔏 🔐
March 4, 2025 at 6:10 PM
“DFM came from the work but it’s also a necessity. If we are not designing from this POV, all of our systems are flawed and vulnerable.” — Afsaneh Rigot #rightscon25 #thedecenter #designfromthemargins 🔏 🔐
“The companies that cared, or pretended to care, they’re going to want to capture that market share of people who are concerned with equity.” — Apryl Williams #rightscon25 #thedecenter #designfromthemargins 🔏 🔐
March 4, 2025 at 6:10 PM
“The companies that cared, or pretended to care, they’re going to want to capture that market share of people who are concerned with equity.” — Apryl Williams #rightscon25 #thedecenter #designfromthemargins 🔏 🔐
“Just like you can read a person’s body language, you can read a companies UX design.” — Jessical Fjeld #rightscon25 #thedecenter #designfromthemargins 🔏 🔐
March 4, 2025 at 6:10 PM
“Just like you can read a person’s body language, you can read a companies UX design.” — Jessical Fjeld #rightscon25 #thedecenter #designfromthemargins 🔏 🔐
Understanding your oppressors or adversaries provides a method of reverse engineering and finding the gaps. If you are keeping these folks safe, everyone else by proxy will be kept safe.” — Afsaneh Rigot #rightscon25 #thedecenter #designfromthemargins 🔏 🔐
March 4, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Understanding your oppressors or adversaries provides a method of reverse engineering and finding the gaps. If you are keeping these folks safe, everyone else by proxy will be kept safe.” — Afsaneh Rigot #rightscon25 #thedecenter #designfromthemargins 🔏 🔐
“DFM is about harnessing the experiences of those marginalized." — Afsaneh Rigot #rightscon25 #thedecenter #designfromthemargins 🔏 🔐
March 4, 2025 at 6:10 PM
“DFM is about harnessing the experiences of those marginalized." — Afsaneh Rigot #rightscon25 #thedecenter #designfromthemargins 🔏 🔐
“I think of this as capitalist espionage.” — Apryl Williams #rightscon25 #thedecenter #designfromthemargins 🔏 🔐
March 4, 2025 at 6:10 PM
“I think of this as capitalist espionage.” — Apryl Williams #rightscon25 #thedecenter #designfromthemargins 🔏 🔐
“The companies are not monoliths. Even within the companies, there are people who are values-aligned. And those people can be key to translate the message. So if we can find them and work with them, they can be key allies.” —Jessica Fjeld #rightscon25 #thedecenter #designfromthemargins 🔏 🔐
March 4, 2025 at 6:10 PM
“The companies are not monoliths. Even within the companies, there are people who are values-aligned. And those people can be key to translate the message. So if we can find them and work with them, they can be key allies.” —Jessica Fjeld #rightscon25 #thedecenter #designfromthemargins 🔏 🔐
“We did get a lot of changes and shifts. The changes were smart and wanted globally.” — Afsaneh Rigot #rightscon25 #thedecenter #designfromthemargins 🔏 🔐
March 4, 2025 at 6:10 PM
“We did get a lot of changes and shifts. The changes were smart and wanted globally.” — Afsaneh Rigot #rightscon25 #thedecenter #designfromthemargins 🔏 🔐
“Why is it almost always on us to find ways to navigate these harms? The reason we came to app-cloaking is people were using external apps to do it themselves.” — Afsaneh Rigot #rightscon25 #thedecenter #designfromthemargins 🔏 🔐
March 4, 2025 at 6:10 PM
“Why is it almost always on us to find ways to navigate these harms? The reason we came to app-cloaking is people were using external apps to do it themselves.” — Afsaneh Rigot #rightscon25 #thedecenter #designfromthemargins 🔏 🔐
“You didn’t sit on the laurels of the documentation. You turned around and made changes with the companies.” — Jessica Fjeld #rightscon25 #thedecenter #designfromthemargins 🔏 🔐
March 4, 2025 at 6:10 PM
“You didn’t sit on the laurels of the documentation. You turned around and made changes with the companies.” — Jessica Fjeld #rightscon25 #thedecenter #designfromthemargins 🔏 🔐
“Regardless of where you are, you want to fall in love, you want to hook up. Regardless of how much policing is happening, you won’t stop existing.” — Afsaneh Rigot #rightscon25 #thedecenter #designfromthemargins 🔏 🔐
March 4, 2025 at 6:10 PM
“Regardless of where you are, you want to fall in love, you want to hook up. Regardless of how much policing is happening, you won’t stop existing.” — Afsaneh Rigot #rightscon25 #thedecenter #designfromthemargins 🔏 🔐
"I was shocked that I was shocked, but what a lot of people experience on the apps is radicalized and gendered. So much of dating culture is about these hetero-patriarchal norms.” — Apryl Williams #rightscon25 #thedecenter #designfromthemargins 🔏 🔐
March 4, 2025 at 6:10 PM
"I was shocked that I was shocked, but what a lot of people experience on the apps is radicalized and gendered. So much of dating culture is about these hetero-patriarchal norms.” — Apryl Williams #rightscon25 #thedecenter #designfromthemargins 🔏 🔐
“The co-founder of OK Cupid said ‘If you feel like your matches are ugly, it’s probably because you are ugly.’” — Apryl Williams #rightscon25 #thedecenter #designfromthemargins 🔏 🔐
March 4, 2025 at 6:10 PM
“The co-founder of OK Cupid said ‘If you feel like your matches are ugly, it’s probably because you are ugly.’” — Apryl Williams #rightscon25 #thedecenter #designfromthemargins 🔏 🔐
@the.de.center closed out @rightscon with a lively talk about designing dating apps from the margins. Dr. Apryl Williams and Afsaneh Rigot focused on different groups, but found many similarities. #rightscon25 #thedecenter #designfromthemargins 🔏 🔐
March 4, 2025 at 6:10 PM
@the.de.center closed out @rightscon with a lively talk about designing dating apps from the margins. Dr. Apryl Williams and Afsaneh Rigot focused on different groups, but found many similarities. #rightscon25 #thedecenter #designfromthemargins 🔏 🔐
“There is an economy of criminalization… There’s a market behind it. There’s not a lot of great science behind it, but there is a market.” - Afsaneh Rigot #rightscon25 #thedecenter #designfromthemargins 🔏 🔐
February 27, 2025 at 5:36 AM
“There is an economy of criminalization… There’s a market behind it. There’s not a lot of great science behind it, but there is a market.” - Afsaneh Rigot #rightscon25 #thedecenter #designfromthemargins 🔏 🔐
“Instead of seeking someone’s arrest, it will seek their location.” - Alex Tinsley, Barrister, @doughtystreet.bsky.social #rightscon25 #thedecenter #designfromthemargins 🔏 🔐
February 27, 2025 at 5:36 AM
“Instead of seeking someone’s arrest, it will seek their location.” - Alex Tinsley, Barrister, @doughtystreet.bsky.social #rightscon25 #thedecenter #designfromthemargins 🔏 🔐
“You say national security, it’s like a magic wand and is sort of a benediction over everything.” - @davidakaye.bsky.social University of California, Irvine; former U.N. Special Rapporteur on freedom of opinion and expression #rightscon25 #thedecenter #designfromthemargins 🔏 🔐
February 27, 2025 at 5:36 AM
“You say national security, it’s like a magic wand and is sort of a benediction over everything.” - @davidakaye.bsky.social University of California, Irvine; former U.N. Special Rapporteur on freedom of opinion and expression #rightscon25 #thedecenter #designfromthemargins 🔏 🔐
"[It] normalizes biometric surveillance," Veridiana Alimont on the United Nations Convention against Cybercrime @eff.org #rightscon25 #thedecenter #designfromthemargins 🔏 🔐
February 27, 2025 at 5:36 AM
"[It] normalizes biometric surveillance," Veridiana Alimont on the United Nations Convention against Cybercrime @eff.org #rightscon25 #thedecenter #designfromthemargins 🔏 🔐
“We have to hone in on - and really understand - how policing really works.” - Afsaneh Rigot, in conversation with leading voices on transnational policing and human rights, moderated by @cybercrimelab.bsky.social #rightscon25 #thedecenter #designfromthemargins 🔏 🔐
February 27, 2025 at 5:36 AM
“We have to hone in on - and really understand - how policing really works.” - Afsaneh Rigot, in conversation with leading voices on transnational policing and human rights, moderated by @cybercrimelab.bsky.social #rightscon25 #thedecenter #designfromthemargins 🔏 🔐
"Social media can be a lifeline for those going through genocide, but also a battlefield too.” @marwasf.bsky.social @rightscon.org #decenter #designfromthemargins #rightscon25 🔏 🔐
February 27, 2025 at 4:34 AM
"Social media can be a lifeline for those going through genocide, but also a battlefield too.” @marwasf.bsky.social @rightscon.org #decenter #designfromthemargins #rightscon25 🔏 🔐
February 26, 2025 at 10:39 PM
“Life and liberty are at stake daily. There’s a moral imperative there, but if you are a heartless tech oligarch, Design From the Margins is still for you. Know where your gaps are. They can tell you where the problems are in your apps.” — Jessica Fjeld #Rightscon25 #designfromthemargins 🔏🔐
February 26, 2025 at 10:39 PM
“Life and liberty are at stake daily. There’s a moral imperative there, but if you are a heartless tech oligarch, Design From the Margins is still for you. Know where your gaps are. They can tell you where the problems are in your apps.” — Jessica Fjeld #Rightscon25 #designfromthemargins 🔏🔐