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LOCATION:Brooklyn Public Library\, Grand Army Plaza\, Infocommons
SUMMARY:Cypurr Session A Real Kick in the KOSA
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DESCRIPTION:For this session\, we'll take a dive into the rash of online sa
 fety bills that have been the talk of the internet lately (i.e. the Kids O
 nline Safety Act [KOSA] and the like)\, and discuss how they affect folks 
 of all different backgrounds. Bills like this will allow for the implement
 ation of a slew of technologies meant to verify ages of users\, including 
 tools like ID checks\, biometric scans\, or other age estimation methods. 
 Per the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)\, "Governments in the U.S. an
 d around the world are increasingly adopting these restrictive measures in
  the name of protecting children online. But in practice\, these systems c
 reate dangerous new forms of surveillance\, censorship\, and exclusion."\n
 \nCome by to learn more on this issue and discuss with the CyPurr folk. \n
 \nSpecial Guest Speaker: EFF's Civil Liberties Director David Green.\n\nDa
 vid Greene\, Senior Staff Attorney and Civil Liberties Director\, has sign
 ificant experience litigating First Amendment issues in state and federal 
 trial and appellate courts. David currently serves on the steering committ
 ee of the Free Expression Network\, the governing committee of the ABA For
 um on Communications Law\, and on advisory boards for several arts and fre
 e speech organizations across the country. He has written and lectured ext
 ensively on many areas of First Amendment Law\, including as a contributor
  to the International Encyclopedia of Censorship. Before joining EFF\, Dav
 id was for twelve years the Executive Director and Lead Staff Counsel for 
 First Amendment Project\, where he worked with EFF on numerous cases inclu
 ding Bunner v. DVDCCA. David also previously served as program director of
  the National Campaign for Freedom of Expression where he was the principa
 l contributor and general editor of the NCFE Quarterly and the principal a
 uthor of the NCFE Handbook to Understanding\, Preparing for and Responding
  to Challenges to your Freedom of Artistic Expression.\n\n
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LOCATION:Wonderville
SUMMARY:Cypurr Cinema- Seeking Mavis Beacon
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DESCRIPTION:For this month’s journey into tech-cinema\, we’re taking a 
 break from our usual 1995-cyberpunk-ethos to screen Seeking Mavis Beacon (
 2024\, dir by Jazmine Jones)\, a film which “investigates the disappeara
 nce and reexamines the legacy of one of the most influential Black women i
 n technology.” Sitting at the intersection of technology and race\, this
  documentary questions the simultaneous commodification and erasure of Bla
 ck people in tech spaces\, a topic that is as relevant as ever with the ex
 ploitation of Black avatars in the age of AI.
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DESCRIPTION:\n\nGoogle… it's not me\, it's you. And the AI overviews.\n\n
 Do you want to leave Google in 2025 but don't know where to start? Do you 
 wish the process of moving your digital life over was a little less overwh
 elming?\n\nThis February\, join Cache Me Outside and Cypurr Collective to 
 break up with Google. Bring your laptop or phone and we'll lock in on alte
 rnate search tools\, email services\, browsers\, migrating account data\, 
 removing ourselves from search results\, and more. Facilitators on hand to
  help when you get stuck.\n\nDJs\, VJs\, and live coders on open decks all
  night at our fave bar/arcade!\n\nDoors 7pm \n\nWant to DJ\, VJ\, or live 
 code? Sign up for a slot: https://tally.so/r/pbyZE1\n
LOCATION:Wonderville
SUMMARY:Break Up With Google
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DESCRIPTION:In this session\, we will be talking about landlord tech\, how 
 it exacerbates housing injustice\, and what rights tenants have to protect
  themselves. Landlord tech\, also referred to as property or prop tech\, r
 efers to a range of tools used by the real estate industry across the tena
 ncy lifecycle. Examples of landlord tech include closed-circuit television
  (CCTV) cameras\, facial recognition technologies\, access control applica
 tions\, digital payment and tenant screening platforms and other “smart 
 building” software. We will discuss how biometric data collection\, algo
 rithmic decision-making\, and surveillance practices embedded in landlord 
 tech place many tenants in the path of extractive data mechanisms and enab
 le unfair housing practices.\n\nThis event will also feature a Q + A from 
 the Ridgewood Tenants Union discussing tenants rights and organizing in yo
 ur building. See their info below:\n\nThe Ridgewood Tenants Union is an al
 l-volunteer and tenant-led anti-gentrification group working together to g
 row the power of working-class tenants and unhoused people in Ridgewood\, 
 Maspeth\, Glendale\, and Middle Village. Founded in 2014 and demanding saf
 e and stable housing for all\, they organize together to fight displacemen
 t.\n\nSpecial Speaker: Paula Garcia-Salazar\, Staff Attorney at the Legal 
 Aid Society\n\nRecommended Reading and Resources:\n\n    “Landlord Techn
 ologies of Gentrification: Facial Recognition and Building Access Technolo
 gies in New York City Homes”\n    Landlord Tech Watch
LOCATION:Brooklyn Public Library Infocommons (Grand Army Plaza)
SUMMARY:CyPurr Session: Landlord Surveillance
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