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We’re Seeing an Economic Boom; But a Boom for Whom?
Joelle Gamble shares insights on the recent economic boom with Soledad O'Brien on Matter of Fact.
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Article
She Wants to Break Up Big Everything
Omidyar Network is proud to support the launch of American Economic Liberties Project by Sarah Miller.
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Article
This Year Privacy-First Tech Will (Slowly) Start Going Mainstream
Will 2020 be the year privacy-respecting tech goes mainstream? Director Sarah Drinkwater shares her predictions with Wired UK.
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Tech Boosts Corporate Profits. What’s It Doing for Workers?
Joelle Gamble shares insights on how new technology can lead to workplace fissuring.
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WhatsApp is a Threat to Society. Here’s How to Fix It.
David Madden and Anamitra Deb share four ways the encrypted messaging platform can address the dangerous behavior that its platform is enabling.
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We don’t need another WeWork
It's time for more alternatives to venture capital cash, argues Omidyar Network's Sarah Drinkwater — and for more startups focused on making positive contributions to the world.
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Announcement
Coalition of Foundations and Family Offices Launch the Tipping Point Fund to Scale the Impact Investing Field
Blue Haven Initiative, Ford Foundation, MacArthur Foundation and Omidyar Network will anchor the $12.5 million pool of philanthropic capital
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Article
The Chronicle of Philanthropy: What Does Good ID Look Like?
CV Madhukar spoke with The Chronicle of Philanthropy for a podcast interview on the need for privacy-enhancing technology, the Good ID movement, and the data economy’s opportunities and challenges.
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Article
Stewarding Digital Identity for Economic Inclusion, Privacy, and Security
Magdi Amin speaks with the Financial Times on his assessment of the digital identity opportunities in Africa.
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Fixing the US Economy Isn’t Just About Money
Joelle Gamble shares insights with The Nation on how structural change happens in the economy: To make meaningful changes to our unequal economy, organizers, politicians, and candidates must target who has power.
READ ONWhy We’ve Invested in Fighting Disinformation and Dangerous Speech on WhatsApp and Other Encrypted Messaging Platforms
We’ve recently expanded our impact with some exciting partnerships that both get at the urgency of what’s required to stop the current “infodemic” and continue to strengthen civil society capacity to engage multiple stakeholders and perspectives, working toward sustainable change.
READ ONWe Must All Work Together to Combat COVID-19. That Starts with Giving People Control of their Data
An individual’s personal data is, by definition, personal. Any data collected for tracing people’s contact with COVID-19, therefore, must have both individual consent and public acceptance before private data is collected and used for a societal purpose. Digi.me has a comprehensive, nationwide solution for contact tracing that respects individuals’ privacy within two weeks.
READ ONFacebook, Google Need to Flatten the Disinformation Curve of their Own Making
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed an explosion of misinformation, fraud, and fear.
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