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Dec 18, 20234 min read
Right to Repair Debates Must Consider Your Right to Privacy
When your smartphone or any essential digital device breaks, it can feel as if your entire life has been disrupted in a second. Your...
LGBT Tech
Jun 21, 20222 min read
New Report Analyzes The Role of Data Protection in Safeguarding SOGI Information
JUNE 22, 2022 — While digital technology has empowered LGBTQ+ individuals to find community and access services, the increasing...
LGBT Tech
Jan 26, 20211 min read
LGBT Tech, Internet Society Release New Encryption Infographic, Host Encryption Conversation
Today, LGBT Tech released a new informational resource on their website. "Encryption: Essential to the LGBTQ+ Community," a one-sheet...
LGBT Tech
Dec 11, 20202 min read
FPF and LGBT Tech Host Discussion in Honor of Human Rights Day
By Katelyn Ringrose, Christopher Wolf Diversity Law Fellow, and Connor Colson, FPF Policy Intern Last week, in honor of International...
Carlos Gutierrez, Dep. Director & General Counsel
Oct 13, 20203 min read
Staying the Course on 5G Development and Deployment
LGBT Tech has long supported efforts at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to bring 5G technology to the market as efficiently...
LGBT Tech
Mar 10, 20202 min read
After Hours Episode 3 Released on Soundcloud, Discusses Dating Apps and Data Privacy
Nowadays, people connect online as much as in person. The internet brings us together for a whole host of interactions, ranging from...
Carlos Gutierrez - Deputy Director & General
Oct 14, 20192 min read
LGBT Tech Urges Facebook to Continue with End-to-End Encryption Plans
LGBT Tech has been tracking reports about a letter sent from the United States, United Kingdom, and Australian governments asking...
Carlos Gutierrez, Dep. Director & General Counsel
Mar 1, 20193 min read
Facial Recognition Raises Concerns for LGBT Community
Once again, a large technology company is in the hot seat over its potential misuse of Americans’ personal data. This time, the company...
Christopher Wood, Executive Director, LGBT Tech
Jun 21, 20183 min read
The internet must be made safer for the LGBT community
Originally Published in The Mercury News, The East Bay Times, and SiliconValley.com, June 20, 2018 The LGBT community heard Mark...
Carlos Gutierrez - Deputy Director & General
May 29, 20182 min read
Mobile Privacy and Security is Crucial for the LGBT Community
LGBT Tech is tracking closely recent reports about the FBI’s decision to take Apple to court in order to force the company to unlock a...
LGBT Tech Team
Jan 15, 20171 min read
Is Your Personal Address Easy to Get Online?
Every time we access the Internet, we are leaving a digital trail but did you know that may include your personal physical mailing...
LGBT Tech
Nov 8, 20166 min read
Requiring All States to Report Data from NVDRS can help better understand and ultimately prevent the
November 7, 2016 Leroy A. Richardson Information Collection Review Office Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 1600 Clifton Road...
Carlos Gutierrez - Head of Policy & Legal
Sep 29, 20162 min read
Congressman Tony Cardenas Emphasizes Need for FNPRM in Set-Top Box Proceeding
In a highly meaningful move, the Commission pulled from consideration at today’sOpen Meeting its consideration of the set-top proposal sched
LGBT Tech
Apr 7, 20161 min read
LGBT Tech – Voices Concern To The FCC on Proposed Regulations For Set-Top Boxes
LGBT Tech has concerns with the Federal Communication Commission’s (FCC) proposed regulation for Set-Top Boxes. We filed those concerns...
Andrea Hackl, Research Fellow
Jun 2, 20142 min read
Big Data in Medical Research – New Privacy Concerns for LGBT Patients?
In our blog post last week, we discussed the top three challenges for the LGBT community arising out of big data collection and analysis....
LGBT Tech
Sep 24, 20132 min read
FDA Issues Final Guidance on Mobile Medical Apps
Yesterday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued final guidance for developers of mobile medical apps. The guidelines have been...
LGBT Tech
May 16, 20134 min read
Why Online Privacy, Confidentiality and Security Matter to LGBT Communities
If you are lucky enough to live in a place where you can be open about your sexuality or gender identity, consider yourself very lucky....
LGBT Tech
Apr 30, 20131 min read
Fly me to the moon: Your smartphone is NASA’s newest satellite!
In the latest use of a smartphone, on SundayNASA launched three smartphones into orbit to test their abilities as a satellite. These...
LGBT Tech
Mar 19, 20133 min read
Tech Hack – Intro
Here at the LGBT Technology Partnership we subscribe to the philosophy of Occam’s Razor and from the looks at the picture above,...
LGBT Tech
Mar 11, 20132 min read
Wearable Computers
Are you ready to make a computer fashion statement? When one thinks of computing and technology, fashion is not usually the first thing...
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