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Ziski Putz and FPutz (WMF)

I joined the Foundation's Global Advocacy team because I’m passionate about using digital technologies to help communities have their voices heard in policy arenas so they can counteract extractive and oppressive practices. I've dedicated my career to exposing surveillance technologies and organizing campaigns to dismantle these as digital-rights activist, researcher, and a policy consultant. I've worked with organizations like the American Civil Liberties Union, European Bank of Reconstruction and Development, International Red Cross, Microsoft, and UK grassroots groups on topics that include algorithmic bias, surveillance technology, and the use of emerging technologies like blockchain in humanitarian contexts. My background is varied by my focus is singular. I applying that grass-roots energy to help Wikimedia fight for policies that will protect and promote the open web so that everyone has a chance to access and share information. I hold an MA in International Relations from the University of Edinburgh and an MPhil in International Development Studies from the University of Oxford. I might sound American, but I'm Austrian.