Consumer watchdogging

Consumer watchdogging efforts use tech to bring transparency and accountability to private sector actors. See also brand organizing, which are specific campaigns targeting corporate brands.

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Digital Lab Fellowship at Consumer Reports
digital-lab.consumerreports.org/join

Digital Lab Fellowship at Consumer Reports

The Digital Lab Fellowship is a paid, non-resident opportunity to uncover and address emerging consumer harms in the digital world

Fellowships, Ethical tech and responsible tech, Consumer watchdogging
Mastercard City Possible
citypossible.com

Mastercard City Possible

City Possible™ is a new model for urban innovation in which a global network of cities, businesses, academics and communities work together to make the world’s cities more inclusive and sustainable.

Consumer watchdogging
Ad Observer
adobserver.org

Ad Observer

Political campaigns spend a lot of money to reach voters on Facebook. Are they telling the truth? Are they saying different things to different people? Help hold them accountable by installing our bro...

New York University
Advertising, Crowdsourcing, Consumer watchdogging
extensions, Facebook, YouTube
Ad Observatory
adobservatory.org

Ad Observatory

Explore Facebook and Instagram Political Ads

Advertising, Crowdsourcing, Academia
extensions, Facebook, Instagram
Xnet Institute For Democratic Digitalisation
xnet-x.net

Xnet Institute For Democratic Digitalisation

An activist project working and proposing advanced solutions in fields related to digital rights and democracy

Barcelona
Digital rights, Consumer watchdogging, Watchdogging and transparency
EU Whistleblowing Monitor
whistleblowingmonitor.eu

EU Whistleblowing Monitor

The EU Whistleblowing Monitor was created by the Whistleblowing International Network to track the progress of transposition of the EU Directive on Whistleblowing across all 27 Member States over the...

Europe
Watchdogging and transparency, Consumer watchdogging, Report cards and audits
Whistleblowing International Network (WIN)
whistleblowingnetwork.org/Home

Whistleblowing International Network (WIN)

WIN connects and strengthens civil society organisations that defend and support whistleblowers.

Glasgow
Consumer watchdogging, Watchdogging and transparency, Whistleblowing
European Network of Corporate Observatories (ENCO)
corpwatchers.eu

European Network of Corporate Observatories (ENCO)

ENCO (European Network of Corporate Observatories) is a network of European civic and media organisations dedicated to investigating corporations and corporate power.

Europe
Watchdogging and transparency, Consumer watchdogging
Algorithm Watch
algorithmwatch.org

Algorithm Watch

Algorithm Watch is a non-profit research and advocacy organization committed to evaluating and shedding light on algorithmic decision-making processes

Berlin
The Tech, Artificial Intelligence, Advocacy tech
Algo Transparency
algotransparency.org

Algo Transparency

An algorithm that attempts to analyze which information the YouTube algorithm is showing to people.

The Tech, Artificial Intelligence, Algorithmic transparency
Google, YouTube
*privacy not included
foundation.mozilla.org/en/privacynotincluded

*privacy not included

Mozilla Foundation's annual naughty and nice list of consumer tech's privacy policies

Mountain View, CA
Digital security and privacy, Consumer watchdogging, Ethical tech and responsible tech
guides, 2023 Webby Awards
Corporate Accountability Network
corporateaccountabilitynet.work

Corporate Accountability Network

Accountancy is in crisis. The Corporate Accountability Network exists to identify the causes of that crisis and offer solutions to it.

Watchdogging and transparency, Consumer watchdogging
Beneficial Ownership Data Standard
standard.openownership.org/en/0.2.0

Beneficial Ownership Data Standard

The Beneficial Ownership Data Standard enables transparency by providing a solid conceptual and practical framework for collecting and publishing beneficial ownership data, resulting in data that is i...

Data schemas and standards, Consumer watchdogging
Open Ownership
openownership.org

Open Ownership

Open Ownership (OO) believes that information on the true owners of companies is an essential part of a well-functioning economy and society.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 🇬🇧
Watchdogging and transparency, Consumer watchdogging, Civic data
Athena Coalition
athenaforall.org

Athena Coalition

We are joining together to stop Amazon’s growing, powerful grip over our society and economy.

Specific campaigns, Emerging Tech report orgs, Emerging tech
Amazon
Parvaznama
web.archive.org/web/20210227064236/http://parvaznama.com

Parvaznama

By receiving, storing and analyzing flight data, the boards of the country's 17 airports and calculating flight delays help passengers make a data-driven choice

Tehran
Consumer watchdogging, Watchdogging and transparency
Contratados
contratados.org

Contratados

To help level the playing field, CDM created Contratados, a platform launched last week to let migrant workers share Yelp-style ratings and reviews of their experiences with different recruiters and e...

Baltimore, MD
since 2005
Watchdogging and transparency, Consumer watchdogging, Crowdsourcing
labor, migration, human rights
Garnahata Ukranian real estate database
garnahata.in.ua

Garnahata Ukranian real estate database

ГарнаХата — база даних власників найдорожчої нерухомості України.

Kyiv
since 2013
Watchdogging and transparency, Consumer watchdogging
landlord, real estate
Consumer Reports
consumerreports.org

Consumer Reports

Smarter choices for a better world

Yonkers, NY
Adjacent Fields, Digital literacy, Digital security and privacy
OffeneRegister.de
offeneregister.de

OffeneRegister.de

Light into the darkness of the corporate network

Germany (Deutschland) 🇩🇪
Civic data, The Tech, Open data publishing portals
OpenCorporates
opencorporates.com

OpenCorporates

Free and Open Company Data on 135 million companies and corporations in over 125 jurisdictions, including US, UK, Switzerland, Panama...

since 2010
Civic data, Data schemas and standards, Open data publishing portals
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