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This is Extremely Online, a tech accountability round-up by Julie Lee.

TL;DR: Extremely Online is for fans of tech and AI accountability, tech policy, and public interest technology. Expect original reporting, reading recommendations, upcoming events, and job/funding opportunities in this space. Subscribe.

Who am I? I'm an investigative data journalist that writes about tech and AI. I have been a Technology Fellow at the ACLU of Massachusetts, research intern at the Surveillance Technology Oversight Project and Public Voices Fellow on Technology in the Public Interest. I’ve written stories on how civil asset forfeiture funded robot police dogs, the largest analysis to date of ShotSpotter’s efficacy in Boston, Kickstarter United’s historic fight for a four day work week, and that sad time Evernote killed its free tier. I've also worked on many projects that haven't made it on the internet, including on Flock, automated license plate readers and location data brokers. I’m hoping some of that can inform this newsletter too. Oh yeah, and I also have a Ph.D. in neuroscience, for some reason.

I’m also someone who loves sending people resources, like news and events and jobs relevant to them. I realized I could make that useful to a wider audience.