Navigating Security, Privacy and Global Tensions in modern FOSS beyond the scopes of Open Code

Open Source Software, with the rate at which they are spreading their powers across every aspect of infrastructure, which extends beyond international boundaries, faces various challenges in the form of privacy compliance, geopolitical tensions and surveillance concerns that have varied effects.

With the talk, three core and essential ethical aspects of modern FOSS development is attempted to examined. They are i) Implementation of the principle of privacy-by-design in codebases, ii) effective usage and management of dual/multiple use security tools that enable protection, surveillance, and maintaining international collaborations amidst various levels and complexities of expert controls and sanctions. This talk will also include throwing light upon learning specific strategies for ethical risk assessment in FOSS projects and understanding various considerations across jurisdictions that need to be complied with.

Anticipating Privacy Protection before the materialisation of projects. ( privacy-by-design)

Further insights on the principle of data minimisation.

Understanding the balancing of privacy within constraints and limitations of international compliance complexities using newer models.

Understand that ethical obligations are non-negotiable, no matter what excuses ( like resource constraints, size of project)

How to balance transparency and security without compromising on one.