Public resource library
Plain-language guides, visual explainers, infographics, checklists, and source materials designed to make digital-rights issues easier to understand and discuss.
Featured resources
The resource library is designed for different levels of depth: understand a concept in a minute, download a practical guide, or move directly into the formal source material.
Plain-language guide to privacy, surveillance, biometrics, AI & government technology.
A downloadable companion to the website built for people who want the major ideas without reading a full legislative package.
Reusable visual explainers for education and sharing.
Short explainer videos built around one question at a time.
Plain-language guides
Shorter resources will translate the formal framework into accessible language without replacing the published source text.
The essential concepts in a printable format designed for fast orientation.
Planned resourceALPR, metadata, biometrics, aggregated surveillance, automated decisions, audit trails, data brokers, and more—in plain English.
Planned resourceA visual downloadable guide built from the real-life stories on the Citizen Guide page.
View online guide →Visual education
This is where existing and future graphics can live as a browsable library with clear titles, previews, source context, and downloadable versions.
Why a compromised biometric identifier creates a different problem from a compromised password.
Graphic slot reservedHow isolated observations can become a detailed picture of a person's movements and associations.
Graphic slot reservedUnderstanding the accountability questions created when public functions depend on private vendors or intermediaries.
Graphic slot reservedExplainer series
Short videos will live both here and beside the relevant Citizen Guide story, so people can discover them by topic or browse the complete series.
▶A fast explanation of why biometric identifiers are different from ordinary passwords.
Future episode
▶How vendors, data brokers, and shared systems can complicate public accountability.
Future episode
▶Who searched, when, why, and what happened next—the basics of digital accountability.
Future episodePractical tools
These planned tools will help people understand a government technology system without requiring technical or legal expertise.
What is collected? Who can search it? How long is it kept? Who receives it? Is every search logged?
Checklist plannedA worksheet covering purpose, vendor, cost, data, retention, sharing, oversight, updates, and approval.
Worksheet plannedA future plain-language guide for seeking records about government technology and surveillance.
Guide plannedMedia & community materials
Rather than crowd the main navigation with separate destinations, media and community materials can begin here and grow into dedicated collections only if the volume eventually warrants it.
Project background, publication information, author bios, approved images, branding, and source links for accurate reporting.
Reserved collectionPresentation materials, handouts, discussion resources, and visual explainers for educational use.
Reserved collectionA future page can state clearly which graphics and educational materials may be reproduced and how they should be credited.
Policy to developDesign principle
Resources should help a visitor choose the level of depth that fits them without confusing educational material with the formal published framework or proposed legislation.