Governments can exclude certain groups of people in policies and services not only by the type of data they collect but also how they collect, store, analyze and use the data.
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Spreadsheet-related errors can have serious consequences in the private and public sector. But what can we do to overcome them?
Transparency and accountability must be a priority to prevent discrimination.
An analysis of 12 popular apps’ privacy policies reveals a number of concerns, including confusing privacy messages and unnecessarily long data retention windows.
ChatGPT is fuelled by our intimate online histories. It’s trained on 300 billion words, yet users have no way of knowing which of their data it contains.
Serena Williams’s investment in a Nigerian digital company shows why the country’s technology sector is attractive.
A lack of data prevents governments and agri-food organizations from knowing what kinds of supports should be provided to reinvigorate Indigenous agricultural economies.
Researchers are looking into the potential technological threats to data safety and privacy from the smart supermarkets of the future.
Pressure is mounting on Congress to take action on Facebook. Our panel of experts offers their top priorities: user control of data, banking-like oversight and resources to close the digital divide.
Profit-friendly data privacy laws in the U.S. are out of step with public sentiment and hinder uses the public supports, from reducing opioid overdose deaths to curbing the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Dean of Global Business, The Fletcher School, Tufts University
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Professor in Business Information Systems, University of Sydney
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Professor of Information Systems, Michigan State University
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Associate Professor, Faculty of Law & Justice, UNSW Sydney
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Economist and Lecturer in Management, Keele University
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Associate Professor of Law, Legal Argumentation and Rhetoric, Texas A&M University
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Professor, Texas A&M University
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Senior Lecturer in Economics, Lancaster University Management School, Lancaster University
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Assistant Professor of Public Health, Texas A&M University
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Professor of Law, University of Washington
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Lecturer in Design Policy, Lancaster University
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Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, University of Regina
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Professor, College of Agriculture and Bioresources, University of Saskatchewan
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Senior Lecturer in Computing and Information Systems, Cardiff Metropolitan University
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Associate Professor of Public Affairs and Administration, Rutgers University - Newark
