Here we are! The time has come for us to say GoodBye for now, and we hope we “Speak” to you Later! Seems like we just enrolled on this exciting and one of a kind journey to creating our group blog – Big Data Big Responsibility – but time flies and we would like to …
Did you know that Big Tech companies, such as META, are creating psychographic profiling algorithms on you? You did not? Well, neither did many of the users. This question was quietly aiming to be addressed during my previous post where I discussed the power of datafication and the challenges and choices of the users who …
Whilst some hail the new digital economic era as an opportunity for people in the Global South to ride the wave of innovation to prosperity, others argue that what we see is a new era of digital colonialism. There are countless committed digitalisation fans who are happy to adopt any AI, smart or data-driven technology …
Introduction In a previous post, I introduced how grassroots can utilise social media for poverty alleviation. Poverty alleviation is part of the well-known United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) (United Nations, n.d.c.). Apart from these conventional problems, humanity faces increased and severe challenges in cyberspace. It is now much easier to collect data about …
In this past few weeks, we have introduced end user license agreements (EULAs) and discussed their role in ensuring fairness in emerging technologies in the Global North. Through these explorations, we have revealed that these agreements can provide certain rights, privacies and protections to users and consumers, but that these are only upheld if countries …
Hello and thank you for joining! Today we feature a discussion revealing the catastrophic real-world consequences that biases in technology can have. Our panel reviews a report published by independent consultancy and auditor: Business for Social Responsibility (BSR), in which they look at Meta and their handling and misguiding censoring of Palestinian activists’ online activities. …
In last week’s post, I broke down the basics of End User License Agreements (EULAs). As previously explained, EULAs lay out an agreement between consumer and provider. They are not written to protect the user, but they can act as a first line of defense for consumers by outlining what they agree to when they …
Who is in power of the Big Data today? The one who wrote it, the one who used it, the one who accessed, sold it or the one who bought it? The question can easily be taken as a good challenge, especially because there could be as many answers as there are internet users in …
We are surrounded by algorithms – they decide what we see in our Facebook Feeds, screen our job applications, calculate probabilities and drive facial recognition software. While they are faster and sometimes more accurate than us at processing large amounts of data, there is one area where they can be just as flawed as humans …
“5, 4, 3, 2, 1 Sold Out! ” This sentence has echoed in e-commerce and social media in China during the last three years. The number of anchors, big or small, selling products live on e-commerce platforms and social media has grown like bamboo after the rain. Among them are a group of people who …
The platform economy might be the next big thing but what are the impacts on working people in the Global South in this age of digital colonialism? In this is a short introduction we explore who benefits from increased digitalization in the developing world and how people on the verge of starting their own digital …
In the past, an End User License Agreement (EULA) may have been referred to as “the fine print” in contracts. Also known as a User Agreement, Terms of Service, or License Agreement (or any other of the many other names it goes by), a EULA is designed to give a person/consumer the permission to use/license …
With big data comes big responsibility – what impact will the increasing datafication have on our lives and how can we ensure a socially just digital transformation? Join us on this blog as we explore and discuss these important topics, raising awareness on big tech’s role in development. Over the next couple of weeks, you …
Here we are! The time has come for us to say GoodBye for now, and we hope we “Speak” to you Later! Seems like we just enrolled on this exciting and one of a kind journey to creating our group blog – Big Data Big Responsibility – but time flies and we would like to …
Did you know that Big Tech companies, such as META, are creating psychographic profiling algorithms on you? You did not? Well, neither did many of the users. This question was quietly aiming to be addressed during my previous post where I discussed the power of datafication and the challenges and choices of the users who …
Whilst some hail the new digital economic era as an opportunity for people in the Global South to ride the wave of innovation to prosperity, others argue that what we see is a new era of digital colonialism. There are countless committed digitalisation fans who are happy to adopt any AI, smart or data-driven technology …
Introduction In a previous post, I introduced how grassroots can utilise social media for poverty alleviation. Poverty alleviation is part of the well-known United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) (United Nations, n.d.c.). Apart from these conventional problems, humanity faces increased and severe challenges in cyberspace. It is now much easier to collect data about …
In this past few weeks, we have introduced end user license agreements (EULAs) and discussed their role in ensuring fairness in emerging technologies in the Global North. Through these explorations, we have revealed that these agreements can provide certain rights, privacies and protections to users and consumers, but that these are only upheld if countries …
Hello and thank you for joining! Today we feature a discussion revealing the catastrophic real-world consequences that biases in technology can have. Our panel reviews a report published by independent consultancy and auditor: Business for Social Responsibility (BSR), in which they look at Meta and their handling and misguiding censoring of Palestinian activists’ online activities. …
In last week’s post, I broke down the basics of End User License Agreements (EULAs). As previously explained, EULAs lay out an agreement between consumer and provider. They are not written to protect the user, but they can act as a first line of defense for consumers by outlining what they agree to when they …
Who is in power of the Big Data today? The one who wrote it, the one who used it, the one who accessed, sold it or the one who bought it? The question can easily be taken as a good challenge, especially because there could be as many answers as there are internet users in …
We are surrounded by algorithms – they decide what we see in our Facebook Feeds, screen our job applications, calculate probabilities and drive facial recognition software. While they are faster and sometimes more accurate than us at processing large amounts of data, there is one area where they can be just as flawed as humans …
“5, 4, 3, 2, 1 Sold Out! ” This sentence has echoed in e-commerce and social media in China during the last three years. The number of anchors, big or small, selling products live on e-commerce platforms and social media has grown like bamboo after the rain. Among them are a group of people who …
The platform economy might be the next big thing but what are the impacts on working people in the Global South in this age of digital colonialism? In this is a short introduction we explore who benefits from increased digitalization in the developing world and how people on the verge of starting their own digital …
In the past, an End User License Agreement (EULA) may have been referred to as “the fine print” in contracts. Also known as a User Agreement, Terms of Service, or License Agreement (or any other of the many other names it goes by), a EULA is designed to give a person/consumer the permission to use/license …
With big data comes big responsibility – what impact will the increasing datafication have on our lives and how can we ensure a socially just digital transformation? Join us on this blog as we explore and discuss these important topics, raising awareness on big tech’s role in development. Over the next couple of weeks, you …
