Guilt Through Algorithmic Association

You’re a 16-year-old Muslim kid in America. Say your name is Mohammad Abdullah. Your schoolmates are convinced that you’re a terrorist. They keep typing in Google queries likes “is Mohammad Abdullah a terrorist?” and “Mohammad Abdullah al …

WSIS+10 Open Consultation Process

My contribution to the WSIS+10 Open Consultation Process:

Abstract:
UNESCO’s concept of a Culture of Peace remains one of the most promising strategies to work toward the values of the UN Charter. It is based on respect for cultural diversity as wel…

Open, pseudonymised and personal data: what Government should do next

For some weeks we’ve been hearing further around the Public Data Corporation idea: for commercial partnerships to monetise new categories of government data sets, and a possible expo to sell public data this autumn. Sir Bonar even dictated some Tweet…

Survey Says: People care about securing personal data.

This info graphic is from a Uynisys Survey 70% of people cared most about securing their personal data.

This diagram is from the Unisys Security Index Survey.