data collection

Photo essay: Enabling Nigerian communities to see the soot around them
Photo essay: Enabling Nigerian communities to see the soot around them 22 August 2023 Maja Romano

MAJI in Nigeria recently co-hosted an #EcoThursday Twitter discussion on deploying open data and low-cost technologies for monitoring air pollution and creating evidence-based advocacy. This photo essay captures their journey in holding oil polluters accountable.

APC statement to the Global Digital Compact Thematic Deep-Dive session on data protection
APC statement to the Global Digital Compact Thematic Deep-Dive session on data protection 25 April 2023 APC

APC believes that a feminist approach to data and datafication examines the nature of data and constantly resists disembodiment of data. It is centred on the understanding that the consequences of data and datafication are embodied, with individuals and communities facing those consequences.

Can we address sexual violence by collecting more data?
Can we address sexual violence by collecting more data? 24 June 2020 Kate Sim for Point of View

Kate Sim is a DPhil student at the Oxford Internet Institute researching the datafication and automation of sexual harassment reporting systems in US higher education. In this interview with Deep Dives, Kate talks about her research on sexual harassment, digital technologies and big data.

Open Letter: Google in Pakistan - Local and global civil society raises eyebrows
Open Letter: Google in Pakistan - Local and global civil society raises eyebrows 29 June 2012

The Association for Progressive Communications and its member group in Pakistan, Bytes For All, is deeply concerned about Google’s latest business trip to Pakistan. Here are a few questions on Google’s planned policy on data retention and collection.

« Go back