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In this episode, Wendy H. Wong explains the human rights implications of datafication. We talk about how data become valuable, sticky data, big tech’s encroachment on governance, our faces/selves as datapoints, and how the mundane underlies and explains so much of how data collection happens in the first place. Recorded Mar 20, 2026. Released Mar 30, 2026.
Wendy H. Wong We, the Data: Human Rights in the Digital Age
https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262048576/we-the-data/
Human Rights in the Digital Age
https://youtu.be/HyLV5Tf54QM?si=y08lMREdIgYVULcG
Big Tech companies govern our lives. It’s time they’re held accountable for it
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-google-amazon-apple-meta-microsoft-governance-accountability/
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In this episode, Wendy H. Wong explains the human rights implications of datafication. We talk about how data become valuable, sticky data, big tech’s encroachment on governance, our faces/selves as datapoints, and how the mundane underlies and explains so much of how data collection happens in the first place. Recorded Mar 20, 2026. Released Mar 30, 2026.
Wendy H. Wong We, the Data: Human Rights in the Digital Age
https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262048576/we-the-data/
Human Rights in the Digital Age
https://youtu.be/HyLV5Tf54QM?si=y08lMREdIgYVULcG
Big Tech companies govern our lives. It’s time they’re held accountable for it
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-google-amazon-apple-meta-microsoft-governance-accountability/
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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