Public and private roles in managing data (Part 1: Surveillance)

Public and private roles in managing data (Part 1: Surveillance) Phuah Eng Chye (25 April 2020) When it comes to surveillance, who should citizens worry about more, governments or corporations? In earlier decades, it seemed to be the latter. In a review of Sarah Igo’s book The known citizen: A history of privacy in modern … “Public and private roles in managing data (Part 1: Surveillance)”

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Anonymity, opacity and zones

Anonymity, opacity and zones Phuah Eng Chye (11 April 2020) In a transparency paradigm, the default setting is for information to be visible. Therefore, the operating conditions are described in terms of exceptions to the rule; i.e. the circumstances under which data is non-transparent. My approach focuses on three aspects of non-transparency. The first is … “Anonymity, opacity and zones”

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