“Where My Data At?”: Imagining resistance to data processing with African Feminists
This report is one of three reports funded through the ADAPT project that explore how data is used and abused by governments and non-state actors alike, and how users can better advocate for their privacy. How does one build resistance to datafication with those already at the front lines of fighting gender inequality? The report, […]
Understanding the Challenges Data Protection Regulators Face: A Global Struggle Towards Implementation, Independence, and Enforcement
Available in English, Portuguese, and Spanish (see links below) This report received the 2022 Privacy Papers for Policymakers Award for its pioneering look into the real but often overlooked challenges that regulators face in the fight for rights-respecting data privacy laws. Since 2018, over sixty countries around the world have enacted or proposed […]
Data Practices & Protections in Kenya and Nigeria
These two separate reports are part of a series funded through the ADAPT project that explore how data is used and abused by governments and non-state actors alike, and how users can better advocate for their privacy. Both reports are based on extensive research conducted by Seyram Avle, an Assistant Professor of Global Digital Media […]
Data Protection Advocacy Frameworks for Repressive or Closed Environments
This report is the first of three reports funded through the ADAPT project that explore how data is used and abused by governments and non-state actors alike, and how users can better advocate for their privacy. The report, based on research conducted by Kuda Hove and Otto Saki over the past four months, analyzes the […]