We, the Data
By Wendy H. Wong
By Wendy H. Wong
By Wendy H. Wong
By Wendy H. Wong
By Wendy H. Wong
By Wendy H. Wong
Category: Domestic Politics | World Politics | Science & Technology
Category: Domestic Politics | World Politics | Science & Technology
Category: Domestic Politics | World Politics | Science & Technology
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$26.95
Oct 10, 2023 | ISBN 9780262048576
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Oct 10, 2023 | ISBN 9780262376389
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Oct 10, 2023 | ISBN 9780262376396
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Praise
“A timely and engaging exploration. . . . We, the Data presents a refreshing and nuanced view of data. . . . [Wong’s] proposal is a welcome invitation for each of us to reclaim our agency and become full participants in conversations and decisions about how to apply human rights and human values to our data reality.”
—Science
“Absolutely fascinating.”
—IEEE Spectrum
“Very rich and incredible readable.”
—New Books in Political Science
“We, the Data offers understandable, eye-opening explanations of the ways data emerge, inform, and endure, and re-conceptualizes the relationship between technology, society, and governance. . . . This book serves as a necessary first step toward data literacy and advocacy in our datafied future.”
—Journal of Democracy
“An accessible, elucidating book that makes a persuasive plea for us to connect data literacy and human rights. . . . A genuine pleasure to read.”
—British Columbia Review
Table Of Contents
1 DATA ARE EVERYWHERE 1
2 WHY HUMAN RIGHTS AND DATA GO TOGETHER 21
3 DATA RIGHTS 45
4 IS YOUR FACE YOURS? 65
5 DO WE NEED HUMAN RIGHTS WHEN WE’RE DEAD? 89
6 BIG TECH AND US 111
7 DATA LITERACY, OR WHY WE NEED LIBRARIES, NOT TWITTER 139
8 WE, THE DATA 163
Acknowledgments 183
Notes 187
Index 261
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