Citizens Data Agency

Join us for our third Citizens Data Agency event exploring civic and participatory approaches to data governance, with a fantastic panel of academics who will share their work in this field. On the panel we have Dr Arne Hintz (Data Justice Lab), Dr Emily Rempel (Civic Data Cooperative) and Dr Joanna Redden (Data Justice Lab). The panel will each share insights from their recent work through presentations, followed by a group discussion and Q&A from the audience.

Join us for our second Citizens Data Agency event with Louise Hisayasu, who will run a workshop learning about how to demystify your data. The workshop will define and explore various types of “data” which are commonly shared and collected online. There will be group activities which encourage participants to talk openly about data concerns, investigate browser history, and deny unnecessary app permissions on their smartphones. Visit Tactical Tech’s website for more.

Join us for the first Citizens Data Agency public event with Dr. Elinor Carmi, who will share her latest research report titled “What mobilises people against Big-Tech?”. This report builds on previous research with colleagues at Liverpool University that argues that contrary to arguments about people’s resignation and cynicism about their privacy and digital rights, they found that people do care but do not know what to do about it. This new report asks digital rights NGO practitioners to share their experience around campaigns with different communities – what worked, what did not work and how can we move forward to challenge the power asymmetries we have with Big-Tech.

Read the report:  https://openaccess.city.ac.uk/id/eprint/31373/