data risks – Data Empowerment

The Data Subject and the Myth of the “Black Box”

Data empowerment authorJuly 15, 2021January 17, 2022

A Critical Inquiry into How Platforms Communicate About Their Data Practices This conceptual paper explores the role of communication around data practices of Big Tech companies. Through exploring and critiquing communication practices, the paper shows how Big Tech platforms shape users into new sorts...

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The Data Literacy and Applied Data Ethics Handbook

Data empowerment authorApril 25, 2021May 21, 2021

Understanding Data Discourses, User Views, and Sustainable Data-Ecologies By Dennis Nguyen The following is a brief description of a current book project that aims for publication in 2022: This book...

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Data Literacy as an Emerging Challenge in the Migration-/Refugee Context

Data empowerment authorApril 25, 2021May 3, 2021

A Critical Exploration of Communication Practices Around “Refugee Apps” by Dennis Nguyen & Sergül Nguyen Digital media serve manifold purposes in the context of forced migration connected to communication, transition,...