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Beyond data : reclaiming human rights at the dawn of the metaverse / Elizabeth M. Renieris

By: Publisher: London : The MIT Press, 2023Description: xvi, 219 p. : 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780262047821 (hbk)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 302.231 REN
Contents:
Author's Note; Preface; Prologue; Introduction; Part I: Before data; 1. The main frame; 2. Update failed; Part II: Data, data everywhere; 3. The singular-ity; 4. (Data) privacy, the handmaiden; Part III: Beyond data; 5. A brave new world; 6. Against the datafication of life; 7. Back to the future: A return to human rights; Acknowledgements; Notes; Index.
Summary: "A Future Beyond Data aims to shift the conversation to an approach that centers people, not data, and draws on the international human rights framework. In response to the immersive, cyberphysical reality that is rapidly developing, this book argues for a more expansive interpretation of human rights, beyond rights to privacy or data protection, to address the complex array of threats and challenges posed by enveloping digital technologies"-- Provided by publisher.
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Author's Note;
Preface;
Prologue;
Introduction;
Part I: Before data;
1. The main frame;
2. Update failed;
Part II: Data, data everywhere;
3. The singular-ity;
4. (Data) privacy, the handmaiden;
Part III: Beyond data;
5. A brave new world;
6. Against the datafication of life;
7. Back to the future: A return to human rights;
Acknowledgements;
Notes;
Index.

"A Future Beyond Data aims to shift the conversation to an approach that centers people, not data, and draws on the international human rights framework. In response to the immersive, cyberphysical reality that is rapidly developing, this book argues for a more expansive interpretation of human rights, beyond rights to privacy or data protection, to address the complex array of threats and challenges posed by enveloping digital technologies"-- Provided by publisher.