Unpacking digital privacy, security & safety in the development space
Crowdsourcing our Responsible Data questions, challenges and lessons. (Photo by Amy O’Donnell).
At Catholic Relief Services’ ICT4D Conference in May 2016, I worked with Amy O’Donnell (Oxfam GB) and Paul Perrin (CRS) to facilitate a participatory session that explored notions of Digital Privacy, Security and Safety. We had a full room, with a widely varied set of experiences and expertise.
The session kicked off with stories of privacy and security breaches. One person told of having personal data stolen when a federal government clearance database was compromised. We also shared how a researcher in Denmark scraped very personal data from the OK Cupid online dating site and opened it up to the public.
A comparison was made between the OK Cupid data situation and the work that we do as development professionals. When we collect very personal information from program participants, they may not expect that their household level income, health data…
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