Digital Welfare State – Digital Freedom Fund

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How Artificial Intelligence Impacts Marginalised Groups

In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic it has often been remarked that while we are all facing the same storm, we are not all

Explainer: What is the “Digital Welfare State”?

Over the past decade, governments across the globe have adopted strategies to transform public services through technology. One priority area for these strategies has been

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Towards a Litigation Strategy on the Digital Welfare State

Following the DFF strategy meeting in February, we held an in-depth consultation on the “digital welfare state.” During this consultation, representatives from international human rights

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The SyRI Victory: Holding Profiling Practices to Account

This article was co-authored by Merel Hendrickx and Tijmen Wisman. Profiling is a widespread practice in government agencies. It is difficult to reject this sort

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Fighting for Algorithmic Transparency in Spain

Civio is an independent, non-profit journalism organisation based in Madrid. We monitor public authorities, report to citizens, and promote true and effective transparency within public

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Tackling the Human Rights Impacts of the “Digital Welfare State”

In her 2018 book “Automating Inequality”, Virginia Eubanks compellingly sets out the impact that big data and technology use has on one of society’s most

A Litigation Strategy on the Digital Welfare State