{"product_id":"we-the-data-isbn-9780262048576","title":"We, the Data","description":"\u003cb\u003eA rallying call for extending human rights beyond our physical selves—and why we need to reboot rights in our data-intensive world.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWinner of the 2024 Balsillie Prize for Public Policy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e Shortlisted, 2024 Lionel Gelber Prize\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOur data-intensive world is here to stay, but does that come at the cost of our humanity in terms of autonomy, community, dignity, and equality? In \u003ci\u003eWe, the Data\u003c\/i\u003e, Wendy H. Wong argues that we cannot allow that to happen. Exploring the pervasiveness of data collection and tracking, Wong reminds us that we are all stakeholders in this digital world, who are currently being left out of the most pressing conversations around technology, ethics, and policy. This book clarifies the nature of datafication and calls for an extension of human rights to recognize how data complicate what it means to safeguard and encourage human potential. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs we go about our lives, we are co-creating data through what we do. We must embrace that these data are a part of who we are, Wong explains, even as current policies do not yet reflect the extent to which human experiences have changed. This means we are more than mere “subjects” or “sources” of data “by-products” that can be harvested and used by technology companies and governments. By exploring data rights, facial recognition technology, our posthumous rights, and our need for a right to data literacy, Wong has crafted a compelling case for engaging as stakeholders to hold data collectors accountable. Just as the Universal Declaration of Human Rights laid the global groundwork for human rights, \u003ci\u003eWe, the Data \u003c\/i\u003egives us a foundation upon which we claim human rights in the age of data.1 DATA ARE EVERYWHERE 1 \u003cbr\u003e2 WHY HUMAN RIGHTS AND DATA GO TOGETHER 21 \u003cbr\u003e3 DATA RIGHTS 45 \u003cbr\u003e4 IS YOUR FACE YOURS? 65 \u003cbr\u003e5 DO WE NEED HUMAN RIGHTS WHEN WE’RE DEAD? 89 \u003cbr\u003e6 BIG TECH AND US 111 \u003cbr\u003e7 DATA LITERACY, OR WHY WE NEED LIBRARIES, NOT TWITTER 139 \u003cbr\u003e8 WE, THE DATA 163 \u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments 183 \u003cbr\u003eNotes 187 \u003cbr\u003eIndex 261\"A timely and engaging exploration. . . . \u003ci\u003eWe, the Data\u003c\/i\u003e presents a refreshing and nuanced view of data. . . . [Wong’s] proposal is a welcome invitation for each of us to reclaim our agency and become full participants in conversations and decisions about how to apply human rights and human values to our data reality.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eScience\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Absolutely fascinating.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eIEEE Spectrum\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"Very rich and incredible readable.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew Books in Political Science\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“\u003ci\u003eWe, the Data\u003c\/i\u003e offers understandable, eye-opening explanations of the ways data emerge, inform, and endure, and re-conceptualizes the relationship between technology, society, and governance. . . . This book serves as a necessary first step toward data literacy and advocacy in our datafied future.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eJournal of Democracy\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“An accessible, elucidating book that makes a persuasive plea for us to connect data literacy and human rights. . . . A genuine pleasure to read.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eBritish Columbia Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“Wendy Wong has written a thoroughly engaging and thought-provoking book that should be essential reading for anyone interested in the intersection of digital technologies and human rights.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Ron Deibert, Professor of Political Science; Director, The Citizen Lab, Munk School of Global Affairs \u0026amp; Public Policy, University of Toronto\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"In accessible and inspired prose, Wong makes a powerful case for putting human rights at the center of our public conversations about datafication, big data, and AI.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Catherine D'Ignazio, Associate Professor and Director of the Data + Feminism Lab, MIT; Co-author of \u003ci\u003eData Feminism\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eWendy H. Wong is Professor of Political Science and Principal’s Research Chair at the University of British Columbia, Okanagan. She is the author of two award-winning books: \u003ci\u003eInternal Affairs: How the Structure of NGOs Transforms Human Rights\u003c\/i\u003e and (with Sarah S. Stroup) \u003ci\u003eThe Authority Trap: Strategic Choices of International NGOs\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"The MIT Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303857311973,"sku":"NP9780262048576","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780262048576.jpg?v=1767743699","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/we-the-data-isbn-9780262048576","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}