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How charting public perspectives can show the way to unlocking the benefits of location data
A review of existing research on public attitudes towards location data and related ethical considerations

Standardised access: the tension between scale and fit
Disability-led access as a lens to rethink the meaning and potential of responsible technology

Networking with care part 1: Mapping ‘justice’
JUST AI aims to integrate and reflect on the many layers and different qualities of map-making, mapping and relationship construction

JUST AI – Prototyping ethical futures for data and AI
Taking a creative, humanities-led approach to questions of AI ethics

How does structural racism impact on data and AI?
Why we need to acknowledge that structural racism is a fundamental driver and cause of the data divide

Containing the canary in the AI coalmine – the EU’s efforts to regulate biometrics
Exploring the gaps and risks relating to biometrics in the EU's draft AI regulation

Why PETs (privacy-enhancing technologies) may not always be our friends
How privacy-enhancing technologies can exacerbate rather than ameliorate technology and data governance concerns

Disambiguating data stewardship
Why what we mean by ‘stewarding data’ matters

Why the COVID-19 shielded patient list might both compound and address inequalities
Wicked problems in the use of data-driven systems

A shot in the arm, not a shot in the dark
7 steps for Government to clarify whether vaccine passports should have a place in society

Is the goal of antitrust enforcement a competitive digital economy or a different digital ecosystem?
Antitrust ferment and opportunity in digital markets

Governments must offer clarity on vaccine passports
Why it's essential to explore the evidence, risks and benefits of vaccine passports and COVID status apps before any potential roll out