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From individual consent to collective refusal: changing attitudes toward (mis)use of personal data

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XRDS: Crossroads, The ACM Magazine for Students, Volume 27, Issue 2

Pages 26 - 29

https://doi.org/10.1145/3433140

Published: 17 December 2020 Publication History

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Big tech companies have been found to misuse personal data, often collected without consent. What can the public do to change unjust collection and use of their personal data, and what role can computer scientists play in these efforts?

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From individual consent to collective refusal: changing attitudes toward (mis)use of personal data
1. Security and privacy
  1. Human and societal aspects of security and privacy
2. Social and professional topics
  1. Computing / technology policy
    1. Surveillance
  2. Professional topics
    1. Computing industry
    2. Computing profession
      1. Codes of ethics

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XRDS: Crossroads, The ACM Magazine for Students Volume 27, Issue 2

Agents of Change

Winter 2020

70 pages

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DOI:10.1145/3442665

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Zong JMatias J(2023)Data Refusal from Below: A Framework for Understanding, Evaluating, and Envisioning Refusal as DesignACM Journal on Responsible Computing10.1145/36301071:1(1-23)Online publication date: 25-Oct-2023
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