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Innerworld@lemmy.world to Public Health@mander.xyzEnglish · 28 days ago

The U.S. is demanding access to Africans’ health data; critics are calling it “digital colonialism”

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The U.S. is demanding access to Africans’ health data; critics are calling it “digital colonialism”

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Innerworld@lemmy.world to Public Health@mander.xyzEnglish · 28 days ago
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“Digital Colonialism”: U.S. Demands to Access Africans’ Data Raise Privacy, Sovereignty Concerns
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The United States is requiring access to health data as part of lifesaving aid deals with African countries. The U.S. says the data will be aggregated and anonymized, but privacy experts fear the information could be misused or exploited.
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