Corporate Responsibility Research

  • Dec172018

    Those pop-up ‘I agree’ boxes aren’t just annoying – they’re potentially dangerous

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    Have you noticed the increasing number of pop-ups asking you to consent or “agree” when you visit a website? Do…

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  • Dec122018

    An End to PFI/PF2 – Implications for the Right to Health

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    On 29thOctober 2018, Philip Hammond delivered a Conservative Budget declaring an end to austerity and outlining plans for a post-Brexit economy.…

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  • Aug172018

    How Does Content Moderation Affect Human Rights? Commentary on the Case of Infowars

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    On 6 August 2018, Apple, Facebook and Spotify removed content from Alex Jones’s Infowars pages and accounts on their platforms, which were…

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  • Jul232018

    What Next After the Facebook and Cambridge Analytica Revelations?

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    On 2 July 2018, the Human Rights, Big Data and Technology (HRBDT) Project co-hosted a panel discussion with the International…

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  • Jul132018

    HRBDT Conference – Human Rights in a Digital Age

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    On 24 May 2018, The Human Rights, Big Data and Technology (HRBDT) Project, based at the Human Rights Centre at…

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  • Jul052018

    What Next After the Facebook and Cambridge Analytica Revelations?

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    On 2 July 2018, the Human Rights, Big Data and Technology (HRBDT) Project co-hosted a panel discussion with the International…

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  • Jun192018

    The Call for Radical Transparency, Meaningful Accountability and Commitment to Remedy – David Kaye’s Report on Content Regulation

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    On 6 April 2018, the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and…

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  • Jun152018

    Google’s new principles on AI need to be better at protecting human rights

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    Originally published by The Conversation on 15 June 2018. There are growing concerns about the potential risks of AI –…

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  • Jun052018

    Cambridge Analytica is more than a data breach – it’s a human rights problem

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    Originally published in The Conversation on 4 June 2018. The closure of Cambridge Analytica following the revelations about its use…

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  • Apr122018

    Businesses as Gatekeepers to Online Content: A Human Rights Approach

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    On 11 April 2018, a seminar titled, “Businesses as Gatekeepers to Online Content: a Human Rights Approach ” took place…

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