MyData Scotland
@MyDataScotland
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Working to build a vibrant MyData community in Scotland. Let's move towards a more human centric vision for our data.
Scotland, United Kingdom
Joined November 2018
Read & been inspired to take action by @shoshanazuboff ’s excellent ‘The Age of Surveillance’ already? Join in the conversation right here in #Edinburgh & find out ways to get involved @MyDataScotland's #ScotDataSummerMeetup #PersonalData #SurveillanceCapitalism. 10 days to go...
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We are award-winning nonprofit MyData Global with a mission to empower individuals & organisations through #personaldata. We organise #MyDataOnline2020 Conference 10-12 Dec gathering 1000 data professionals and people interested in #dataeconomy. Join at https://t.co/ghkdtWkefI
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After *months* of preparation - we're *extremely* excited to announce: The Private AI Series In partnership with: - @FHIOxford - @PyTorch - @FacebookAI - @UNBigData w/ guests: - Cynthia Dwork - @HNissenbaum - @dawnsongtweets -... Sign Up Here: https://t.co/QjigkrH0I4
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We are proud to introduce first invited presenters to #MyDataOnline2020. Join our unique conference & connect w/: ➡️ @yaoeo from @BKCHarvard ➡️ @_nat_en from @openidjp ➡️ @JeniT from @ODIHQ ➡️ @aniltj from US Dep of Homeland Security. For details go to https://t.co/QlzXOkEfwA
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Hi folks, to confirm our MyData pub chat tonight at The Tron at 6 is still on; alcohol will be available to kill of any unhelpful viruses.
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Hi folks, we’re having an informal pub meet-up on MyData issues on Tue 10th March at The Tron Pub Edinburgh. https://t.co/3YZMKTSMhR
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Any #Scottish companies interested to join one of the leading global organisations and communities working to build a fairer #dataeconomy?
This week we started a campaign to show our appreciation toward the nearly 90 awesome organisations that are members of #MyData Global! They are at the forefront creating a human-centred #dataeconomy 🌟 Let's make it to 100 by the end of March! Go to ➡️ https://t.co/0hORSO3XVL
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#MyData Webinar Jan 23 at 3pm CET - "Identity in the digital era" 👁️ @belzaah will open the basics of the topic and @windley from @SovrinID presents the fundamentals of identity networks. Let's put the individual in control of their #digital_identity 💪 https://t.co/wkOh7y0RMF
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Come and join us tomorrow at the MyData Scotland hub meet-up, and get an update from Dr Karen Gregory on her recent work on worker data in the gig economy. https://t.co/lUMivrGAZ0
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More on this at our MyData Scotland Hub meetup on Thursday 14th
What retailers can do to protect consumer #dataprivacy? Nearly half (47%)‼‼ of consumers feel they have little to no control of their #data. New report from @Deloitte ▶▶▶ https://t.co/aX56jYeJGw Join #MyData movement to empower individuals with their personal data!
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Lots of great work going on in #Scotland in #DataEthics, #PersonalData, #OpenData and #DataRights. How can we build stronger collaboration and create a community who can drive real change here in #Scotland Lets have this discussion -
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Recommend attending this if you have not yet seen it yet. Everyone should be aware of the potential this has to effect our democracy! We are also hosting an informal #MyData get together in #Edinburgh. We would love to hear from you -
2 December in #Glasgow. @OpenRightsGroup will be hosting a screening of The Great Hack @thegreathackdoc We thought it would be as good a time as any to think about the effect of personal data and democracy... https://t.co/78xLbbzMnh
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Our next meet-up is Thursday 14th November 6pm at The Tron, details here. https://t.co/lUMivrGAZ0
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Kids were a focus of #MyData2019 - we hope to continue working on the https://t.co/GU4pTkV7r2 project because we realise the importance of starting to address this challenge. As @katrynadow said - lets not let the next generation be born into digital slavery. Help us!
"What is you baby prefers a robot to tell them a bed story than you?" 🤖👧🏻💔 asking @johnchavens. Talk about the Right to Parent in the Digital Age is followed by a workshop on DIDs for children by @iainh1 from @MyDataScotland #decentralized #identity
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One week left to the #MyData2019 conference! It's not too late to get your tickets https://t.co/hzDDeUwLgR Don't miss the opportunity to meet with people coming from all over the world and representing a diverse range of expertise! See real examples on fair use of #PersonalData
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#MyData2019 presenter: @carolecadwalla is an award-winning journalist famous for her investigation on #CambridgeAnalytica scandal. She'll take part in panel w/ @podehaye & @apoikola and host a workshop to further data rights and citizen journalism. https://t.co/ZMoUuVEEtH
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All ready for the #ScotDataSummerMeetup. Come join us in the Glass Room, Merchiston for an informal discussion on #TheGreatHack #PersonalData, #HealthData and more.
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The ability to extract data from any situation is increasing. We have to ask ... is this data working for us or against us? Is this what we want from a digitally connected society?
Even without face recognition you can still be tracked through gait recognition. Data on the clothes you wear can also be used by stores to provide accurate product/sales recommendations #computervision
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The #BIL is a proud member of the @mydataorg global community. @wip_abramson will be representing the lab as well as the local @MyDataScotland hub at this unique and important event. Come find out more about the #MyData vision tonight at the #ScotDataSummerMeetup.
Join the movement for accelerating #global change towards a human-centric approach to #PersonalData 🌎 #MyData2019 is all about #actionable solutions, building bridges between sectors and making #data use right 🚀 See you in Helsinki in September. Go to https://t.co/hzDDeUwLgR
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Are the #HongKongProtests a foreshadowing of the future for us all? A battle for #Freedom against a powerful adversary using state of the art surveillance technology? This should scare us all!
A smart lamppost is down in #KwunTong. #HongKongProtests #antiELAB #HongKong #LiberateHK gif from @lihkg_forum
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It seems everything we do these days is tracked and analysed. Our spending patterns can reveal a lot about us, is this the kind of world we want to live in? Where a few people have the power to decide what to do with our #PersonalData? Join us tonight at the #ScotDataSummerMeetup
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