Beyond Data: Reclaiming Human Rights at the Dawn of the Metaverse
Why laws focused on data cannot effectively protect people—and how an approach centered on human rights offers the best hope for preserving human dignity and autonomy in a cyberphysical world.
How do these #DisruptiveTechnologies affect #ediasporas?
Do they hinder or exacerbate the impacts of networks predominantly driven by #data-centric activities?
'#eDiasporas are networks driven by human agency, referring to communities of individuals who maintain connections with their home countries and diasporic fellows through digital tools.'
'In contrast, Hyperconnected Diasporas (HD) are networks of data-driven activities that heavily rely on social media extractivist data-opolies or Big Tech platforms, potentially posing threats to institutional trust and the data privacy of diasporic citizens.'
How do they affect e-#diasporas (networks of human-driven agency), either hindering or exacerbating the impacts of #HyperconnectedDiasporas (networks of data-driven activities)?
"How #Musk, #Thiel, #Zuckerberg, and #Andreessen—Four Billionaire Techno-Oligarchs—Are Creating an Alternate, Autocratic Reality" — book excerpt from "The End of Reality: How Four Billionaires are Selling a Fantasy Future of the #Metaverse, #Mars, and #Crypto," by Jonathan Taplin