WHO IS VISIBLE IN DATA PROTECTION? AN ANTI-RACIST PERSPECTIVE FOR TECH
CPDP 2023 - DAY 1
AREA 42 PETIT - SESSION 6 (17:15)
Organised by European Network Against Racism (ENAR) (BE)
Moderator: Oyidiya Oji, European Network Against Racism (ENAR) (BE)
Speakers: Oumaima Hajri, Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences and member of the Forum of European Muslim Youth and Student
Organisations (FEMYSO) (NL); Naomi Appelman, Institute for
Information Law (University of Amsterdam) and member of Racism
& Technology Center (NL); Osama Al-Sayad, Arabi Facts Hub (EG);
Tebogo R. Mazibuko, Compliance, data protection and digital ethics
(ZA)
Privacy and data protection are only affordable for a few. People with
different lived experiences are often included in those concepts without acknowledging their backgrounds. Tech must recognise and embrace diversity for a better outcome that respects and honours alternative knowledge and history. It is important to create an environment for
exploring the safety, privacy and data especially for those who historically never took them for granted.