The hidden hand: UK Information Commissioner's report on #Cambridgeanalytica again draws attention to the underlying #surveillance and steering practises of #Facebook. Trust & Technology member @jennifercobbe sums up their negative impact in the Guardian. theguardian.com/technology/com…

November 2020:  Trust & Technology Initiative News and Events - mailchi.mp/cdbd65b0aa72/c…

What happens to your carefully collected #data once it's out there? @thewhistle Project at Cambridge has mapped that scenario in an interactive experience. Explore the digital ecosystem in the role of a video, narrative or number: sociallifeofdata.org

Patterns, parameters and psychology of disinformation: Disinformation and Literary SIG releases discussion podcast youtube.com/watch?v=DnLEvY…

We’ve collectively failed to escape the present moment and tackle long-term risks. This essay explains how we escape short-term thinking and survive. bit.ly/3kDAONj

Our next Event - 25th Nov - with Prof Frank Pasquale, expert on the law of artificial intelligence and bestselling author mailchi.mp/04327a59d3b9/h…

The Alan Turing Institute today announced a new cohort of Fellows with a research focus on transformational impact through #AI technologies. ukri.org/news/new-turin…

👉 Join the Minderoo Centre on 15 Dec at 5pm UK time for their first event! frankpasquale.bsky.social or [email protected] discusses his book 'New Laws of Robotics: Defending Human Expertise in the Age of AI' with Evan Selinger. ➞ bit.ly/39s43AF #Robotics #ArtificialIntelligence #CRASSHonline

Is Democracy now up for sale? Peter Geoghegan of openDemocracy and Jennifer Cobbe of the Trust and Technology Initiative reflect on Cambridge Analytica, money, power and what is and isn't corrupting our democracy in a podcast. talkingpoliticspodcast.com/blog/2020/282-…

Are contact tracing apps working? How do they deal with privacy? What comes next? We answered the biggest questions about this technology. bit.ly/36J2pZI

Digital technology is vital to delivering the carbon emission reductions that could unlock net zero, says a new report from the Royal Society. Find out more and download the full report. #DigiTechAndPlanet royalsociety.org/news/2020/12/d…

Investment in #telehealth and #AIforhealth was close to $5B in the 3rd quarter of 2020 alone across US, Asia and EEA ... . Timely look at implications of #datafication of health by Ada Lovelace Institute

🥳 ... Just to give you a little bit of a heads up ... CRASSH will be 20 years old next year! 🎂 We've been busy planning behind the scenes and look forward to bringing you a special anniversary programme on the theme of 'Global Conversations' in 2021! #20YearsCRASSH🎉

We're delighted to share our #TuringCovidConf keynote talk from Professor David Spiegelhalter (David Spiegelhalter), Winton Professor for the Public Understanding of Risk at Cambridge University: Trustworthy communication of statistics and risk in the age of #COVID19 youtu.be/1LoKvP2KS10

Today we are proposing a set of new rules for all digital services: the Digital Services Act and the Digital Markets Act. We want to make sure users have access to a wide choice of safe products and services online, and that businesses compete fairly and freely. #DigitalEU

Cambridge Computer Science students help to capture the flag: congrats to medal winning teams in the C2C CTF cyber security competition. All 3 top teams featured undergraduate and MPhil students from Dept of Computer Science and Technology at Cambridge. cst.cam.ac.uk/news/students-…

“On Erasmus, it was a tough decision” UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson says the government will replace Erasmus with “a UK scheme for students to go around the world, it will be called the Turing scheme... named after Alan Turing” bbc.in/BrexitTradeDeal

282 | Democracy for Sale talkingpoliticspodcast.com/blog/2020/282-…

#Data101: What is a data trust? Our Data Institutions Programme Lead Jack Hardinges shares how he explains it: hubs.ly/H0qM69b0

The Data Trusts Initiative invites applications to its newly established research programme to help bridge the gap between data trust theory and practice (deadline 29th Jan 2021) datatrusts.uk/news