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Content type: Advocacy
The meeting brought together representatives from UN bodies, civil society, academia, and election oversight institutions. Participants agreed that while digital technologies can improve electoral access and administration, they also pose serious threats to human rights, including privacy, freedom of expression, participation in public affairs, and equality, as well as democratic accountability if left unregulated. Discussions focused on three core areas: the role of national authorities, the…
Content type: News & Analysis
Our partner Transparencia Electoral has created an extensive and interactive index on data protection during elections in Latin America.The index evaluates laws and regulations around data protection during the election cycle in 16 countries in the region: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, the Dominican Republic and Uruguay.Organising elections is a huge government data-gathering exercise. The…
Content type: Video
Links Guest's publications PI's technology, data and elections checklistTransparencia Electoral's reportTransparencia's index on data protection in LatAm electionsR3D's report: Censura electoral Links to content discussed in episodeObama's 2012 targeted social media campaignOur work on Cambridge AnalyticaDeepfake use in electionsOur report with the Carter Center on the Kenyan Presidential electionsListen to our episode about our work in Kenya (Election Observation: Data,…