Privacy‘s a zoneof “please leave me aloneif you don’t mind, unless you think it’s for the bestand you have evidence that what you do makes sense”the zone protects one’s selfthe freedom, rights and healthof our society depend on privacy#PrivacyPoetry

(Replicated from a Twitter thread)‘Privacy’ is the right to recognition of boundaries between “me” and “everyone else”. Privacy is a ‘gatekeeper’ right, it allows you to assert your existence as an individual - more than an interchangeable utility meat unit, a self-aware creature with feelings and needs.What good is the right to representation if your agency is unrecognised?What good is freedom from torture if your your autonomy can be denied?What... more

Once upon a time, there was widespread belief in the Data Fairy, a mythical creature that was considered to have magic powers of insight. When fed on numbers and stories, it would lay eggs of pure Truth & Wisdom. Swallowing those eggs would give a person astonishing powers, and bring them great wealth.Although many people claimed to have seen the Data Fairy for themselves, no-one could ever quite agree on what it should look like, so sightings were impossible to confirm. They... more

What’s this?An introduction and explainer on ‘fundamental rights and freedoms’; for anyone designing tech or data uses, and for Data Protection Officers/PractitionersWhat are ‘fundamental rights and freedoms’? In general:Ideas about how people should treat each other (and particularly about how institutions should treat individuals), backed by institutional authority and mechanisms for putting it all into practice. Codification of shared values... more