👻 Anything spookier than unchecked #BigTech? Come hang out with me at the @ubcokanagan.bsky.social
Faculty of Management on Halloween for #IdeaFest!

🎃 In-person event: 31-Oct 12-1pm in EME 4116. Registration not required.

#bigtech #governance #wethedata

Digital Trespassing: Human Rights in the Digital Age-- An Interview with Dr. Wendy Wong | Getting Lit With Linda

📻 Recently, I had a great chat with Linda Morra from @ubishops.bsky.social
on her show, #GettingLitWithLinda. We talked about how #datafication reframes issues of consent, and why libraries are more important than ever.

▶️ Have a listen here:

#bigdata #wethedata #datafication #humanrights

🗣️ Calling all library workers!

I'll be talking about AI & Human Rights at the British Columbia Library Association @bcla.bsky.social!

Nov. 6 2025 @ 2-3:30pm (PT). This is a free virtual event w/ a Q&A so don't hesitate to bring your questions ☺️

Register here 👇

#humanrights #ethicalai #wethedata

I am really looking forward to speaking @mcmasteruniversity.bsky.social Master of Public Policy Program on Sep. 22! I'll be talking about tech, rights, and the future of our digital lives.

Register here before Sep. 21st 👇
bit.ly/wethedata

#humanrights #wethedata #mcmasterevents

We ought to think about #AI as a #humanrights issue.

💬 Sep. 16, I will be back in Toronto to give the Frank W. Woods lecture at the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy.

Come join us! Registration and info here👇
munkschool.utoronto.ca/event/we-dat...

#bigdata #humanrights #wethedata

Opinion: Digital sovereignty is a means to an uncertain goal Our government’s focus on Canada’s digital destiny is admirable, but it will require Canadians to make difficult trade-offs around our reliance on data-driven technologies

Jamie Duncan and I are in the @theglobeandmail.com this week! 🗞️

In this piece, we argue that Carney's ambitious plans to enhance Canada's sovereignty is a worthy goal, but requires the simultaneous consideration of several trade-offs. Have a read here 👇

#bigdata #datasovereignty #wethedata

I had a fantastic time presenting @ Re-Sounding Poetries event led by SpokenWeb SSHRC Partnership [spokenweb.ca], in collab w/ the AMP Lab.

Thank you Karis Shearer & Klara du Plessis for chairing this discussion on critical data issues & for organizing the institute.

#wethedata #spokenweb #bigdata

Tonight, I'm on @tvotoday.bsky.social The Agenda w/ the brilliant Steve Paikin(tune in 8pm & 11pm ET! 📺) We chatted re: data stickiness, human rights values in the digital age, & the importance of data literacy.

➡️ www.youtube.com/theagenda
➡️ www.tvo.org/theagenda

#wethedata #bigdata #dataliteracy

11. We, the Data: Wendy Wong Beyond Law: A Book Review Podcast · Episode

Great convo w/ Profs. Dan Priel & Richard Haigh from Osgoode Hall Law School to chat about my recent book, "We, the Data" and the need to re-imagine human rights in our data-intensive world.

Check out the episode on Spotify & iHeart Radio 📻

#datagov #wethedata #bigtech

Vancouver Human Rights and Accommodation Conference 2025 Championing Workplace Equity, Inclusion, and Compliance What is the Vancouver Human Rights and Accommodation Conference 2025? The Vancouver Human Rights and Accommodation Conference 2025 is the pr...

Tomorrow [Apr. 17] I will be at the Vancouver Human Rights and Accommodation Conference. My fellow panelists and I will be addressing the potential challenges and uses of AI at work.

Thx to Lancaster House Publishing for organizing this important event! Registration 👇

#aiatwork #datagov #wethedata

The age of AI (March/April 2025)

I'm in the March/April 2025 issue of the Director Journal by the Institute of Corporate Directors talking about how control of your data lies beyond your hands, even after death. You can check out the interview on pp. 48-49 📰

#datagov #bigdata #wethedata

Data for Impact Series: Data and Human Rights in the Digital Age (DDN3-E49)

🍁 Canadian public servants, register for the Data for Impact series, an initiative of the Canada School of Public Service.

Thu. March 27 @ 1:30-2:30pm (ET) I'll be talking about data governance, human rights, and human potential. Read more and register here 👇

#canpoli #wethedata #dataforimpact

Ideas Society & Culture Podcast · 234 Episodes · Updated Daily

I was on the CBC Ideas 💡 podcast w/ the brilliant Nahlah Ayed, talking about data stickiness and how we need to become stakeholders in the data we co-create. Thank you to the fantastic production team at CBC!

Listen on CBC Listen App, or your fave app 👉 link.chtbl.com/IDEAS.

#ideas #wethedata #cbc

Keynote Lecture: We, the Data: Human Rights in the Digital Age Wendy H. Wong is Professor of Political Science and Principal’s Research Chair at the University of British Columbia. She works on issues of human rights, technology, and global governance. Wong is th...

I am very pleased to be delivering the 2025 Political Science Keynote Lecture at @carletonu.bsky.social on March 6 from 5-6:30pm. If you're interested in data governors and human rights, come join us! You can register here👇

carleton.ca/polisci/?p=3...

#humanrights #data #wethedata #governance

If you are a student or staff at University of Toronto or University of British Columbia, register for Data Privacy Day. In this [virtual] panel, we'll be discussing my book, "We, the Data"!

Register here 👉 public.eve.utoronto.ca/events/5342

#wethedata #dataprivacy #booktalk #UofT #UBC

#WeTheData #BalsilliePrize #PublicPolicy #HumanRights

Empowering Insights to Fight Digital Discrimination with We, the Data by Wendy H Wong - Paminy Human Rights in the Digital Age. We, the Data by Wendy H. Wong exposes the alarming reality of digital discrimination in our data-driven world. This

Empower yourself with insights to combat digital discrimination in "We the Data" by Wendy H. Wong! 📊💻 Explore strategies to address inequalities and promote fairness in the digital age. #DigitalDiscrimination #WeTheData #WendyHWong paminy.com/empowering-i...

#SPARQL-FED exploring UK Ordnance Survey #DataSpace: #BigData #OpenData #LinkedData #SemanticWeb #Web30 #WeTheData

#LinkedData #URI for "Personal Data Economy" preso from the past: #OpenData #WeTheData #DataEconomy #LinkedData

MT @smkoehl: A must read in NYT: If My Data Is an Open Book, Why Can’t I Read It? #wethedata #opendata #webid #youid

MT @juracraveiro: "The Personal Data Economy - Simplicity on the Other Side of Complexity." [vídeo] #WETHEDATA #WebID

Added #WeTheData to my important hashtags re. #OpenData #BigData #LinkedData #SemanticWeb #WebID #NetID #YouID

RT @juliettepowell: great friend & #wethedata guest blogger @stoweboyd on Data As Commons http://buff.ly/WS70iB … #opendata

We The Data http://d.pr/6tHe Featuring John Perry Barlow, John Batelle, Bill Joy, Eric Berlow, Jon Gosier, Juliette Powell #wethedata