‘Nones’ now as big as evangelicals, Catholics in the US
RNS In a shift that stands to impact both religion and politics, survey data suggests that the percentage of Americans who don’t affiliate with any specific religious tradition is now roughly the same as those who identify as evangelical or Catholic. According to newly released General Social Survey data analysed by Ryan P Burge of Eastern […]
INFORMATION RIGHTS: LACK OF OWNERSHIP LEAVES EXPERTS PUZZLED ABOUT DATA OWNERSHIP AFTER DEATH
Reporting from the UK, UMBERTO BACCHI, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, looks at the question of who owns your personal data when you die…
Aid groups accuse UN of manipulating data ahead of Congo polls
Thomson Reuters Foundation Aid agencies working in the Democratic Republic of Congo have accused the United Nations of manipulating data ahead of elections to give an overly positive impression of the situation in a country beset by conflict and disease. They say new figures from the UN humanitarian agency that show a large drop in […]
British official urges more protection for children “datafied from birth”
Thomson Reuters Foundation British children are having vast quantities of personal data collected from birth, according to a report released last Thursday that calls for more transparency and greater legal protection. From proud parents sharing a photo of their newborn baby online to internet-based toys, smart speakers and location tracking gadgets, children’s every move is being tracked, […]
Global $US500 million data drive aims to end hunger by boosting harvests
Thomson Reuters Foundation A $US500 million data drive aims to improve the harvests of hundreds of millions of farmers worldwide as rising hunger levels threaten a global goal to end hunger by 2030, organisations involved in the initiative said on Tuesday. Developing countries and donors launched the ’50 X 2030′ scheme on the sidelines of […]
THE BIG PICTURE: ‘YOU CAN TRUST GOD WITH YOU DATA’
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Homelessness to digital IDs: five property rights hotspots in 2018
Thomson Reuters Foundation The global fight over land and resources is getting increasingly bloody and the race for control of valuable assets is expanding from forests and indigenous territories to the seas, space and databanks. Here are five hotspots for property rights in 2018: 1. Rising violence: From Peru to the Philippines, land rights defenders […]
From ending sex slavery to child soldiers, campaigners say more data needed
Thomson Reuters Foundation More and better data is needed to track progress in the global drive to eradicate modern slavery and human trafficking as many victims – including people trafficked for their organs and child soldiers – are going uncounted, leading anti-slavery groups say. About 40 million people were trapped as slaves last year – […]