yourData – helping you see data in action
yourData is openDemocracy’s project to bring more transparency to the web.
Personalisation is where websites show you specific content dependent on data they have about you.
Like showing you information about floral dresses because they think you’re a woman, or more articles about Bernie Sanders because you’re viewing from the US.
This technique is increasingly common across the web. We believe that web users should be able to see how this works, so we’re designing transparent personalisation tools with the yourData project.
If we do it well, we hope people will demand the same everywhere online. See how yourData works.
yourData: problems and solutions
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Published in:digitaLiberties: OpinionDesigning data transparency – ideas from the communityData seems to encompass all that we do now. We asked thoughtful technologists share ideas on how to design better...
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Published in:digitaLibertiesDemand data transparency everywhereIntroducing yourData: An openDemocracy project to show your data to you when it is used
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Published in:digitaLibertiesYour data makes the web personalOnline personalisation is where you see specific content based on your personal data. How bad can it be?
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Published in:digitaLibertiesOnline adverts know you too wellBehavioural Advertising 101: A brief introduction to the types of ads we encounter online — and what they know about us
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