Digital Colonialism: U.S. Demands to Access Africans’ Data Raise Privacy & Sovereignty Concerns (opens in new tab)

ProPublica – 17 Jun 26 “Digital Colonialism”: U.S. Demands to Access Africans’ Data Raise Privacy,... The United States is requiring access to health data as part of lifesaving aid deals with African countries. The U.S. says the data will be aggregated and anonymized, but privacy experts fear the information could be misused or exploited. Est. reading time: 16 minutes TL:DR: Strings Attached: U.S. officials are demanding access to the health data of millions of Africans as a condition of givi...