Data Protection in Humanitarian Action: Responding to Crises in a Data-Driven World (1)

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Synopsis
This book is the product of a collaboration between the data protection offices of the ICRC and UNHCR, alongside the Global Privacy Assembly, to reflect on a decade of progress in data protection in humanitarian contexts. Through practitioner perspectives, empirical research, and conceptual reflections, it examines how data protection underpins trust, accountability, and respect for affected populations, serving as a crucial enabler for ethical and effective humanitarian action in the digital age.The volume explores critical topics including digital transformation, operational complexities such as those linked to data breaches and data sharing, regulatory developments and international cooperation, legal frameworks and capacity-building. At the same time, it looks ahead, addressing the challenges and opportunities posed by emerging technologies and considering how the humanitarian sector may anticipate and prepare for them.This book is intended for policymakers, practitioners, authorities, academics, and other experts working in data protection, international organisations, and humanitarian action and adjacent fields. It offers a compass to help navigate complex operational and legal challenges in an increasingly digital and data-driven landscape. By positioning data protection as a foundational element of humanitarian action, the book provides timely, forward-looking insights into the sector’s preparedness for technological and regulatory change, with the aim of helping those most in need.The Open Access version of this book, available at www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4.0 International license.
Copyright:
2026

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Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
418 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781040599532
Related ISBNs:
9781041094074, 9781003650164, 9781040598801, 9781041094586
Publisher:
Taylor & Francis
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Copyrighted By:
selection and editorial matter, Ana Beduschi, Massimo Marelli, and Aaron Martin
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
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No
Categories:
Military, Nonfiction, Computers and Internet, Law, Legal Issues and Ethics, Politics and Government
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Bookshare Staff
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This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:
Ana Beduschi
Edited by:
Massimo Marelli
Edited by:
Aaron Martin

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