Data colonialism is the practice by which governments, organizations, and corporations extract, control, or profit from data produced by individuals—often relying on low-wage labor or asserting ownership over users' digital activities. Scholars describe it as a contemporary extension of colonial and neocolonial logics, where technological infrastructures enable new forms of resource appropriation and power asymmetry.
Data colonialism is the practice by which governments, organizations, and corporations extract, control, or profit from data produced by individuals—often relying on low-wage labor or asserting ownership over users' digital activities. Scholars describe it as a contemporary extension of colonial and neocolonial logics, where technological infrastructures enable new forms of resource appropriation and power asymmetry.
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