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The Internet of Bodies Is Here: Tackling new challenges of technology governance

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The Internet of Bodies Is Here: Tackling new challenges of technology governance

The Internet of Bodies Is Here: Tackling new challenges of technology governance

11th August 2020

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Recent technological advancements have ushered in a new era of the “internet of bodies” (IoB), with an unprecedented number of connected devices and sensors being affixed to or even implanted and ingested into the human body.

The IoB generates tremendous amounts of biometric and human behavioural data. This is, in turn, fuelling the transformation of health research and industry, as well as other aspects of social life, such as the adoption of IoB in work settings, or the provision of new options for entertainment – all with remarkable data-driven innovations and social benefits.

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Yet the IoB also raises new challenges for data governance that concern not only individual privacy and autonomy but also new risks of discrimination and bias in employment, education, finance, access to health insurance and other important areas for the distribution of social resources.

Report by the World Economic Forum

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