Technological threats to our freedom of thought
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CIGI Senior Fellow and international human rights lawyer Susie Alegre explains the importance of protecting our inner thoughts from technology’s encroachment. Freedom of thought is protected absolutely in international human rights law at the United Nations level. It includes the right to keep our thoughts private.
Discuss the potential ethical implications of emotion recognition technology and how it might impact individual privacy and freedom.
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About Universal Human Rights
In 1948 the United Nations issued a Universal Declaration of Human Rights that laid out a common standard of fundamental rights to be universally protected. But how much do you know about the rights and freedoms everyone, everywhere - including you - is entitled to? Explore this page to learn more about the history, philosophy and practice of ensuring universal human rights, brought to you in partnership with the Open Society Foundations.
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- Video created by Centre for International Governance Innovation
- Lesson Plan created by Cheney Munson
