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  • Chapter 6 - Designing for data protection

  • from Part II - Specific Processing Situations, Technologies and Technology Areas
  • Edited by Massimo Marelli, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and Universiteit Maastricht, Netherlands
  • Book:
    Handbook on Data Protection in Humanitarian Action
    Published online:
    24 October 2024
    Print publication:
    07 November 2024, pp 76-95
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  • Summary

    Humanitarian Organizations assist the most vulnerable populations in extremely challenging circumstances. For reasons of efficiency, accountability, and out of a desire to help as many people as possible, Humanitarian Organizations increasingly rely on digital technology in their programmes. The livelihood and safety of vulnerable populations often relies on the assistance provided by these organizations. As a result, individuals have very little agency in whether to accept the assistance and whether to participate in these digital systems if they wish to accept the assistance. Digital systems bring data protection and privacy risks. Especially for vulnerable populations, these risks might be significant. Therefore, humanitarian organizations have an obligation not just to safeguard individuals’ livelihood in the short term, but also to uphold data protection as well as privacy rights and the dignity of the people they help.