Reflection and a Few Concluding Remarks http://information-studies.blogspot.com/2021/12/tools-for-life-data-sharing-and-public.html With thanks to my colleague Richard Spencer who conducted an interview with me following the conclusion of the project.
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Relational autonomy and risk mitigation during the COVID-19 pandemic
“If I increase my risk, a lot of people say, well can’t people just be allowed to take their own risk? The problem with a pandemic, or an epidemic infection like this is, if I as an individual increase my risk I increase the risk to everyone around me, and then everyone who is aContinue reading “Relational autonomy and risk mitigation during the COVID-19 pandemic”
COVID-19, Informational Privacy and Public Health
The scale and spread of the global pandemic have surprised everyone. With the governments of countries across all continents becoming involved except Antarctica. Not since WWII has there been an event that has brought the instruments of state institutions and the behaviour of the public into such close proximity with each other. While the COVID-19Continue reading “COVID-19, Informational Privacy and Public Health”
Who Ought to Steer the Sharing of Patient Data?
In the sixth book of the Republic, a Socratic dialogue on just government, the Ancient Greek philosopher Plato likens the Athenian city-state to a ship [1]. On the ship are the ship’s owner and its sailors, while the position of captain is vacant. The question underpinning the dialogue is this: who should be captain? Who should beContinue reading “Who Ought to Steer the Sharing of Patient Data?”
Ship’s Log 