However, as Access Now uncovers, humanitarian tech partnerships seem to dodge normative and regulatory data protection frameworks, whether by claiming the extra-legality and extraterritoriality of the technology or the implementation, or taking advantage of the secretive nature of their agreements, and sometimes of their immunities. [...] Intro - Private tech in humanitarian action In a telling mix of humanitarian lore and denial, the formalization of international humanitarian law (IHL) started in 18591 thanks to a traveling businessman who cooperated with the local townsfolk to bring relief and dignity to the wounded soldiers aer the gruesome battle of Solferino. [...] In the face of this constant change, the international community has invested in a booming humanitarian market,5 both in terms of available resources and the number and variety of actors providing emergency relief. [...] We follow the journey of this data as it is collected or communicated by its owners in the most vulnerable moments of their lives, until it is hosted in faraway countries and processed for the benefit of the commercial AI of the future. [...] Funded by the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad), the University of Oslo and the Research Council of Norway, it was initially conceived to strengthen health systems in the Global Majority but is now also actively used in conflict settings.18 One of the first companies offering data collection services for the development and humanitarian sector was Dimagi, Inc,19 founded by MIT a.
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