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We, the data : human rights in the digital age / by Wong, Wendy H.,1980-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Our data-intensive world is here to stay, but does that come at the cost of our humanity in terms of autonomy, community, dignity, and equality? In We, the Data, Wendy H. Wong argues that we cannot allow that to happen. Exploring the pervasiveness of data collection and tracking, Wong reminds us that we are all stakeholders in this digital world, who are currently being left out of the most pressing conversations around technology, ethics, and policy. This book clarifies the nature of datafication and calls for an extension of human rights to recognize how data complicate what it means to safeguard and encourage human potential. As we go about our lives, we are co-creating data through what we do. We must embrace that these data are a part of who we are, Wong explains, even as current policies do not yet reflect the extent to which human experiences have changed. This means we are more than mere "subjects" or "sources" of data "by-products" that can be harvested and used by technology companies and governments. By exploring data rights, facial recognition technology, our posthumous rights, and our need for a right to data literacy, Wong has crafted a compelling case for engaging as stakeholders to hold data collectors accountable. Just as the Universal Declaration of Human Rights laid the global groundwork for human rights, We, the Data gives us a foundation upon which we claim human rights in the age of data --
Subjects: Data protection; Electronic information resources; Human rights;
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Who we are : reflections on my life and Canada / by May, Elizabeth.;
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects: May, Elizabeth.; Environmental protection; Political activists; Politicians; Social action;
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Not here : why American democracy is eroding and how Canada can protect itself / by Goodman, Rob,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."What does it mean to live beside an eroding democracy? As this powerful and timely book argues, that question will define the next generation of Canadian politics. As a congressional staffer in the United States, Rob Goodman watched firsthand as a rising authoritarian movement disenfranchised voters, sabotaged institutions, and brought America to the brink of a coup. Now, as a political theorist who makes his home in Canada, he has an urgent warning for his adopted country: The same forces that have upended democracy in America and around the world are on the move in Canada, too. But we can protect our democracy by drawing on a set of political, cultural, and historical resources that are distinctly of this place. In Not Here, Goodman outlines four such resources. First, the rejection of the dangerous idea of one "real" Canadian people. Second, the refusal of political charisma and founder-worship. Third, a set of social programs--embattled but still standing--that empower neighbours to see one another as equals. And fourth, Canada's longstanding search for an identity separate from the great power with which it shares a continent. Today, that great power is a democracy in decline, and so defending what makes Canada distinct matters more now than ever before. Canadian difference is not a curiosity, a luxury good, or a vanity item. It is a democratic immune system. Laying bare the historical roots of today's politics and making an urgent case for action, Not Here is a roadmap for safeguarding a democracy under unprecedented threat."--
Subjects: Democracy; Democracy; Political culture; Political culture;
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Santa goes green / by Lewis, Anne Margaret.; Chavarri, Elisa.;
A young boy's unusual Christmas request prompts Santa to initiate an energy-saving program at the North Pole.LSC
Subjects: Christmas stories.; Santa Claus; Polar bear; Environmental protection; Energy conservation; Christmas;
© c2008., Mackinac Island Press,
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Ballyhoo Bay / by Sierra, Judy.; Anderson, Derek,1969-;
Mira Bella mobilizes her art students, from grandmothers to children, crabs to seagulls, to stop a dastardly plan for turning the beach at Ballyhoo Bay into an exclusive resort, and offers an alternative--leave the beach as it is."Ages 4-8"--P. [2] of cover.LSC
Subjects: Stories in rhyme.; Artists; Social action; Beaches; Marine animals; Environmental protection;
© c2009., Simon & Schuster Children's Pub.,
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The parents' concise guide to childhood vaccinations : practical medical and natural ways to protect your child / by Feder, Lauren.; Hoang, LeTrinh.;
Includes bibliographical references, Internet addresses and index.LSC
Subjects: Vaccination of children.; Immunization of children.; Vaccination of children; Vaccines;
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Sandy's incredible shrinking footpr[i]nt / by Handy, Femida,1949-; Carpenter, Carole Henderson,1944-; Steele-Card, Adrianna,1963-;
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Subjects: Nature; Recycling (Waste, etc.); Environmental protection;
© c2010., Second Story Press,
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Marshall's law [sound recording] / by Sanders, Ben,1989-author.; Newbern, George,1964-narrator.; Macmillan Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by George Newbern."Ex-undercover cop Marshall Grade is hiding out in New York City when he learns that federal agent Lucas Cohen has survived a kidnapping. Cohen was Marshall's ticket into witness protection, and his captors have a simple question: where's Marshall now? Marshall's undercover work gave him a long list of enemies, and the enemy in this case is a corrupt businessman named Dexter Vine. Vine's almost broke, in debt to people even worse than himself, and he wants to settle old scores while he has time. He's hired Ludo Coltrane--a nonchalant psychopath and part-time bar manager--to find Marshall at any cost. Ludo's no stranger to killing, but his associate, the cash-strapped ex-con Perry Rhodes, may prove more of a liability than an asset. The question is: what has Marshall done to make Dexter want him dead? And are the contacts from his old life--ex-colleague Lana, and the heroin dealer Henry Lee--prepared to help him, or will they just sell him out?"--
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Thrillers (Fiction); Ex-police officers; Witnesses; Missing persons; Revenge;
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EMF*D : 5G, Wi-Fi & cell phones--hidden harms and how to protect yourself / by Mercola, Joseph,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."The hazards of electronic pollution may once have been the stuff of science fiction, but now we know they're all too real. And with the advent of 5G ultra-wideband technology, the danger is greater than ever. Dr. Joseph Mercola, one of the world's foremost authorities on alternative health, has mined the scientific literature to offer a radical new understanding of how electromagnetic fields impact your body and mind. In this first-of-its-kind guide, he reveals: What EMFs (electromagnetic fields) actually are, where you find them in your daily life, and how they affect you The toll that EMFs have been proven to take in diseases such as TK and TK Why you've been largely kept in the dark about this threat to your health How you can actually repair the damage done by EMFs at a cellular level Practical strategies to protect yourself and your loved ones from EMFs at home, at work, and out in the world The coming 5G technology will be pervasive and powerful. It will also be one of the largest public-health experiments in history-with no way of opting out. That's why you need to read this book. Now"--
Subjects: Electromagnetic fields; Electromagnetic fields; Health behavior.; Self-care, Health.;
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The electric fencing handbook : how to choose and install the best fence to protect your crops and livestock / by Hansen, Ann Larkin.; Hansen, Ann Larkin,Electric fencing;
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Subjects: Electric fences.;
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