We are handing the keys of the food system to data giants, but does Big Tech really have the answers?

This article is based on a panel discussion organized by Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung and IT for Change as part of the NGO CSW66 Virtual Forum held on 15 March 2022.

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Understanding digital ID systems as part of a patriarchal state opens ways by which feminist visions of digital justice can help us identify harm.

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