The Engine Room

Biometrics is the measurement of human characteristics through technology such as iris scanning, facial recognition and fingerprint scanning. In the aid sector, supporters of the technology praise its potential to combat fraud and streamline service delivery in low-resource settings, while others point to the significant risks to privacy resulting from collecting and storing this personal […]

Since Oxfam’s Responsible Data Policy was launched in 2015, some practical resources to guide applications have been gathered and developed. This report, based on interviews with key staff and a review of Oxfam’s guides and tools on responsible data, aims to help Oxfam understand two questions: How is the concept of responsible data perceived within […]