The way we live our lives is dependent on virtual and online activity.

Some view the idea that our personal information online is being exploited and used for the benefit of big tech companies as 'data colonialism'.

If historical colonialism seized land, the people that worked on them, and their resources – what are the parallels between data colonialism or the constant tracking of our online selves?

Presenter: Valeria Kovtun
Producer: Griesham Taan
Motion Graphics: Maple Shipp

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