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Privacy enhancing technologies: Adoption guide
Policy paper
The CDEI has published a beta version of its PETs adoption guide, which is an interactive tool designed to aid decision-making around the use of PETs in data-driven projects.
A blog to accompany the PETs adoption guide, outlining the challenges and limitations of working with PETs.

Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation: Two year review
Independent report
As the tenure of the first Chair and Board of the CDEI comes to an end, the CDEI has published a two year review, highlighting insights and achievements from its first years of operation.
The CDEI has published a blog post on its work with the Central Digital and Data Office and BritainThinks to scope what an algorithmic transparency obligation could look like in practice.

BritainThinks: Complete transparency, complete simplicity
Independent report
This report, commissioned by the CDEI, outlines the findings from a deliberative public engagement exercise conducted by BritainThinks about algorithmic transparency in the public sector.
This blog provides an overview of the CDEI’s active choices interim report.

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- The Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation calls for evidence on online targeting and bias in algorithmic decision making
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