WWF spotlights the tech that is conserving the planet
- Privacy: As we gather more data and ask people to submit their own, privacy becomes an issue. This is especially important with surveillance involving drones and cameras.
- Digital divide: This is more profound with a worldview, especially in impoverished areas where day-to-day subsistence is still the top priority.
- Security: Whistleblowers are at risk if we start tackling wildlife crimes with technology. More people are at risk and we have to be cognisant of this. The data systems also have to be extremely secure so the data doesn't get in the wrong hands.
- Incentives: How do we make technology affordable and accessible and create incentives for technologists to solve conservation problems? This will allow more people to participate.
Published October 12, 2014
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