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Research Status: Overview

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Research Status: Overview

This issue provides an overview of all the cases Whose Data? is working on and has verified.

All our research is also available in this CSV file.

Research Goals

A company or organization that Whose Data? is researching is called a ‘case’.

Whose Data? is working to answer two questions about each case:

  1. Do I legally own the data this org has about me?
  2. Can I see all the data they have about me, for free?

We aim to verify each through 3 types of research:

  • secondary research (aka desk research)
  • primary research (aka contacting the company/organization directly)
  • expert review (aka feedback from an expert in the field, such as law or policy)

Once secondary research is available, a case will be put up on whosedata.ca — but it won’t be marked verified ✅ until 3/3 types of research have been completed.

Get Involved

We need your help move to research forward! For information on how to get involved, check out the Contributors Guidelines. No special experience required!

If you have questions or suggestions about any of the cases, or our research methodology overall, please add comments below.

Research Status: Overview

✅ Verified Cases

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Cases that need expert review

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Cases that need primary research

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Cases that need more secondary research

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