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Privacy and security policies lag biometric data use

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People are submitting vast amounts of biometric data to governments and private firms, knowingly and unknowingly

News on social media will fuel polarisation

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Public reliance on social media -- the least regulated and most distrusted source of news -- is rising

COVID connectivity boost leaves social gaps intact

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COVID-19 lockdowns incentivised 783 million new users to come online during 2020-21

Tech will alter both paid and unpaid work

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Digital services and new technologies will dramatically alter the nature of work

Pandemic deepens impact of global technological gaps

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Although internet use is rising, serious access gaps persist across regions, gender and ethnic groups

Inclusion and privacy policies may lag cashless growth

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Cashless spending is surging, giving customers and traders more flexibility and reducing ‘organisational’ costs

Metaverse adoption will multiply cybersecurity risks

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Cybersecurity risks are rising just as the next generation of internet technology is unfolding

Data intensity of global internet traffic will rise

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Demand for data-voluminous digital services has risen dramatically, partly due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Digital currencies lag puts crypto investors at risk

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Some 87 countries, accounting for over 90% of global GDP, are exploring the potential of central bank digital currencies

Internet costs impede digital inclusion

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Internet costs have fallen across the 55 low and middle-income countries that are home to 6.4 billion people