Empowering platform workers with one goal in mind: to make Data Protection easier and more accessible!
The Data Safety Alliance is a global organization dedicated to protecting the rights of platform workers and ensuring transparent, fair data practices across the tech industry. Our mission is to empower the invisible workers powering AI with the knowledge and tools to reclaim their personal data.
Learn MoreWe offer a variety of services aimed at empowering platform workers, including specialized data protection training, sensitization clinics, and awareness campaigns. We equip workers in the Global South with the necessary resources to advocate for ethical AI and fair working conditions.
Learn MoreA three-phased strategic approach designed to shift power from platform corporations to gig worker collectives.
Organizing targeted workshops for platform workers and directly partnering with their unions, associations, and worker collectives. We train the workforce to recognize how their biometric and behavioral metrics are extracted, turning a blind workforce into an informed, rights-aware collective.
Activating existing data privacy frameworks. We provide hands-on legal and technical guidance to help workers execute formal Subject Access Requests (SARs) under national legislation like the GDPR and local data protection laws. This process legally compels digital platforms to hand over hidden worker data.
Transitioning from individual rights to collective power. We collaborate with labor associations to aggregate reclaimed datasets, translating raw compliance info into undeniable structural evidence. This empowers unions or worker collectives to negotiate for fair algorithmic management, transparent compensation, and corporate accountability.
Do you work as a platform worker and want to better understand or reclaim your data? DSA provides a space to learn how your personal data is collected, used, and processed in the course of your work. We help you understand how your data shapes AI systems and how you can begin to take back control.
Tellus, Appen, Meta, TikTok… If you are working in any of these platforms or others and would want to get access to your data, reach out.
Uber, Bolt, little cab… reach out if you are working in any of these and more to get access to your data.
Uber eats, Bolt food, Yango… if you are a working here or any other place as a delivery rider and would like to get access your data, reach out.
Hear from the platform workers who are reclaiming their data and standing up for their rights.
"As gig workers, we often feel powerless against big platforms. This training showed me that my data has value—and more importantly, that I have legal rights to protect it."
"I used to do facial recognition tasks for quick cash, completely unaware it was a privacy violation. DSA opened my eyes to my rights and taught me where to draw the line."
"Before my training, I didn't know where to go to request my data from Uber. Came to realize it was a simple task! Now I can request my data anytime"
"Working for an outsourcing company is never easy when it comes to accessing one's data, but DSA has been a game changer for me! They took me through the process of filing my Subject Access Request and I got some of my data."
Targeted data literacy and sensitization clinics across Nairobi, turning a blind workforce into an informed collective.
Guiding platform workers through Subject Access Requests (SARs) to reclaim ownership of their personal data.