What can Estonia, a one-time Soviet state that鈥檚 long been one of the world鈥檚 most wired nations, teach a world that鈥檚 tumbling ever deeper into digitization?
It鈥檚 a question that matters in an age of data breaches and artificial intelligence.
The answer may be as fundamental as the ones and zeros of binary code. With careful regulation and full transparency, Estonia has developed a system that protects and respects its citizens鈥 data ownership. It鈥檚 imperfect. But Estonians appear to value its aims.聽
Lenora Chu reports today from Tallinn. Hers is our latest story in an ongoing project on rebuilding trust.