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April 02, 2024
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Clayton Collins
Director of Editorial Innovation

What can Estonia, a one-time Soviet state that’s long been one of the world’s most wired nations, teach a world that’s tumbling ever deeper into digitization?

It’s 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’ data ownership. It’s imperfect. But Estonians appear to value its aims. 

Lenora Chu reports today from Tallinn. Hers is our latest story in an ongoing project on rebuilding trust.


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Kristiina Veerde-Toompalu shows a step in her marriage certificate application on her mobile phone at a cafe in Tallinn, Estonia, March 15, 2024. "I trust [my government]. It's such a trademark for Estonia that we have these options that they've worked hard to make it secure," she says.

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Competitors collect their coal bags at the World Coal Carrying Championships in Gawthorpe, England, April 1, 2024. They race 1,012 meters (0.63 miles), from the Royal Oak starting line to the Maypole Green in Gawthorpe village. Men haul 50-kilogram (110-pound) bags while women haul 20-kilogram (44-pound) bags.
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A look ahead

Thanks for reading the Daily. Watch for a report tomorrow from Dominique Soguel. Portugal stands out among European nations for its openness to migrants. But the growth of Muslim and South Asian communities there, combined with the rise of a far-right party, is straining that relationship. 

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