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Response to the NSF’s RFI on Developing a Roadmap for the Directorate for Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships
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Comment on Automated Worker Surveillance and Management
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Press CoverageThe New York TimesD&S research analyst Robyn Caplan was quoted in this NYT piece criticizing Facebook's approach to curating trending news. “Algorithms equal editors,” said Robyn Caplan, a research analyst at Data & Society, a research ... Read on The New York TimesMay 2016
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Press CoverageNew York TimesD&S researcher Robyn Caplan is quoted in The New York Times article Facebook’s Bias Is Built-In, and Bears Watching. “Algorithms equal editors,” said Robyn Caplan, a research analyst at Data & Society, a research gro... Read on New York TimesMay 2016
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Press CoveragePoliticoD&S Fellow Noel Hidalgo was quoted in this Politico piece discussing the DeBlasio administration's launch of the NYC Digital Services Playbook. "With the launch of the NYC Digital Services Playbook, technology, data, and d... Read on PoliticoMay 2016
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Press CoverageNatureD&S Fellow Sorelle Friedler's work in developing an algorithm to map out failed chemical reactions was discussed in this piece in Nature. The Haverford team of materials scientists, co-led by Norquist, Sorelle Friedler a... Read on NatureMay 2016
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Press CoveragePsychology TodayD&S fellow Karen Levy discusses her research with truckers, how they work with heightened surveillance, and how they protest surveillance methods in this Psychology Today article None of this gained the driver extra money ... Read on Psychology TodayMay 2016
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Press CoverageThe GuardianD&S researcher Alex Rosenblat was quoted in this piece by the Guardian discussing Uber's influence in London. According to Rosenblat, there is very little about Uber which is light-touch, from its categories of cars, to th... Read on The GuardianApril 2016
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Press CoverageSlateD&S founder danah boyd's work was referred to in this Slate article discussing the future relevancy of Facebook. Facebook has seen a decline in “original sharing”—posts by people about themselves and their personal lives, ... Read on SlateApril 2016
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Press CoverageThe Los Angeles TimesD&S researcher Alex Rosenblat and Luke Stark's article for the Harvard Business Review was cited in the LA Times in its discussion of Uber's workforce. The settlement still leaves Uber with great latitude to regiment its l... Read on The Los Angeles TimesApril 2016
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Press CoverageDaily DotDr. Roei Davidson and Dr. Nathaniel Poor of the Council for Big Data, Ethics, and Society discuss the ethics of utilizing data from a hacked database, even if the data does not contain any personal information, with the case of... Read on Daily DotApril 2016
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Press CoverageBloombergD&S Fellow Sorelle Friedler was quoted in this piece in Bloomberg discussing Amazon's choice to provide same-day services to some neighborhoods, but not to others. “As soon as you try to represent something as complex as a... Read on BloombergApril 2016