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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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Data & Society Welcomes Tamara Kneese as Senior Researcher and Project Director of AIMLab
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Comment on Automated Worker Surveillance and Management
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Response to the NTIA's Request for Comment on AI Accountability Policy
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Press CoverageHuffington PostD&S founder danah boyd was quoted in the Huffington Post discussing the environmental impact of the cloud. “If you think about it, why are you keeping around every notification you’ve ever got on Twitter on a live server... Read on Huffington PostJanuary 2016
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Press CoverageTech RepublicD&S affiliate Hilary Mason was interviewed in a piece for Tech Republic about her work in founding Fast Forward Labs and how she became involved in data science. "That just made me realize that the technology had become ... Read on Tech RepublicJanuary 2016
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Press CoverageEducation WeekD&S Affiliate Elana Ziede discusses the potential harms to collecting private data in educational systems. In the meantime, parents and citizens should be aware of possible harms, said Elana J. Zeide, a privacy research... Read on Education WeekJanuary 2016
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Press CoverageThe GuardianD&S Fellow Madeleine Clare Elish and D&S Researcher Tim Hwang's article in Slate was cited in the Guardian article discussing the 'mirage marketplace' - further building upon D&S researcher Alex Rosenblat and Luke S... Read on The GuardianJanuary 2016
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Press CoverageTruth DigD&S Fellow Angèle Christin was quoted in this piece on TruthDig dissecting biased sentencing algorithms. “Because these algorithms are using past data to build the algorithm, and past data is by definition skewed because o... Read on Truth DigJanuary 2016
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Press CoverageTIMED&S researcher Alex Rosenblat and Luke Stark's work was mentioned in Uber CEO Travis Kalanick's Time Person of the Year shortlist profile. A study done by another nonprofit group, the Data & Society Research Institut... Read on TIMEDecember 2015
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Press CoverageThe Washington PostD&S fellow Karen Levy was quoted in this Washington Post article discussing electronic monitors of truck drivers. “There is widespread feeling that ELDs crack down on drivers while missing a lot of what really drives fa... Read on The Washington PostDecember 2015
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Press CoveragePSFKD&S researcher Tim Hwang was interviewed by PSFK in the series, The Future of Digital Safety & Security: A Consumer Guide, to discuss policymaking around intelligence systems. "The issue with privacy in particular is... Read on PSFKDecember 2015
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AnnouncementData & SocietyWe're pleased to announce today that Elissa Redmiles is the recipient of the Data Access Grant from Survey Research into the Privacy and Security Experiences of Low-SES Populations. Elissa is a Ph.D. Student in Computer Science... Read moreDecember 2015
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Press CoverageMaclean'sD&S researcher Alex Rosenblat, along with Luke Stark, was quoted in this Maclean's article discussing how drivers may bring changes to the driving sharing economy. They concluded that the very ideas Uber uses to promote ... Read on Maclean'sDecember 2015