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  • Press Coverage
    Wired
    D&S researcher Alex Rosenblat's work was quoted in this Wired article discussing Uber's projected, rather than real-time, analysis of rider demand. The marketplace Uber has created for the world, designed to deliver seamle... Read on Wired
    July 2015
  • Press Coverage
    Gizmodo
    D&S researcher Alex Rosenblat and Luke Stark were quoted in this Gizmodo piece discussing Uber's map-building algorithm. Alex Rosenblat and Luke Stark of New York think tank Data & Society have found that "the presence... Read on Gizmodo
    July 2015
  • Announcement
    Data & Society
    (CC BY-SA 2.0-licensed photo by Toshiyuki IMAI.) Data & Society is pleased to announce a new research project: Measuring Cyberstalking and Digital Domestic Abuse across the Lifespan. The project is supported by a grant fo... Read more
    July 2015
  • Press Coverage
    Marketplace
    D&S Artist-in-Residence Ingrid Burrington discusses internet infrastructure in Lower Manhattan. Read on Marketplace
    July 2015
  • Press Coverage
    CBC
    D&S Researcher Alex Rosenblat was interviewed for a CBC Radio segment concerning her work researching police body cameras. Over the past few years, there has been an increased call for the use of body-worn cameras in law e... Read on CBC
    June 2015
  • Press Coverage
    CBC
    D&S Artist-in-Residence Ingrid Burrington discusses predictive policing on CBC Radio. There's been an increase in the use of data-driven policing tools to predict crime. The promise is better law enforcement, but with it c... Read on CBC
    June 2015
  • Announcement
    Data & Society
    (CC BY-NC 2.0-licensed photo by Axel Drainville.) Data & Society is pleased to announce three new research projects that will improve understanding of privacy concepts and practices in low-socioeconomic status (low-SES) comm... Read more
    June 2015
  • Press Coverage
    Christian Science Monitor
    D&S Founder danah boyd and researcher Alex Rosenblat's op-ed on body cameras was quoted in this piece by the Christian Science Monitor. “The temptation of technology as an accountability tool is not new, but accountability... Read on Christian Science Monitor
    June 2015
  • Uncategorized
    Data & Society
    (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0-licensed photo by lilspikey.) Data & Society has submitted comments with the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) in response to their Request for Comment on Stakeholder Engageme... Read more
    June 2015
  • Announcement
    Data & Society
    Data & Society submitted comments with the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) in response to their "Request for Comment on Stakeholder Engagement on Cybersecurity in the Digital Ecosystem." ... Read more
    May 2015