This "living document" explores a range of perspectives on differential privacy, a disclosure avoidance system designed to help the Census Bureau balance privacy & data utility. Read more

Cynthia Conti-Cook explores police misconduct data and the “data gap” that has proliferated for years on this topic. Read more

“Digital Identity in the Migration & Refugee Context” analyzes the challenges of continually collecting identity data from migrants & refugees. Read more

Data & Society Data & Human Rights Research Lead Mark Latonero and Zachary Gold look at the history of web crawlers usage and legal issues surrounding that usage. "This paper discusses the history of web crawlers in co... Read on Washington Journal of Law, Technology & Arts

3sat TV interviewed Data & Society Founder and President danah boyd at re:publica 2018 about gaining control of our data privacy. The video is in German.   Read on 3sat TV

In the wake of Cambridge Analytica, Data & Society Researcher Jacob Metcalf argues that the real risk is the behavioral models that have been developed from Facebook user's data. "But focusing solely on the purloined data ... Read on MIT Technology Review

Report provides new evidence of the critical role internet connectivity and mobile devices play in the lives and wellbeing of this population. Read more

Data & Society Affiliate Amanda Lenhart presents on the prevalence and potential effects of online harassment, and Data & Society Fellow Alice Marwick shares best practices for conducting risky research.   ... Read more

Jonathan Mayer presents: Regulating Security and Privacy. Regulatory agencies—especially the Federal Trade Commission and the Federal Communications Commission—have risen to prominence on technology security and privacy issu... Read more

“Intimate Partner Digital Abuse” complements earlier reports covering the prevalence of online harassment and abuse more broadly, as well as nonconsensual image sharing. Read more