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Washington MonthlyD&S lawyer-in-residence Rebecca Wexler unpacks how private companies hide flaws in software that the government uses to convict and exonerate people in the criminal justice system. What’s alarming about protecting trade se... Read on Washington MonthlyJune 2017 -
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The New York TimesD&S resident Rebecca Wexler describes the flaws of an increasingly automated criminal justice system The root of the problem is that automated criminal justice technologies are largely privately owned and sold for profit... Read on The New York TimesJune 2017 -
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The New York TimesD&S fellow Natasha Singer explores the differences in how the United States and Europe treat data protection and privacy. In the United States, a variety of laws apply to specific sectors, like health and credit. In the Eu... Read on The New York TimesJanuary 2016 -
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The AtlanticData & Society affiliate Kate Crawford comments on a court case in which a law firm is using data from a plaintiff's Fitbit in support of her personal injury claim and explores the implications of elective self-tracking tec... Read on The AtlanticNovember 2014