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Communications of the ACMData & Society Researcher Jacob Metcalf reconsiders research ethics in the wake of big data. "Many of the familiar norms and regulations of research ethics formulated to prior paradigms of research risks and harms, and thu... Read on Communications of the ACMJuly 2016 -
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EDUCAUSE reviewD&S researcher Bonnie Tijerina offers an overview of the work undertaken by the Supporting Ethics in Data Research project. Complex data sets raise challenging ethical questions about risk to individuals who are not sufficie... Read on EDUCAUSE reviewJune 2016 -
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Science, Technology, & Human ValuesD&S fellow and technical writer Martha Poon responds to Viktor Mayer-Schönberger and Kenneth Cukier's Big Data: A Revolution That Will Transform How We Live, Work, and Think, challenging their premise that "companies that c... Read on Science, Technology, & Human ValuesJune 2016 -
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IIED&S Fellow Mark Latonero produced a working paper presenting research done in collaboration with Sheila Murphy, Patricia Riley, and Prawit Thainiyom at the University of Southern California under USAID’s C-TIP Campus Challe... Read on IIEMay 2016 -
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The Council for Big Data, Ethics, and SocietyThe Council for Big Data, Ethics, and Society has released a comprehensive white paper consolidating conversations and ideas from two years of meetings and discussions: Today’s release marks a major milestone for the Council... Read moreMay 2016 -
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Big Data and SocietyD&S Researcher Jake Metcalf and D&S Affiliate Kate Crawford examine the growing discontinuities between research practices of data science and established tools of research ethics regulation. Abstract: There are growin... Read on Big Data and SocietyMay 2016 -
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Surveillance & SocietyResearchers Alexandra Mateescu and Alex Rosenblat published a paper with D&S Founder danah boyd examine police-worn body cameras and their potential to provide avenues for police accountability and foster improved policy-co... Read on Surveillance & SocietyMay 2016 -
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NatureSorelle FriedlerPaul RaccugliaKatherine C. ElbertPhilip D.F. AdlerCasey FalkMalia B. WennyAurelio MolloMatthias ZellerD&S fellow Sorelle Friedler's latest research appears in Nature. She and her team document their creation of a machine-learning algorithm that accurately predicts new ways to make crystals. The team trained the algorithm u... Read on NatureMay 2016 -
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Big Data & SocietyIn this Big Data & Society commentary, Karen Levy and Dave Johns suggest that “legislative efforts that invoke the language of data transparency can sometimes function as ‘Trojan Horses’ through which other political goals ... Read on Big Data & SocietyMarch 2016 -
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Future of Privacy ForumD&S Affiliate Elana Zeide's Future of Privacy Forum paper identifies 19 studies where data was successfully used to evaluate a program, create a new strategy, or delve into equity and bias issues. “Properly used, mind... Read on Future of Privacy ForumMarch 2016