Although we cannot disclaim the utility of genetic data, it is important to consider whether we are being socially and governmentally coerced to relinquish our genetic data. If so, what does this mean for privacy and discrimina... Read more

Access is an international organization that extends and defends the digital rights of users at risk around the world. In this Databite, Peter Micek and Deji Olukotun examine the increasing trend of Internet shutdowns worldwide... Read more

D&S fellow Ingrid Burrington spoke at the 2015 Eyeo Festival: It Tends To Annihilate Distance – This is mostly a talk about making maps and staying human while living among killing machines. Topics covered may include rail... Read on Data & Society

Laura Hanna discusses the history, practice and values behind The Debt Collective, a budding organization that seeks to challenge the way basic needs are financed and accessed. The Debt Collective's pilot project, dubbed Corint... Read more

Adam Berenzweig (@madadam) on deep learning, machine perception, and the future of memory: Adam reviews the ongoing revolution in machine learning, focusing on neural networks and machine perception, and presents a short ear... Read more

Aaron Straup Cope (@thisisaaronland) on why the cultural heritage community is jealous of the NSA: Aaron talks about The Pen -- a tool available to visitors of the Cooper Hewitt Museum that allows users to "collect" objects ... Read more

Is it possible to openly share important raw data sets while preserving the privacy of individuals whose personal information is captured in the data in anonymized form? Numerous recent reports have suggested that it is often p... Read more

Phil Howard presents his latest research and asks for advice on what to do next. His new book, Pax Technica: How the Internet of Things May Set Us Free or Lock Us Up, is about the impact of IoT on civic engagement. The next pro... Read more

Kate Crawford has suggested that critics of algorithms suffer from a "metaphor gap" in trying to make sense of how algorithmic systems work. In this conversational provocation, Nick Seaver argues that we can usefully think of r... Read more

"As policy concerns around intelligent and autonomous systems come to focus increasingly on transparency and usability, the time is ripe for an inquiry into the theater of autonomous systems. When do (and when should) law and p... Read on Tech Policy Lab University of Washington