The Council for Big Data, Ethics, and Society has released three case studies (with more on the way) and has set a deadline of June 1, 2016, for any new submissions to its call for cases. 1) The Ethics of Using Hacked Data: ... Read more

D&S Researcher Alex Rosenblat examines how Uber’s app design and deployment redistributes management functions to semiautomated and algorithmic systems, as well as to consumer ratings systems, creating ambiguity around who ... Read on Harvard Business Review

Reflections from D&S Affiliate Solon Barocas and Advisors Edward W. Felten and Joel Reidenberg on the recent “Unlocking the Black Box” Conference held on April 2 at Yale Law School: Our work on accountable algorithms shows... Read on Balkin.blogspot.com

D&S Research Analyst Mikeala Pitcan gives us a round-up of news events from January through March 2016 addressing data and equity in schools with a focus on efforts to combat bias in data in New York's Specialized High Scho... Read on Medium

D&S Advisor Andrew McGlaughlin reflects on Facebook's approach to implementing their Free Basics program: In opening a door to the Internet, Facebook doesn’t need to be a gatekeeper The good news, though, is that Facebook ... Read on Medium

D&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 Forum

"Student data can and has served as an equalizer, but it also has the potential to perpetuate discriminatory practices. In order to leverage student data to move toward equity in education, researchers, parents, and educators m... Read on Points

D&S Research Analyst Mikaela Pitcan gives a brief recap of student data & privacy related news from January - March 2016. Special attention is given to the Every Student Succeeds Act. Read on Medium

D&S Fellow Sorelle Friedler and D&S Affiliate Ifeoma Ajunwa argue in this essay that well settled legal doctrines that prohibit discrimination against job applicants on the basis of sex or race dictate an examination of... Read on SSRN

D&S Affiliate Solon Barocas and Advisors Edward W. Felten and Joel Reidenberg collaborate on a paper outlining the importance of algorithmic accountability and fairness, proposing several tools that can be used when designi... Read on University of Pennsylvania Law Review