In this op-ed, Data & Society fellow Seeta Peña Gangadharan argues that privacy-as-default features "help restore public trust in technology as a tool to improve our lives and collectively self-govern." "When technologies c... Read on New York Times

Within some public policy and scholarly accounts, human trafficking is increasingly understood as a technological problem that invites collaborative anti-trafficking solutions. A growing cohort of state, non-governmental, and c... Read on Social Politics

In this op-ed, Data & Society advisor Janet Vertesi highlights a systemic tension in our current understanding of data privacy: "We are all supposed to be solely responsible for our personal information, but at the same tim... Read on TIME

In this op-ed, Data & Society fellow Seeta Peña Gangadharan argues that the "rise of commercial data profiling is exacerbating existing inequities in society and could turn de facto discrimination into a high-tech enterpris... Read on New York Times

Abstract: While much attention is given to young people’s online privacy practices on sites like Facebook, current theories of privacy fail to account for the ways in which social media alter practices of information-sharing an... Read on Sage Journals

In this op-ed, Data & Society fellow Karen Levy discusses mandating electronic monitoring of truck drivers as a way to address unsafe practices in trucking. She argues that "electronic monitoring is an incomplete solution t... Read on The Los Angeles Times

D&S fellow Karen Levy writes about the nation's trucking system and the need for reform. Based on her three years of research around trucker's compliance with federal regulations, she argues the changes must address root ec... Read on The Los Angeles Times

Program Director Amanda Lenhart gives a talk on attitudes towards digital privacy. Read on Chautauqua Institution

In this essay Data & Society affiliate Kate Crawford asks, “What does the lived reality of Big Data feel like?” She offers "surveillant anxiety — the fear that all the data we are shedding every day is too revealing of our ... Read on The New Inquiry

In this op-ed, Data & Society advisor Janet Vertesi argues that opting out of personal data collection is not a simple or straightforward way to have privacy from marketers and technology companies. To demonstrate the high ... Read on TIME