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Use our library to explore Data & Society's original empirical research and read our expert commentary. Sort by media type, or select one or more topic categories to begin browsing.
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Longform
The Atlantic"The accelerated age buries technological origin stories beneath endless piles of timestamped data. When people lose sight of these origin stories, they do a disservice to our technologies and to ourselves." In this essay Data ... Read on The AtlanticMarch 2015 -
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The AtlanticExcerpt: "What’s more, metaphors matter because they shape laws and policies about data collection and use. As technology advances, law evolves (slowly, and somewhat clumsily) to accommodate new technologies and social norms ar... Read on The AtlanticJanuary 2015 -
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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 -
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Data & SocietyThis primer outlines the central role that data plays in both medicine and health insurance, and how it enables advances and creates new challenges. Read moreOctober 2014 -
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Data & SocietyThis primer examines networked technologies and analyzes how they are used for widespread workplace surveillance in a variety of employment sectors. Read moreOctober 2014 -
Data & SocietyExcerpt: "[D&S fellow] Bonnie Tijerina: 'Right now I am working on creating resources for digital privacy literacy, helping to ensure our communities are aware of the rights they give up when they are online and empower the... Read on Data & SocietyOctober 2014
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op-ed
New York TimesIn 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 TimesSeptember 2014 -
Academic Article
Social PoliticsWithin 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 PoliticsSeptember 2014 -
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TIMEIn 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 TIMESeptember 2014 -
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New York TimesIn 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 TimesAugust 2014