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Sage JournalsAbstract: 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 JournalsJuly 2014 -
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The Los Angeles TimesIn 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 TimesJuly 2014 -
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The Los Angeles TimesD&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 TimesJuly 2014 -
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Chautauqua InstitutionProgram Director Amanda Lenhart gives a talk on attitudes towards digital privacy. Read on Chautauqua InstitutionJuly 2014 -
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The New InquiryIn 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 InquiryMay 2014 -
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TIMEIn 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 TIMEMay 2014 -
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Data & SocietyThis workshop primer discusses the inference of relationships by data-oriented systems and analyzes the possible social, cultural, and ethical tensions that may arise from these connections. Read moreMarch 2014 -
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Data & Society"Data Supply Chains" analyzes three case studies and investigates the major social, cultural, and ethical tensions that emerge as a result of transferred data. Read moreMarch 2014 -
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Data & SocietyThis workshop primer analyzes the implications and potential consequences of predictive analytics on employment, education, and policing. Read moreMarch 2014 -
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Data & SocietyMarch 2014