The rollout of Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) for Medicaid recipients has serious privacy implications, argues Data & Society Researcher Jacob Metcalf. "So why should we be worried about rules that require caregiver... Read on Points

In this Points essay, Data & Society Postdoctoral Scholar Francesca Tripodi explains how communities might define media literacy differently from one another. "In that moment, I realized that this community of Evangelica... Read on Points

As data becomes more prevalent in the health world, Data & Society Postdoctoral Scholar Kadija Ferryman urges us to consider how we will regulate its collection and usage. "As precision medicine rushes on in the US, how ... Read on Points

What is the impact of knowing your genetic risk information? Data & Society Researcher Mikaela Pitcan explores the effects for Points. "As genetic risk and other health data become more widely available, insights from re... Read on Points

Artificial intelligence is increasingly being used across multiple sectors and people often refer to its function as "magic." In this blogpost, D&S researcher Madeleine Clare Elish points out how there's nothing magical abo... Read on Points

D&S founder and president sings praise for Virginia Eubank's new book Automating Inequality: How High-Tech Tools Profile, Police, and Punish the Poor. "This book should be mandatory for anyone who works in social service... Read on Points

Tarleton Gillespie discusses Logan Paul, YouTube, and what we should expect from social media platforms. Read on Points

Data & Society Researcher Jacob Metcalf argues for an ethical approach to data science and offers strategies for future research. "On the one hand, it is banally predictable that the consequences of machine-learning-enable... Read on Medium

This is a transcript of Data & Society founder and president danah boyd's recent lightening talk at The People's Disruption: Platform Co-Ops for Global Challenges. "But as many of you know, power corrupts. And the same g... Read on Points

danah boyd's remarks from her keynote at the 2017 Strata Data Conference in New York City explore media manipulation, data security, and system vulnerabilities. Read on Points