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Data & SocietyPredictive policing systems are increasingly used by law enforcement to try to prevent crime before it occurs. But what happens when these systems are trained using biased data? Machine learning algorithms ar... Read moreNovember 2016 -
op-ed
MIT Technology ReviewD&S advisor Ethan Zuckerman defends usage of video recording of police officers. If video doesn't lead to the indictment of officers who shoot civilians, are we wrong to expect justice from sousveillance? The police who sh... Read on MIT Technology ReviewJuly 2016 -
Academic Article
EDUCAUSE reviewD&S researcher Bonnie Tijerina offers an overview of the work undertaken by the Supporting Ethics in Data Research project. Complex data sets raise challenging ethical questions about risk to individuals who are not sufficie... Read on EDUCAUSE reviewJune 2016 -
blog post
Points"The FBI recently announced its plan to request that their massive biometrics database, called the Next Generation Identification (NGI) system, be exempted from basic requirements under the Privacy Act. These exemptions would p... Read on PointsJune 2016 -
Academic Article
Surveillance & SocietyResearchers Alexandra Mateescu and Alex Rosenblat published a paper with D&S Founder danah boyd examine police-worn body cameras and their potential to provide avenues for police accountability and foster improved policy-co... Read on Surveillance & SocietyMay 2016 -
blog post
MediumD&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 MediumMarch 2016 -
blog post
BackchannelD&S Advisor Susan Crawford argues that the President is on shaky legal ground in the FBI vs. Apple showdown: The problem for the president is that when it comes to the specific battle going on right now between Apple and t... Read on BackchannelMarch 2016 -
op-ed
New York TimesD&S Advisor Joel Reidenberg considers the scope of the court order compelling Apple to provide "reasonable technical assistance" to help the government hack into one of the San Bernadino attacker's locked iPhone. In sh... Read on New York TimesFebruary 2016 -
Longform
The New York TimesD&S fellow Natasha Singer explores the differences in how the United States and Europe treat data protection and privacy. In the United States, a variety of laws apply to specific sectors, like health and credit. In the Eu... Read on The New York TimesJanuary 2016 -
Resource
Data & SocietyThis primer addresses a number of questions about the role open data can play within the criminal justice system. Read moreOctober 2015