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op-ed
Foreign AffairsD&S fellow Mark Latonero considers recent attempts by policymakers, big tech companies, and advocates to address the deepening refugee and migrant crisis and, in particular, the educational needs of displaced children throu... Read on Foreign AffairsMay 2016 -
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Data & SocietyNews headlines are filled with examples of organizations struggling with data breaches and related hacks. Many of these incidents could be prevented were organizations to evaluate possible risks and have guidelines and best pra... Read moreApril 2016 -
blog post
Responsible DataD&S Fellow Mark Latonero considers the digital infrastructure for movement of refugees -- the social media platforms, mobile apps, online maps, instant messaging, translation websites, wire money transfers, cell phone charg... Read on Responsible DataFebruary 2016 -
video
Data & SocietyWith the rise of online learning environments, student records are no longer just basic academic and administrative information, but include data and metadata generated from student interaction with digital platforms as well as... Read moreJanuary 2016 -
blog post
PointsKaren Levy talks through Fitbits, data security, and digital monitoring – and analyzes why mechanisms matter in technology criticism. Read on PointsNovember 2015 -
Longform
The New York TimesIncoming D&S fellow Natasha Singer reports for the New York Times on the glut of recently proposed legislation aimed at restricting the collection and use of student data. Read on The New York TimesAugust 2015 -
Academic Article
GeoJournalD&S Affiliate Kate Crawford writes about the use of social media platforms and mobile phone data to mine and produce accounts of how people are responding in the aftermath of crisis events. She considers the limitations of ... Read on GeoJournalAugust 2015 -
Longform
The NationD&S artist in residence Ingrid Burrtington writes about the history of the term "predictive policing", the pressures on police forces that are driving them to embrace data-driven policing, and the many valid causes for conc... Read on The NationMay 2015 -
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