In the wake of the 2020 global pandemic, governments and corporations worldwide are adopting unprecedented data-gathering practices to stop the spread of COVID-19 and transition to safer and more economically stable futures. This series examines how public and private actors are using pandemic response technologies to capitalize on this extraordinary moment. Read on Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy

Data privacy and security concerns are not TikTok specific Read on Points

In this talk co-presented by Data & Society and Brooklyn Public Library, historian Jill Lepore discusses her new book "If Then" in conversation with danah boyd, founder and president of Data & Society. Read more

A Poverty Lawyer’s Guide to Fighting Automated Decision-Making Harms on Low-Income Communities Read more

HR leaders need to understand that increased monitoring of employees can lead to long-term consequences and misuse. Read on People + Strategy Journal

Learn about the work of our 2019-2020 Fellows over this past year. Read more

Some workers are already more vulnerable. Technology that exposes their COVID-19 status will not help. Read on Points

This "living document" explores a range of perspectives on differential privacy, a disclosure avoidance system designed to help the Census Bureau balance privacy & data utility. Read more

Is tech colonial today? A transcript of Sareeta Amrute's talk at EPIC2019. Read on Points

Faculty Fellow Michele Gilman explains how the use of AI in welfare fraud detection often ends up harming the most vulnerable. Read on The Conversation