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arXivSuresh VenkatasubramanianSorelle FriedlerPhilip D.F. AdlerCasey FalkGabriel RybeckCarlos E ScheideggerBrandon SmithThe ubiquity and power of machine learning models in society to determine and control an increasing number of real-world decisions presents a challenge. D&S fellow Sorelle Friedler and a team of researchers have developed ... Read on arXivFebruary 2016 -
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New Media & SocietyAbstract: Increasing broadband adoption among members of underserved populations remains a high priority among policymakers, advocates, corporations, and affected communities. But questions about the risks entailed in the flow ... Read on New Media & SocietyNovember 2015 -
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Journal of Technology ScienceAbstract For decades, The Princeton Review has prepared students for a battery of standardized tests for a price. In some cases, that price varies by ZIP code (or United States postal codes). The Princeton Review's website r... Read on Journal of Technology ScienceSeptember 2015 -
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Data & SocietyHow the Internet is Shaping Social Change, and Social Change is Shaping the Internet Summary As activism for police accountability, fair wages, just immigration, and more takes center stage — social justice movements of the... Read moreAugust 2015 -
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arXiv.orgD&S fellow Sorelle Friedler and her research colleagues investigate the ways that algorithms make decisions in all aspects of our lives and whether or not we can determine if these algorithms are biased, involve illegal dis... Read on arXiv.orgJuly 2015 -
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Stanford Law ReviewIn the Stanford Law Review symposium issue on privacy and big data (September 2013), Cynthia Dwork and Data & Society advisor Deirdre Mulligan argue that "privacy controls and increased transparency fail to address concerns... Read on Stanford Law ReviewSeptember 2013 -
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SSRNThis essay offers a multi-discplinary social analysis of the “Big Data" phenomenon with the goal of sparking a conversation, and it continues to provide a point of reference for the launch and development of Data & Society.... Read on SSRNSeptember 2011