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blog post
PointsGlobal Network Initiative's Policy Director Jason Pielemeier shares his remarks from Data & Society's AI & Human Rights workshop. Read on PointsJune 2018 -
blog post
PointsSherif Elsayed-Ali reflects on Data & Society's AI & Human Rights Workshop and discusses human exceptionalism and machine learning. Read on PointsMay 2018 -
blog post
PointsFollowing Data & Society's AI & Human Rights workshop, Christiaan van Veen and Corinne Cath write about what the global human rights community, from UN bodies to domestic human rights institutions and NGOs, can do to en... Read on PointsMay 2018 -
blog post
PointsOn April 26-27, Data & Society hosted a multidisciplinary workshop on AI and Human Rights. In this Points piece, Data + Human Rights Research Lead Mark Latonero and Research Analyst Melanie Penagos summarize discussions fro... Read on PointsMay 2018 -
Book or Chapter
Cambridge University PressFor the book "New Technologies for Human Rights Law and Practice," Data & Society Researcher Mark Latonero raises privacy concerns when big data analytics are used in a human rights context. "This chapter argues that the u... Read on Cambridge University PressApril 2018 -
report
Data & SocietyReport provides new evidence of the critical role internet connectivity and mobile devices play in the lives and wellbeing of this population. Read moreApril 2018 -
Academic Article
Social Media + SocietyData & Human Rights Research Lead Mark Latonero investigates the impact of digitally networked technologies on the safe passage of refugees and migrants. "...in making their way to safe spaces, refugees rely not only on a ... Read on Social Media + SocietyMarch 2018 -
Academic Article
Social Media + SocietyAfter the #Keyword: Eliciting, Sustaining, and Coordinating Participation Across the Occupy MovementData & Society Media Manipulation Lead Joan Donovan investigates the development of InterOccupy, a virtual organization operated by participants in the Occupy Movement. "InterOccupy took infrastructure building as a po... Read on Social Media + SocietyFebruary 2018 -
blog post
Ford Foundation blogD&S affiliate Wilneida Negrón details the role of bots and automation in activism today. As everyone from advertisers to political adversaries jockey for attention, they are increasingly using automated technologies and pr... Read on Ford Foundation blogMay 2017 -
Longform
Harvard Business ReviewD&S researcher Mark Latonero provides an overview of the role of large tech companies in refugee crises. While the 40-page brief is filled with arguments in support of immigration, it hardly speaks about refugees, except t... Read on Harvard Business ReviewMay 2017