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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 -
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Future of Privacy ForumD&S Affiliate Elana Zeide's Future of Privacy Forum paper identifies 19 studies where data was successfully used to evaluate a program, create a new strategy, or delve into equity and bias issues. “Properly used, mind... Read on Future of Privacy ForumMarch 2016 -
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MediumD&S Research Analyst Mikaela Pitcan gives a brief recap of student data & privacy related news from January - March 2016. Special attention is given to the Every Student Succeeds Act. Read on MediumMarch 2016 -
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PointsData & Society Researcher Alexandra Mateescu dives into the implications of electronic monitoring in the criminal justice system. "Enforcement of public safety and order is sometimes less about eradicating crime than it ... Read on PointsFebruary 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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Data & SocietyThis primer addresses a number of questions about the role open data can play within the criminal justice system. Read moreOctober 2015 -
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Data & SocietyThis primer explores unjust bias in the criminal justice system, and explains how, without the right safeguards, there is a real risk that new technologies could become instruments of injustice. Read moreOctober 2015 -
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Data & SocietyPredictive policing refers to the use of analytical techniques to make statistical predictions about potential criminal activity. The basic underlying assumption of predictive policing is that crime is not randomly distributed ... Read moreOctober 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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Data & SocietyThe growth of the Identity State is premised on the administrative fantasy that citizens can be grasped, fixed, and rendered stable in the state’s imagination. Biometric technologies are seen as core to this act of fixation, de... Read moreJuly 2015