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The Council for Big Data, Ethics, and SocietyThe Council for Big Data, Ethics, and Society has released a comprehensive white paper consolidating conversations and ideas from two years of meetings and discussions: Today’s release marks a major milestone for the Council... Read moreMay 2016 -
Longform
ProPublicaD&S fellow Surya Mattu investigated bias in risk assessments, algorithmically generated scores predicting the likelihood of a person committing a future crime. These scores are increasingly used in courtrooms across America... Read on ProPublicaMay 2016 -
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 -
blog post
PointsAnnette Markham weighs in on the conversation on ethics education and considers how university educators might respond. Read on PointsMay 2016 -
op-ed
The New York TimesD&S Researcher Robyn Caplan considers whether Facebook is saving journalism or ruining it: The question of whether Facebook is saving or ruining journalism is not relevant here because, like it or not, Facebook is a media ... Read on The New York TimesMay 2016 -
Academic Article
Big Data and SocietyD&S Researcher Jake Metcalf and D&S Affiliate Kate Crawford examine the growing discontinuities between research practices of data science and established tools of research ethics regulation. Abstract: There are growin... Read on Big Data and SocietyMay 2016 -
Longform
The New York TimesD&S Fellow Natasha Singer looks into exploitative interactive website design techniques known as “dark patterns". Persuasive design is a longstanding practice, not just in marketing but in health care and philanthropy. Cou... Read on The New York TimesMay 2016 -
blog post
Points"This issue goes far beyond the Trending box in the corner of your Facebook profile, and this latest wave of concerns is only the tip of the iceberg around how powerful actors can affect or shape political discourse. What is of... Read on PointsMay 2016 -
Resource
Data & SocietyThis primer articulates emerging concerns and tensions coming to the fore as social media platforms overtake traditional media forms, becoming the main way that news and information of cultural, economic, social and political significance is being produced and disseminated. Read moreMay 2016 -
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Data & SocietyIn this background primer, D&S Research Analyst Laura Reed and D&S Founder danah boyd situate the current debate around the role of technology in the public sphere within a historical context. Read moreMay 2016