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The requirements of the GDPR are increasingly coming into conflict with the requirements of research communities
The Imperfect Truth About Finding Facts In A World Of Fakes
Fakery is gushing in from everywhere and we’re drowning in it.
‘A watershed moment’ for disinformation
The past two years have seen an upswing in the number of entities trying to prevent disinformation online
Are Data Dividends Really a Good Idea?
Christine Borgman comments on the feasibility of California's "data dividends" proposal
Machines don’t necessarily fix our biases, they mirror them.
We should not trust an algorithm unless it can be reviewed and audited in meaningful ways.
Can Big Tech be fixed?
The US might get a federal privacy bill this year
The Tech Industry is Hijacking School Data. But Decentralized Systems Can Change That.
When it comes to children’s school data we should ask who controls it, what is it worth and how will it impact their…
“Thick” by Tressie McMillan Cottom is sure to become a classic of black intellectualism
"Thick" is sure to become a classic of black intellectualism
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AI: Global Governance and Inclusion
In a world challenged by growing domestic and international inequalities, policymakers face hard problems and difficult… More
AI: Algorithms and Justice
The use of algorithms in the judiciary has already raised significant questions about bias and fairness, and looking… More
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The rapidly growing capabilities and increasing presence of AI-based systems in our lives is raising pressing questions about the impact, governance, ethics, and accountability of these techn… More
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Privacy violations are a serious threat to the health of the Internet and the effective use of technology. We study how people understand their privacy as users of technology, examine and document the… More
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How to work with tech companies on human rights
David Sullivan draws upon a decade of work with technology companies (and a heated argument with Steve Jobs) to offer… More
Dirty Data, Bad Predictions
An examination of the data provenance of police data commonly used in predictive policing system. More
Constitutionalizing Speech Platforms
We're never going to get a global set of norms for online speech but do the platforms pick our global values and… More
What Should Happen to Our Medical Records When We Die?
Digital innovation is transforming health care, and the amount of digital health care data being generated will… More