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Studies show big data can lead to racial bias, algorithms develop prejudices.
Today, some libraries are (unsuccessfully?) advocating for a bookless future. To many, that prospect seems bizarre, even sacrilegious.
ProPublica is an independent, non-profit newsroom that produces investigative journalism in the public interest.
Corporations are increasingly relying on algorithms to make business decisions and that raises new legal questions.
Preventing discriminatory algorithms is an issue being taken up by computer scientists as well as policy makers, ethicists and legal experts.
Medical privacy is a high-stakes game, in both human and financial terms, given the multibillion-dollar market for anonymized medical data — but existing legal protections are full of holes.
If it isn’t a panacea, de-identification remains a critical part of every privacy pro’s toolbox. At a workshop earlier this month, the Future of Privacy Forum
Book on hashing info inside databases to protect privacy.
Good contextual history of the American sense of "invasion of privacy."
Some consumer websites say they will not sell users’ data, but unrestricted-data clauses allow them to transfer it if a merger or other transaction occurs.
Government and industry talks over a code of conduct for face recognition collapsed this week. It could mean privacy in the physical world is slipping away
Back in 2006, I was mainly into Google for the cute stuff. Take one search session from October of that year, when I keyed in kitten, then sleeping...
This paper examines Google's behavior in enterprise contracts in the education sector with the critical question of whether it uses data-mining and profile for its own commercial purposes, in conflict with conflicts and institutional obligations
Can data brokers be trusted to regulate themselves?
Link to phdcomics.com
Redlining and other unjust uses of big data.
Apps and other software can put powerful teaching tools at teachers’ fingertips, but concerns abound over data security, effectiveness and marketing.
From Data and Goliath: The Hidden Battles to Collect Your Data and Control Your World.