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Over the past 25 years, email has weaved itself into the daily fabric of life. Our inboxes contain everything from very personal letters, to work correspondence, to unsolicited inbound sales pitches. In many ways, they are an extension of our …
Even if we can’t predict the future, we can use science fiction to think through different possibilities
Former Facebook recruiters told CNBC that the tech company has experienced a significant decrease in its job offer acceptance rates.
Researchers employed the surveillance footage data to test and improve facial recognition technology. The data has been linked to the Chinese government’s surveillance of ethnic minorities.
The company’s system for targeting ads is under fire for gender and ethnic bias. In some cases, the cure could be worse than the disease.
Facebook shut down its Research and Onavo programs after TechCrunch exposed how the company paid teenagers for root access to their phones to gain market data on competitors. Now Facebook is relaunching its paid market research program, but this time with principles — namely transparency, fair compensation and safety. The goal? To find out which other […]
It’s publicly available information—but most people can’t really wrap their heads around the idea that their YouTube video could be used in this way.
"Information fiduciary" works in some situations but not others.
Big Data analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) draw non-intuitive and unverifiable inferences and predictions about the behaviors, preferences, and private
Why "earn money from your data!" is a really sucky idea.
Admissions officers are increasingly turning to automation and AI with the hope of streamlining the application process and leveling the playing field.
From exploding Ford Pintos to racist algorithms, all harmful technologies are a product of unethical design. Yet, like car companies in the ’70s, today’s tech companies would rather bla…
ESPN and the New York Times are exploring how to match marketing to their users’ emotions
We need to create a path for people like Marcus Hutchins to use their talents for good.
Whatever happened to the ethics of engineering? We’ve seen just one disastrous news story after another these past few years, almost all knowable and preventable. Planes falling out of the sky. Nuclear power plants melting down. Foreign powers engorging on user data. Environmental testing thrashed. Electrical grids burning states to the ground. The patterns are […]
Society owes this security researcher a very big favor.
Duke MTMC is a dataset of surveillance camera footage of students on Duke University campus
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