News & Commentary about Big Data
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Mar 6, 2024
Communities Should Reject Surveillance Products Whose Makers Won't Allow Them to be Independently Evaluated
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Jul 13, 2021
How Artificial Intelligence Can Deepen Racial and Economic Inequities
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Mar 27, 2020
Those “Free” Remote Learning Apps Have a High Cost: Your Student’s Privacy
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Jul 19, 2018
Big Data Could Set Insurance Premiums. Minorities Could Pay the Price.
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Dec 12, 2017
New York City Takes on Algorithmic Discrimination
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Jun 29, 2016
ACLU Challenges Computer Crimes Law That is Thwarting Research on Discrimination Online
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Jun 29, 2016
Your Favorite Website Might Be Discriminating Against You
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May 6, 2016
Why Government Use of Social Media Monitoring Software Is a Direct Threat to Our Liberty and Privacy