Data & Society

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Data & Society is a nonprofit research institute that studies the social implications of data-centric technologies & automation.

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    Jun 29

    NEW: Algorithmic impact assessments (AIAs): How do we evaluate their effectiveness? What challenges lie ahead? Report by , , , Ranjit Singh, &

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  2. 36 minutes ago

    "The 'emergency authorization' mindset of a global health crisis created a new rationale for expanded surveillance practices that have the potential to amplify disparities caused by a long history of privacy intrusion." Read the full report

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  3. 3 hours ago

    "We have a lot of conversations about the privacy implications of those people who are being monitored by others, but I don't know whether we had a lot of conversations around the idea of how that has changed social dynamics." –

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  4. 5 hours ago

    "Surveillance can be almost completely automated and continuous, allowing it to occur nearly non-stop and across remote locations, creating massive challenges for any employee to fully comprehend the scale of the data collected about them." –

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  5. Jul 30

    Teen user agency: "Gaining insight into the human decisions & corporate mechanisms behind the app will help teenagers refute the notion that algorithms are purely artificial & that digital infrastructure is unmovable."

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  6. Jul 30

    A new op-ed by & cites the "Silicon Valley Love Triangle" paper on hiring algorithms by , D&S Researcher , &

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  7. Jul 30

    Algorithmic impact assessment "solely for compliance will not shift power or agency over systems to affected communities & leaves gaps in the resulting accountability regime." Read our policy brief

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    Jul 30

    This fall, you'll learn from trailblazers like , Executive Director ! Her previous work at the Open Society Foundations oversaw funding strategies related to tech’s role in civil society.

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  9. Jul 30

    Don't miss & latest piece in :

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  10. Jul 29

    How do data-centric systems perpetuate racial capitalism and how have marginalized communities resisted this datafication? Listen to our podcast with

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  11. Jul 29

    "What our research indicates is that the risk of self-regulation lies not so much in a corrupted reporting and assessment process, but in the capacity of industry to define the methods & metrics used to measure the impact of proposed systems."

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    Jul 29

    With the decision by the Delhi High Court against Twitter, wanted to call attention to this primer/note wrote on the legality and constitutionality of the IT Rules (h/t )

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    Jul 28

    Surveillance is a disability issue “Advocacy groups and people with disabilities warned from the start that EVV systems would erode clients’ autonomy, make home care more difficult and threaten the progress of the disability rights and independent living movements.”

    More than just a digital timesheet, electronic visit verification—now mandatory under Medicaid— essentially puts many disabled people & their support workers under house arrest. My article with on its human toll:
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  14. Jul 29

    "Tech companies and lawmakers promise that will increase efficiency and accountability in home care & will reduce fraud, waste & abuse in government-funded programs. But the tool has been a catastrophe" – & in

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  15. Jul 29

    TODAY, 12pm ET: Tune in to the Measurementality webinar featuring AI on the Ground Researcher on algorithmic impact assessments. Sign up here:

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  16. Jul 28

    "While 'healthy technology' has no clear definition, appropriating digital tools to meet individual or community needs is one way that we can confront unhealthy technology use." –Research Assistant

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    Jul 27

    This Thursday-noon Eastern, very excited for our latest webinar featuring and . Sign up now/free: . We'll be discussing who gets to decide what "impact" means regarding AI and tech policy/design.

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  18. Jul 28

    "I understand technology in a very constructionist way: that technology isn't just a variable that enters the equation of democracy, it's something that is part of a larger set of institutions, practices, norms, social hierarchies." –Seeta Peña Gangadharan

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  19. Jul 28

    "We find oftentimes that innovation right now is fueled by anxiety... And if those that are creating the technology are not well, they're not going to create products that care for our wellbeing." –

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  20. Jul 27

    "Once the new digital identity verification infrastructure is established & standardized, corporations may be able to find applications for verifiable credentials that they could only fantasize about prior to the pandemic." –Research Assistant

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  21. Jul 27

    Relatedly: Researchers, activists, artists, & thinkers can apply to our new storytelling workshop (coming October 2021) on narratives of in/from the Global South

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