The next normal: Algorithms will take over college, from admissions to advising – Washington Post
It’s very difficult for people who are harmed by software to protest its use or prove that it discriminated against… read more
The dawn of tappigraphy: does your smartphone know how you feel before you do? – The Guardian
Ghosh’s work and my taps are part of the new but rapidly developing field called digital phenotyping. It aims to… read more
Datafication, dataism and dataveillance: Big Data between scientific paradigm and ideology (van Dijck)
Metadata and data have become a regular currency for citizens to pay for their communication services and security—a trade-off that… read more
For Tesla, Facebook and Others, AI’s Flaws Are Getting Harder to Ignore – Bloomberg
Designed to loosely emulate the human brain, deep-learning AI systems can spot tumors, drive cars and write text, showing spectacular… read more
Inside the Industry That Unmasks People at Scale
Tech companies have repeatedly reassured the public that trackers used to follow smartphone users through apps are anonymous or at… read more
The Inevitable Weaponization of App Data Is Here
The news starkly demonstrates not only the inherent power of location data, but how the chance to wield that power… read more
Consumer Privacy – ACLU
Hat-tip Matt Black! Corporate privacy invasions are often opaque or invisible to customers or poorly understood by them. In other… read more
These creepy fake humans herald a new age in AI
Once viewed as less desirable than real data, synthetic data is now seen by some as a panacea. Real data… read more
Digital Defense Playbook: Community Power Tools for Reclaiming Data – Our Data Bodies
Hat-tip to Alyssa Porter! Our Data Bodies (ODB) has conducted research and produced a workbook of popular education activities focused… read more
Data Justice Lab
The Data Justice Lab is a space for research and collaboration at Cardiff University’s School of Journalism, Media and Culture… read more