What can we learn from millions of high school yearbook photos? – NPR
In a recent paper titled “Image(s),” economists Hans-Joachim Voth and David Yanagizawa-Drott analyzed 14.5 million high school yearbook photos from… read more
JP Morgan Wants to Make Tenant Data Available to Every Landlord – Vice
While a platform like this might make it easier for tenants to pay rent, Story is actually a massive data… read more
How data brokers threaten your privacy – Popular Science
Data brokers—also called information brokers—are businesses that aggregate, process, and license information to other companies. While some data they sell… read more
Forget Milk and Eggs: Supermarkets Are Having a Fire Sale on Data About You – The Markup
When you hit the checkout line at your local supermarket and give the cashier your phone number or loyalty card,… read more
Online Privacy for Nonprofits: A Guide to Better Practices – EFF
If you work at a nonprofit or civil society group, you can help protect the digital privacy of your clients… read more
Europe’s Move Against Google Analytics Is Just the Beginning – Wired
On December 22, the Austrian data regulator, Datenschutzbehörde, said the use of Google Analytics on NetDoktor breached the European Union’s… 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
Information Ethics and Academic Libraries: Data Privacy in the Era of Big Data (Prindle & Loos)
The evolution of data collection practices in education is having a powerful and transformative effect on educational assessment practices. Increasing… read more
Americans and Privacy: Concerned, Confused and Feeling Lack of Control Over Their Personal Information – Pew Research
Public polling data from Pew Research reveals that American adults are more concerned about corporate data collection, tracking, and privacy… read more
Data Governance Is Risk Number One – Forbes
Commissioned by KPMG and undertaken by Forrester Consulting, the survey found that only 35 percent of C-level leaders have a… read more