Data & Society announced that Dr. Suresh Venkatasubramanian has joined its board of directors. Venkatasubramanian is a computer scientist and expert in the societal impact of automated decision-making. Read more

Data & Society board unanimously appointed Dr. Charlton McIlwain as the new president of the board of directors. McIlwain has served on the board since February 2021. D&S founder danah boyd has stepped down as president and has decided not to renew her board term when it ends March 1, 2023. Read more

On September 8, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) hosted an online public forum on commercial surveillance and data security, featuring panel discussions and remarks from FTC Chair Lina M. Khan and commissioners Rebecca ... Read more

September 7, 2022—Data & Society (D&S) is pleased to announce the inaugural cohort of the Scholars Council, a group of experts who study technology and data’s role in society and who will help the organization chart a p... Read more

Adept at communicating complex initiatives and ideas, Sona Rai will lead D&S’s communications work in a moment when research on technology’s societal impacts urgently needs to reach new audiences. Read more

Data & Society is pleased to welcome two incoming fellows to our 2022–23 Faculty Fellowship Program: Lindsey D. Cameron and Christina N. Harrington. Their work will align with the theme of this year's fellowship program: Race, Tech, and the State. Read more

Data & Society welcomes civil liberties attorney Cindy Cohn to its board of directors. Read more

Data & Society is thrilled to announce that our Executive Director, Janet Haven, has been appointed to the National AI Advisory Committee by the US Secretary of Commerce. Read more

Data & Society is delighted to welcome Ellen Pao and Raina Kumra to our Board of Directors.  Ellen Pao is a tech investor and advocate, the former CEO of reddit, and a cofounder of the award-winning diversity and inclusi... Read more

Data & Society and the European Center for Not-for-Profit Law have collaborated to publish two papers with recommendations around human rights and algorithmic impact assessments.  In the paper “Recommendations for Assess... Read more