In this essay, Data & Society advisor Ethan Zuckerman explains his belief that the "fallen state of our Internet is a direct, if unintentional, consequence of choosing advertising as the default model to support online cont... Read on The Atlantic

In this op-ed, Data & Society fellow Seeta Peña Gangadharan argues that the "rise of commercial data profiling is exacerbating existing inequities in society and could turn de facto discrimination into a high-tech enterpris... Read on New York Times

Data & Society advisor Alondra Nelson and artist Heather Dewey-Hagborg pair up for a luncheon talk with the D&S community on DNA, identity, surveillance, and ethics. Read more

Abstract: While much attention is given to young people’s online privacy practices on sites like Facebook, current theories of privacy fail to account for the ways in which social media alter practices of information-sharing an... Read on Sage Journals

In this op-ed, Data & Society fellow Karen Levy discusses mandating electronic monitoring of truck drivers as a way to address unsafe practices in trucking. She argues that "electronic monitoring is an incomplete solution t... Read on The Los Angeles Times

D&S fellow Karen Levy writes about the nation's trucking system and the need for reform. Based on her three years of research around trucker's compliance with federal regulations, she argues the changes must address root ec... Read on The Los Angeles Times

Program Director Amanda Lenhart gives a talk on attitudes towards digital privacy. Read on Chautauqua Institution

Data & Society community members wrote individually about "Experimental evidence of massive-scale emotional contagion through social networks" (PNAS 2014 111 (24) 8788-8790) and the public controversy surrounding the study.... Read more

Abstract: Intense media and policy focus on issues of online child protection have prompted a resurgence of moral panics about children and adolescents' Internet use, with frequent confounding of different types of risk and har... Read on Taylor & Francis Online

Before he moves to China, one of our advisors – Clay Shirky – has agreed to host a Databite discussion around the question of how we should think about regulating the effects of big data given various cognitive biases. Read more