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Academic Article
BC Law ReviewAbstract: The rise of “Big Data” analytics in the private sector poses new challenges for privacy advocates. Through its reliance on existing data and predictive analysis to create detailed individual profiles, Big Data has exp... Read on BC Law ReviewJanuary 2014 -
Longform
Fast Company"As consumers we've been told that we're in charge, so we enjoy the ritual, even though it's exhausting. We even decide when we'll opt out. But what happens when companies walk away from us first?" In this article, D&S a... Read on Fast CompanyJanuary 2014 -
Longform
Fast CompanyStop whatever you are binge watching and check out the British television show Black Mirror, in this article D&S advisor Baratunde Thurston explains why. Read on Fast CompanyNovember 2013 -
Academic Article
Stanford Law ReviewIn the Stanford Law Review symposium issue on privacy and big data (September 2013), Cynthia Dwork and Data & Society advisor Deirdre Mulligan argue that "privacy controls and increased transparency fail to address concerns... Read on Stanford Law ReviewSeptember 2013 -
Academic Article
SSRNThis essay offers a multi-discplinary social analysis of the “Big Data" phenomenon with the goal of sparking a conversation, and it continues to provide a point of reference for the launch and development of Data & Society.... Read on SSRNSeptember 2011