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There’s nothing easy about data ethics in an age where virtually everything we do leaves a data trail. But to curb the potential for harm—and harness data’s power for good—government CDOs must step up to the challenge.
Lit review.
Do you want to protest your company’s crappy record on sexual harassment? Are you thinking of unionizing? Here’s the Motherboard Guide to Secure Labor Organizing.
Digital databases offer scientists new ways to study human remains. But without proper oversight, some worry they could be misused.
This brief presentation was part of a panel at MLA 2020 in Seattle entitled “Being Human, Seeming Human.” The panel brought together researchers from Microsoft with a couple of DH folks (me and Mar…
Facebook, Google and other major tech firms were every student’s dream workplaces. Until they weren’t.
I recently took part in a meeting at the Atlanta IAPP KnowledgeNet on the ethics of privacy. Led by Contrast Security Data Privacy Director Suzette Corley and O
A real problem for any research method relying on humans (e.g. crowdsourcing) to classify utterances. Suggested mitigator at end.
Employees allegedly violated the company’s communications policies
A Silicon Valley lobby enrolled elite academia to avoid legal restrictions on artificial intelligence.
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How a relentless speedup is reshaping the working class
Over the past decade, algorithmic accountability has become an important concern for social scientists, computer scientists, journalists, and lawyers. Exposés have sparked vibrant debates about…
Discovery and Web Services Librarian, University of Alberta