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"There is no Wirecutter for low-income individuals." Fiona Morgan and Jay Hamilton talk about their research into information ecosystems and the media market.
Data scientists, data engineers, AI and ML developers, and other data professionals need to live ethical values, not just talk about them.
Firm removes category, which affected 65,000 people, from ad tools, following safety fears
European leaders need to bring immigration numbers down, and metadata on smartphones could be just what they need to start sending migrants back
The Chinese government plans to launch its Social Credit System in 2020. The aim? To judge the trustworthiness – or otherwise – of its 1.3 billion residents
July 2, 2018 Carpenter v. United States, 585 U.S. ___ (2018) (Roberts, C.J.). Response by Margot E. Kaminski Geo. Wash. L. Rev. On the Docket (Oct. Term 2017) Slip Opinion | SCOTUSblog Carpenter v. United States: Big Data Is Different A central truism of U.S. privacy law is that if you share information, you do not... Read More
The Gates Foundation’s big-data experiment wasn’t just a failure. It did real harm.
The leak may include data on hundreds of millions of Americans, with hundreds of details for each, from demographics to personal interests.
Eric Dishman wants your data. As the director of the National Institutes of Health’s All of Us research program, he’s trying to convince 1 million Americans to …
Digital information is the fuel of the new economy. But like the old economy’s carbon fuel, it also pollutes. Harmful “data emissions” are leaked into the digit
Student lists are commercially available for purchase on the basis of ethnicity, affluence, religion, lifestyle, awkwardness, and even a perceived or predicted
The company formed data-sharing partnerships with Apple, Samsung and dozens of other device makers, raising new concerns about its privacy protections.
Google collects far more information about us than Facebook. But the Google data that our tech columnist downloaded on himself contained fewer surprises and was more easily deleted.
European retailers are using digital footprints to help determine credit-worthiness, according to a new study.
What happens when Google knows you're depressed? Mark Brown reports.
Exclusive: Profile data was scraped without user consent or knowledge to "build a three-dimensional picture" on millions of people.
Shadow profiles, data brokers, and how Facebook connects dots.
Long after the training data has been deleted, the models can continue being improved and used to influence future voters.