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Aaron Rieke
Mar 21, 2019
Facebook’s Civil Rights Settlement is Just the Beginning
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Miranda Bogen
Mar 1, 2018
What happens to body cam footage after fatal police shootings?
Too often, these videos stay hidden.
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Connections
Data ethics is a challenge that major foundations can’t afford to ignore.
Data ethics is a challenge that major foundations can’t afford to ignore.
Philanthropy needs to harness data at scale — and that starts with understanding some new risks.
David Robinson
Oct 6, 2016
Don’t let the hype over “social media scores” distract you.
Don’t let the hype over “social media scores” distract you.
We have real problems to solve.
Aaron Rieke
Aug 11, 2016
The “streetlight effect” of big data studies.
The “streetlight effect” of big data studies.
In The Conversation, Mark Moritz, an associate professor of anthropology at Ohio State University, argues that big data studies may suffer…
Logan Koepke
Jun 16, 2016
Criminal Justice
How strategic is Chicago’s “Strategic Subjects List”? Upturn investigates.
How strategic is Chicago’s “Strategic Subjects List”? Upturn investigates.
For the past four years, the Chicago Police Department has been working with researchers to build a system for judging which city residents…
Brianna Posadas
Jun 22, 2017
Pre-trial algorithms deserve a fresh look, study suggests
Pre-trial algorithms deserve a fresh look, study suggests
What if a predictive tool used at the moment of arraignment could simultaneously reduce the number of people sent to jail before trial…
Logan Koepke
Mar 30, 2017
“Predictive policing” is happening now — and police could learn a lesson from Minority Report.
“Predictive policing” is happening now — and police could learn a lesson from Minority Report.
In the movie Minority Report, mutants in a vat look into the future, and tell Tom Cruise who is about to commit a crime, so he can arrest…
David Robinson
Aug 31, 2016
Marketplace
Airbnb’s racism problem is much bigger than a few racist hosts.
Airbnb’s racism problem is much bigger than a few racist hosts.
But it took a weekend in Oakland to show me that.
David Robinson
Jul 31, 2016
Airbnb, while pledging to combat discrimination, insulates itself from legal pressure to do just…
Airbnb has pledged to combat discrimination on its platform. But as Katie Benner writes in the New York Times, Airbnb’s own policies…
Logan Koepke
Jun 23, 2016
Airbnb pledges to combat discrimination.
Airbnb pledges to combat discrimination.
Airbnb plans to pursue new technological solutions to guard against future discrimination on the platform, said CEO Brian Chesky at a…
Logan Koepke
Jun 16, 2016
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