News & Commentary about Big Data
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Jan 14, 2016
Big Data Can Be Used To Violate Civil Rights Laws, and the FTC Agrees
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Dec 18, 2015
How Your Information Could Soon End up in the Hands of the NSA — and What You Can Do About It
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Dec 3, 2015
The Good Wife Tackles Algorithmic Discrimination. Meanwhile, in Real Life…
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Oct 5, 2015
China’s Nightmarish Citizen Scores Are a Warning For Americans
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Jan 29, 2015
What Should We Think About Big Data That Aims to Help People?
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Oct 27, 2014
FTC Needs to Make Sure Companies Aren’t Using Big Data to Discriminate
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Oct 24, 2014
When Smart Gets Scary: Invasion of the Data Snatchers
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May 28, 2014
Federal Trade Commission Needs to Move Beyond Reports When It Comes to Data Brokers