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Wearing Many Hats: the Rise of the Professional Security Hacker chronicles the largely untold history of the hacker-turned-professional. Through this seminal work, researchers Matt Goerzen and Gabriella Coleman collaborate to […]
By Matt Goerzen and Gabriella ColemanFootage of the January 6 Capitol insurrection revealed hundreds of references to 1776—in signs and in speeches, on t-shirts and hats and stickers. “1776” was chanted in the Capitol halls […]
By Brandi Collins-Dexter and Joan DonovanSupporters of algorithmic reparation suggest taking lessons from curation professionals such as librarians, who’ve had to consider how to ethically collect data about people and what should be included in […]
By Khari JohnsonSharad Goel is a professor of public policy at Harvard Kennedy School. He looks at public policy through the lens of computer science, bringing a computational perspective to a diverse […]
Rumman Chowdhury’s passion lies at the intersection of artificial intelligence and humanity. She is a pioneer in the field of applied algorithmic ethics, creating cutting-edge enterprise technical solutions for ethical, […]
Jasmine E. McNealy is an associate professor in the College of Journalism and Communications at the University of Florida, where she studies information, communication, and technology with a view toward […]
Nabiha Syed is President of The Markup, a nonprofit media organization that investigates how the powerful use technology to reshape society. Before joining The Markup, Nabiha was vice president and […]
Lydia X. Z. Brown is a Policy Counsel with CDT’s Privacy and Data Project, focused on disability rights and algorithmic justice. Their work has investigated algorithmic harm and injustice in […]
Face recognition technology is a special menace to privacy, racial justice, free expression, and information security. Our faces are unique identifiers, and most of us expose them everywhere we go. […]
By Adam SchwartzHow do science and technology affect rights, equity, and justice? When are techno-solutions inadequate in addressing societal problems? In this month’s episode of Justice Matters, host Sushma Raman talks with […]
By Justice MattersIn recent years, police and prosecutors have implemented social media in a host of new ways to investigate and prosecute crimes. Social media, after all, contains a wealth of information—and […]
By Jeffrey Lane and Fanny A. Ramirez