Over at the Center for Information Policy Research, we've posted the final report for the IMLS-funded project “Library Values & Privacy in our National Digital Strategies: Field guides, Convenings, and Conversations” which I've been working on over the past year with Bonnie Tijerina at Data & Society. From…
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How Contextual Integrity can help us with Research Ethics in Pervasive Data
(I posted this earlier today on the PERVADE (Pervasive Data Ethics for Computational Research) team's Medium channel) The growth of research projects relying on pervasive data — big datasets about people’s lives and activities that can be collected without them knowing —…
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New article: “Addressing Conceptual Gaps in Big Data Research Ethics: An Application of Contextual Integrity”
I'm happy to share the (open) publication of a new article "Addressing Conceptual Gaps in Big Data Research Ethics: An Application of Contextual Integrity" in Social Media + Society. In this article, I revisit the OkCupid data collection and release controversy,…
Posts on Facebook and Privacy (2006-2010)
Since 2006, two years after Facebook's launch and right about when I joined the platform, I've been posting on this blog (at least as long as blogging was a thing) about numerous privacy concerns related to the social network.Posts include…
Seeking Postdoctoral Research Associate to Join PERVADE: Pervasive Data Ethics for Computational Research
I am hiring a Postdoctoral Research Assistant to work on the PERVADE: Pervasive Data Ethics for Computational Research project! This is a 12-month position, with possible renewal for a 2nd year. Details below. Please join us! Position: Postdoctoral Research Assistant Project: PERVADE: Pervasive Data Ethics…
Announcing the Web Science 2018 Ethics Workshop
Along with my co-organizers, Charles Ess and Anja Bechmann, I'm excited to announce the Web Science 2018 Ethics Workshop: “Confronting Ethical Challenges in Web Science Research“, scheduled for Sunday 27 May 2018 at VU Amsterdam. This half-day workshop, organized by…
Funded PhD Position to Join PERVADE: Pervasive Data Ethics for Computational Research
[Note: this PhD position is no longer available. See recent posting for a Postdoctoral Research Associate here] Are you a graduate student interested in big data, data ethics, internet research, or internet research ethics? Are you looking for a funded…
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New NSF Grant Project: PERVADE — Pervasive Data Ethics for Computational Research
I'm thrilled to announce PERVADE (Pervasive Data Ethics for Computational Research), a collaborative, 4-year research project funded by a $3 million grant from the National Science Foundation to study how diverse stakeholders - big data researchers, platforms, regulators, and user communities -…
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New Book: “Internet Research Ethics for the Social Age: New Challenges, Cases, and Contexts”
I am extremely happy to announce the publication of "Internet Research Ethics for the Social Age: New Challenges, Cases, and Contexts", which I was lucky to co-edit with Dr. Katharina Kinder-Kurlanda at the GESIS Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences and the Institute…
On the Ethics of Microchipping Employees
Recently, the Wisconsin-based Three Square Market (32M) announced plans to offer voluntary microchip implants for its employees, enabling them to open doors, log onto their computers and purchase break room snacks with a simple swipe of the hand. Despite their press…
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