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…
Category: Privacy
Discussions of online privacy, privacy in public, intellectual privacy, digital surveillance, and the theory of privacy as “contextual integrity”.
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…
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…
“Privacy” Issue of Journal of Intellectual Freedom and Privacy
I'm thrilled to announce that the "Privacy" special issue of the American Library Association’s Journal of Intellectual Freedom & Privacy (JIFP) has now been published. The issue can be accessed here, and subscription information is here. Here is my introduction to the…
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Call for Papers: “Privacy” Issue of Journal of Intellectual Freedom and Privacy (Spring 2017)
[UDPATE: The "Privacy" special issue has now been published. Details here.] I'm pleased to announce I am the guest editor for the Spring 2017 issue of the American Library Association's Journal of Intellectual Freedom & Privacy (JIFP). The issue's theme is…
NSF Grant: Mapping Privacy and Surveillance Dynamics in Emerging Mobile Ecosystems: Practices and Contexts in the Netherlands and US
I am thrilled to announce that I have been awarded an NSF EAGER (EArly-concept Grants for Exploratory Research) grant to pursue a research collaboration with Dr. Jessica Vitak (University of Maryland) and Drs. Jason Pridmore and Daniel Trottier (Erasmus University) on “Mapping…
More on OkCupid and the Ethics of Big Data Research
Following up on my recent editorial at Wired, “OkCupid Study Reveals the Perils Of Big-Data Science”, I have posted an expanded version of that opinion piece at Ampersand, the blog for Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research (PRIM&R), a space committed to promoting dialogue and…
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Wired Editorial: “OkCupid Study Reveals the Perils of Big-Data Science”
We clearly have entered the era of big data. Armed with petabytes of transaction data, clickstreams and cookie logs, as well as data from social networks, mobile phones, and the “internet of things,” a wide range of economic interests, including…
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