Tag Archives: ethics

Are we building a data “genome”?

Posted on August 13, 2015 by

Lately, I can’t stop collecting examples of how data and algorithms have infused our daily lives. But it’s not just the ads we click on or the items we place in shopping carts. Today, data carries intimate information about our bodies, finances, friends, interests, politics, family histories … Continue reading →

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Facebook’s “Emotional Contagion” Experiment: Was it Ethical?

Posted on June 28, 2014 by

Update, June 29: Co-author Adam D. I. Kramer posts a response here. By now, you’ve probably heard that data scientists at Facebook recently published a study in The Proceedings of the National Academy of Science revealing that, in their words, “emotional states can … Continue reading →

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