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Who's Afraid of Disparate Impact?
The answer could be crucial in the FCC’s attempt to combat “digital discrimination”
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It Takes a Small Miracle to Learn Basic Facts About Government Algorithms
Rotterdam officials sent reporters key information by accident. Most municipalities are not so forthcoming
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Beyond “Grey’s Anatomy”: What We Learned About UNOS
A new system of liver sharing hurt some states with poorer, medically struggling residents. Persistence was the key to uncovering it
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Special Database 18
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has maintained a dataset of mugshot photos of 1,573 people for decades, including 175 minors, until we asked about them
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A Racially Biased Scoring System Helps Pick Who Receives Housing in L.A.
And it’s probably happening in your community too
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Help Make Everyone Cool It with the Data Collection (Starting with Kroger)
Price check on grocery giants’ data collection
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Section 230 Is a Load-Bearing Wall—Is It Coming Down?
A conversation with James Grimmelmann and Kate Klonick
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Your Tax Data Shouldn’t Be Up for Grabs
Especially when there’s a better way
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“Check Your Pixels”
See what your company is sending to Facebook
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Journalistic Lessons for the Algorithmic Age
A farewell letter from Julia Angwin
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