Organisation

Data & Society

Alternate Name:

Data & Society Research Institute

Report

Spectrum of trust in data: New York City parents navigating school choice


Ever wonder if Australia was alone in spending millions of dollars on publishing meaningless data on schools? This American research argues that providing data to parents within the context of a market-driven school choice ecosystem is not an effective tool for equalizing educational opportunity, but rather a mechanism that replicates and perpetuates existing inequalities.
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Fairness in precision medicine


This report examines the potential for biased and discriminatory outcomes in the emerging field of “precision medicine.”
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The promises, challenges, and futures of media literacy


Media literacy has become a center of gravity for countering “fake news,” and a diverse array of stakeholders – from educators to legislators, philanthropists to technologists – have pushed significant resources toward media literacy programs.
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Dead reckoning: Navigating content moderation after "fake news"


This report is intended to inform platforms, news organizations, media makers, and others who do not ask whether standards for media content should be set, but rather who should set them, who should enforce them, and what entity should hold platforms, the media industry, states, and users accountable.
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Privacy, security, and digital inequality


This report provides an in-depth analysis of the privacy and security experiences of low-socioeconomic-status populations in the United States.

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