Data & Society’s Top Reads — As we put the finishing touches on 2022 and get ready for our holiday break, we’re taking a moment to look back on some of our favorite ideas and publications of the year. Thank you for reading and being part of our community! We’ll be back with more in 2023. Responding to the Complexity of Our Data-Centric World …

Ranjit Singh and Rigoberto Lara Guzmán discuss the evolution of their project and the relationship of stories to research. — In October 2021, Data & Society researcher Ranjit Singh and senior producer Rigoberto Lara Guzmán hosted an experimental workshop that was designed to produce new ways of engaging with the global impacts of digital technologies, with an emphasis on storytelling as both a research craft and an intellectual practice. Yesterday…

“​​She’s never just doing one thing; she’s always doing 100 things that connect together over time.” — Earlier this month, Data & Society’s founder, danah boyd, announced that she was stepping down from her role as the organization’s board chair — and that she had decided to step away from the board entirely when her current term ends and join D&S’s advisory group. When she does so…

Aiha Nguyen and Eve Zelickson discuss security, privacy, control, and their new report: At the Digital Doorstep — Last week, Data & Society published At the Digital Doorstep: How Customers Use Doorbell Cameras to Manage Delivery Workers, a report by D&S Labor Futures program director Aiha Nguyen and research analyst Eve Zelickson. The report draws on interviews with delivery drivers and video doorbell users from across the US…

Brazil’s click farms promise easy money, but mostly replicate the problems of informal work. — The platformization of labor affects workers of all kinds, across platforms. On “click farm” platforms in Brazil, workers perform countless fragmented data tasks. They spend hours every day clicking, following, and commenting on social media accounts — and earning less than a penny for each task. Professor Rafael Grohmann, assistant…

Starting points, questions, and invitations for a new research agenda — The Datafied State is one remade by the data sources and infrastructures, computational tools and techniques that are being adopted across Government just as they are in the private sector. There is not an absolute distinction between public and private sectors in the Datafied State but more of a blurred…

A collaborative interview series by Tech Workers Coalition and Data & Society — In this blog post, Data & Society Digital Content Associate Natalie Kerby and Tech Workers Coalition Volunteer Danny Spitzberg speak with materials engineer Isabella R., a Midwesterner who currently lives in the Seattle area. She works in engineering research and development, and plans to attend graduate school this fall at…

Una serie colaborativa de entrevistas por Tech Workers Coalition y Data & Society — En este artículo, Ana Ulin de Tech Workers Coalition entrevista a Marve Romero. Marve es una mujer Latina que disfruta del trabajo en comunidad. Es miembra de la Cooperativa East Harlem Cleaning, la cual pertenece a la membresía de Up & Go, que es también una cooperativa. Durante Covid, participa…

A collaborative interview series by Tech Workers Coalition and Data & Society — In this blog post, Tech Workers Coalition Ana Ulin interviews Marve Romero. Marve is a Latina that enjoys working in community. She is a member of the East Harlem Cleaning Cooperative, which belongs to the larger cooperative Up & Go. During the pandemic, Marve participates in workshops, meetings, and training…