The Living with Data series exploring how our online data is tracked, collected and used. The series is written by Sara M. Watson, a technology critic and a Fellow at the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University. Her work explores how people are learning to live with, understand and interpret data. Sara’s writing has appeared in The Atlantic, Wired, Harvard Business Review and Slate. Her full bio can be found here.
Do you have questions about how your data is being used? Curious to learn more about your daily encounters with algorithms? Email The Decoder at thedecoder@aljazeera.net or submit your question via the form here. Screen shots and links are helpful clues!
As the technology grows in public spaces, concerns linger over who will own the vast amount of data that it generates
New system alerts users when a government has hacked their accounts, part of Facebook’s efforts to regain user trust
Control over data profiles is about power, not privacy
Al Jazeera’s Michael Keller discusses ‘Terms of Service,’ a graphic novella exploring data and privacy
Personal stats from activity trackers fuel data science
False signals shift power dynamics in our data profiles
How hidden profile ratings affect our future rides
Investigating a brush with my youthful taste in films
