Data Mining

select all Apr. 18, 2018

‘F*ck Them. We Need a Law’: A Legendary Programmer Takes on Silicon ValleyA conversation with legendary programmer Richard Stallman on the real meaning of “privacy rights” and why he only ever uses cash.

By Noah Kulwin

select all Oct. 2, 2017

Would You Let the Subway Sell Your Data If It Led to Better Service?Transportation agencies around the world are wising up to the fiscal benefits of data mining, but what does that mean for us?

By Paris Martineau

select all Jan. 30, 2017

How Safe Is That Valentine’s Day Twitter-Match Generator?Everything you need to know about Affinitweet, the Twitter generator taking over your timeline.

By Madison Malone Kircher

twitter May 9, 2016

Twitter Bars U.S. Intelligence Agencies From Using Data-Mining ServiceThe service sends out real-time alerts about terrorist attacks and areas of political unrest.

By Claire Landsbaum

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