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Data for Whom, Data from Whom: How Social Movements Might Create Value for Their Community Data Practices

Belief in the power of data-driven decision-making has expanded from corporate environments to include all sectors of society, including social justice efforts. The problem with this newfound trust in "data" is that it can be hard to agree upon what exactly data are, recognize when they are useful, what they are useful for, and whose data should be valued as worthy of informing decisions.

By Tajanae Harris, June 2024

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The power of open-source hardware in crisis

Could open-source solutions provide a crucial layer of defense for the future of pandemic-ready and disaster-resilient supply chains?

By Alex Long, January 2022

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Past, present, and past as present in India's predictive policing

In India, law enforcement's use of big data to thwart crime has instead amplified the discriminatory presence of caste, religion, gender, and other social markers within a system that is supposedly objective and neutral.

By Shivangi Narayan, December 2020

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India's reforms leave a lasting mark

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India's reforms leave a lasting mark

By Asmaa Rabie, June 2016

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