this looks like a great read. as an alternative to focusing on the data, we could look at the emergent social formations & what (if anything) can be done.
in this seminar i used giorgio agamben's "state of exception" as a way in to the issues, and rather than a hopeful statement about ethics i picked up ep thompson's idea of the 'moral economy' (sounds similar to ethics but with roots in real social struggle; rural food riots of the late eighteenth century!) http://webcast.oii.ox.ac.uk/?view=Webcast&ID=20140211_550&quality=high (sorry no written version yet) cheers dan On 2 March 2014 16:19, Paul Bernal (LAW) <[email protected]> wrote: > The academic article behind it is also online, here: > > http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2384174 > > It's a good piece, I think! > > Paul > > > Dr Paul Bernal > Lecturer > UEA Law School > University of East Anglia > Norwich Research Park > Norwich NR4 7TJ > > email: [email protected] > Web: http://www.paulbernal.co.uk/ > Blog: http://paulbernal.wordpress.com/ > Twitter: @paulbernalUK > > On 2 Mar 2014, at 15:39, David Johnson <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Here's a nice piece by Neil Richards and Jonathan King on developing > norms for dealing with big data ... > > http://america.aljazeera.com/opinions/2014/2/gigabytes-gone-wild.html > > *The values we build or fail to build into our new digital structures > will define us. If we don't balance the human values that we care about -- > such as privacy, confidentiality, transparency, identity and free choice -- > with the compelling uses of big data, our society risks abandoning them for > the sake of mere innovation or expediency.* > > Best wishes, > > David > > [image: AJAM] > > David V. Johnson > Online Opinion Editor > > 435 Hudson Street, Suite 400 > New York, NY 10014 > > Direct line: (917) 819-8470 > > http://america.aljazeera.com/ > Twitter: @contrarianp <https://twitter.com/contrarianp> > > ------------------------------ > > Notice: This email is intended only for the use of the individual or > entity named above and may contain information that is confidential and > privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified > that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this email is strictly > prohibited. Opinions, conclusions and other information in this message > that do not relate to the official business of our firm shall be understood > as neither given nor endorsed by it. > -- > Liberationtech is public & archives are searchable on Google. Violations > of list guidelines will get you moderated: > https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech. > Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password by emailing moderator at > [email protected]. > > > > -- > Liberationtech is public & archives are searchable on Google. Violations > of list guidelines will get you moderated: > https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech. > Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password by emailing moderator at > [email protected]. >
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