big data

4:47 pm on February 23, 2026 · 2026 (252), big data (9), data (9), data governance (8), isoc-dc (75)

FEB 23 2026 – Book Talk with authors Aram Sinnreich and Jesse Gilbert, in Conversation With Paul “DJ Spooky” Miller

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ISOC LIVE

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On February 23, 2026,  the Internet Society U.S. Washington DC Chapter (ISOC-DC) hosted a webinar ‘Book Talk with authors Aram Sinnreich and Jesse Gilbert, in Conversation With Paul “DJ Spooky” Miller‘.

‘The Secret Life Of Data‘ explores the many unpredictable, and often surprising, ways in which data surveillance, AI, and the constant presence of algorithms impact our culture and society in the age of global networks. No matter what form data takes, and what purpose we think it’s being used for, it will always have a secret life beyond what might be reasonably imagined, with profound implications for every aspect of our lives.

Co-authors Aram Sinnreich, professor, and musician, currently serving as Graduate Director at American University School of Communication, and Jesse Gilbert, an academic who is also transdisciplinary artist, were joined by recording star Paul D. Miller aka DJ Spooky to explore this basic premise and its implications.

#secretlifeofdata @isocdc

4:05 pm on October 19, 2016 · big data (9), brooklyn law school (6)

WEBCAST TODAY: What’s the Big Deal with #BigData? @CUBE_bk @brooklynlaw

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LivestreamToday Wednesday October 19 2016 Brooklyn Law School’s Center for Urban Business Entrepreneurship (CUBE) presents What’s the Big Deal with Big Data?. A panel will address questions: Do the benefits of data collection and usage outweigh the privacy intrusions? Does the Blockchain, or other emerging technologies, somehow save us and our data from control by (un)trusted intermediaries while advancing the value of a data-driven world? How do lawyers wrestle with these questions in a real-world context? Speakers: Solon Barocas, Postdoc Researcher, New York City Lab, Microsoft Research; Dimitri Nemirovsky, Co-Founder of Reyhani Nemirovsky LLP and Vida Identity; Rachel F. Strom, Partner, Levine Sullivan Koch & Schulz, LLP; Dana V. Syracuse, Counsel, BuckleySandler LLP. Moderator: Christina Mulligan, Associate Professor of Law, Brooklyn Law School. The event will be webcast live on the Internet Society Livestream Channel.

What: What’s the Big Deal with Big Data?
Where: Brooklyn Law School
When: Wednesday October 19 2016 6:45-8:15pm ET | 22:45-00:15 UTC
Webcast: https://livestream.com/internetsociety/bigdata
Twitter: #bigdata + @brooklynlaw http://bit.ly/2dllTrE

10:05 pm on October 29, 2015 · big data (9), MCC (1), rachel haot (7)

VIDEO: @ManhattanCofC and @Google Present: Data Driven Innovation in Manhattan #MCCBigData

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Manhattan Chamber of CommerceOn October 19 2015 the Manhattan Chamber of Commerce and Google NYC presented Data-Driven Innovation in Manhattan, an afternoon conference to discuss how Manhattan organizations are using data to solve really big problems and improve people’s lives. Keynote speaker was Rachel Haot – Chief Digital Officer and Deputy Secretary for Technology, New York State. After which there were 3 panels 1) Data for Smarter Cities: the various ways that people and organizations are turning data into insights that help power the city; 2) Data for Small Businesses & Startups: homegrown data-driven business models that are revolutionizing various industries; and 3) Data for Social Good: how organizations are harnessing the power of data to make a difference. The entire event is posted as a video on the MCC YouTube Channel.

View on YouTube: https://youtu.be/0J-vcSJPT_s
Keynote Speaker: https://youtu.be/0J-vcSJPT_s?t=5m25s
Panel #1: https://youtu.be/0J-vcSJPT_s?t=44m30s
Panel #2: https://youtu.be/0J-vcSJPT_s?t=1h36m25s
Panel #3: https://youtu.be/0J-vcSJPT_s?t=2h18m25s
Twitter: #MCCBigData https://twitter.com/hashtag/MCCBigData

5:50 am on May 21, 2014 · big data (9), dataveillance (4), gregory donovan (1), nyc (130), surveillance (38), TA3M (12)

VIDEO: #Dataveillance and Everyday Consciousness in the ‘Smart’ City #TA3M @OpenITP @newamericanyc

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TA3M

TA3MOn Monday May 19 2014 the OpenITP Techno-Activism Third Monday‘s featured presenter was Gregory Donovan who presented Dataveillance and Everyday Consciousness in the ‘Smart’ City. Surveillance doesn’t have to be an accepted part of city living. Last year alone, Iowa City unanimously passed a law banning a large number of surveillance technologies. What is the situation in New York? Donovan explains who is tracking your movements, how they are doing it, and why; in addition, how city dwellers can take control of their privacy and security. Video is below.

View on YouTube: http://youtu.be/rBNyFFtyHMQ
Transcribe on AMARA: http://www.amara.org/en/videos/pgYMLMuZBAky/
Twitter: #TA3M

3:05 pm on May 5, 2014 · big data (9), Obama (5), privacy (69), white house (4)

@WhiteHouse issues #BigData #Privacy report

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On May 1 2014 the White House issued  BIG DATA: SEIZING OPPORTUNITIES, PRESERVING VALUES – a report on big data and privacy. The report included 6 specific policy recommendations:

Advance the Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights. The Department of Commerce should take appropriate consultative steps to seek stakeholder and public comment on big data developments and how they impact the Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights and then devise draft legislative text for consideration by stakeholders and submission by the President to Congress.

Pass National Data Breach Legislation. Congress should pass legislation that provides for a single national data breach standard along the lines of the Administration’s May 2011 Cybersecurity legislative proposal.

Extend Privacy Protections to non-U.S. Persons. The Office of Management and Budget should work with departments and agencies to apply the Privacy Act of 1974 to non-U.S. persons where practicable, or to establish alternative privacy policies that apply appropriate and meaningful protections to personal information regardless of a person’s nationality.

Ensure Data Collected on Students in School is Used for Educational Purposes. The federal government must ensure that privacy regulations protect students against having their data being shared or used inappropriately, especially when the data is gathered in an educational context.

Expand Technical Expertise to Stop Discrimination. The federal government’s lead civil rights and consumer protection agencies should expand their technical expertise to be able to identify practices and outcomes facilitated by big data analytics that have a discriminatory impact on protected classes, and develop a plan for investigating and resolving violations of law.

Amend the Electronic Communications Privacy Act. Congress should amend ECPA to ensure the standard of protection for online, digital content is consistent with that afforded in the physical world – including by removing archaic distinctions between email left unread or over a certain age.

1:06 pm on March 17, 2014 · big data (9), data & society (4), information law institute (1), NYU (24), nyu law (1)

WEBCAST TODAY: Social, Cultural & Ethical Dimensions Of #BigData @data_society @nyulaw @whitehouseostp @zephoria #datasociety

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Data & Society

Data & Society Today, Monday March 17 2014, at 5.30pm EDT, the Data & Society Research Institute, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, and New York University’s Information Law Institute will be co-hosting a public event entitled The Social, Cultural, & Ethical Dimensions of “Big Data.” at NYU Law School. The purpose of this event, organized by danah boyd, is to convene key stakeholders and thought leaders from across academia, government, industry, and civil society to examine the social, cultural, and ethical implications of “big data,” with an eye to both the challenges and opportunities presented by the phenomenon. Speakers include danah boyd, Kate Crawford (Microsoft Research and MIT), Steven Hodas (NYC Department of Education), Alondra Nelson (Columbia University), and Shamina Singh (MasterCard Center for Inclusive Growth). Anil Dash (ThinkUp / Activate) will moderate the panel. The event will be webcast live.

What: The Social, Cultural, & Ethical Dimensions of “Big Data.”
Where: NYU School of Law, NYC
When: Monday March 17 2014 5.30pm EDT | 2115 UTC
Webcast: http://www.datasociety.net/updates/featured/2014/03/social-cultural-ethical-dimensions-of-big-data/
Twitter: #bigdata | #datasociety | #bigdataprivacy

1:35 pm on February 26, 2014 · big data (9), broadband (121), conference (5), Fordham (5), law (46), open plans (2)

WEBCAST: Smart Law for Smart Cities conference, Feb 27-28 #smartcitieslaw @FordhamLawNYC

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Smart Law for Smart Cities

Smart Law for Smart Cities On February 27–28, 2014 Fordham University’s Urban Law Center will hold a 2-day symposium – Smart Law for Smart Cities: Regulation, Technology, and the Future of Cities. This symposium will explore the regulatory landscape for potentially disruptive advances in urban governance arising from innovative technology, sustainability, and “big data.” It will focus on how contemporary urban life is marked and shaped by technology, as well as the law and regulatory complexities that are arising from this technological transformation. The symposium will include panels examining changes to both the physical and non-physical landscape in urban life resulting from such changes. Speakers include Bruce Lincoln of Silicon Harlem, Dana Spiegel of NYC Wireless, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, and Chris Levendos of Verizon. Non-lawyer registration is $75 for the two days. The entire conference will be webcast live via the Internet Society Chapters livestream channel.

What: Smart Law for Smart Cities: Regulation, Technology, and the Future of Cities
Where: Fordham Law School, McNally Amphitheatre, 140 West 62nd Street, NYC
When: Thursday February 27 – Friday February 28, 2014
Agenda: http://law.fordham.edu/assets/UrbanLawCenter/Smart_Cities_Agenda.pdf
Register: http://law.fordham.edu/urban-law-center/32023.htm
Webcast: http://bit.ly/isoctv
Twitter: https://twitter.com/search?q=smartcitieslaw

8:32 pm on March 2, 2012 · big data (9), data (9), journalism (4), yale (2)

@YaleISP Data Journalism Conference – next Fri 3/9 (free) #bigdata

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Yale ISP

Yale ISPThe production of news increasingly involves the processing, analysis, and presentation of data. Governments and other organizations have made more data publicly available, sometimes through extralegal means, while newsrooms have simultaneously been adding new tools and acquiring new expertise to manage this flow of information. This conference, hosted by the Information Society Project at Yale Law School, will bring together working journalists, computer scientists, and media researchers to examine new practices and challenges in the rapidly emerging field of data journalism. Panelists will explore the increasing use of data in journalism; the role that news organizations play in mediating, curating, and redacting data; and the interaction of new practices in data journalism with First Amendment and policy issues concerning freedom of information, open government, and privacy.

What: Data Journalism: New Tools and New Challenges for Accessing Information
When: March 9 from 9:30am – 3:30pm
Where: Room 122 at Yale Law School (poster)
Register (free): http://datajournalism030912.eventbrite.com

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1:40 pm on January 20, 2012 · analytics (2), big data (9), dwel (1), lauren weinstein (1), Vint Cerf (106)

DWEL = Data Wisdom Explorers League founded by @laurenweinstein and @google #bigdata #analytics #dwel

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DWEL

DWELThe Data Wisdom Explorers League (DWEL) has been founded by Internet pioneer Lauren Weinstein, in association with Google, Inc., which is providing funding support. DWEL’s aim, in response to the growing field of “big data” analytics, is to foster education, outreach, discussions, and other resources dedicated to the responsible and appropriate use of data – to expand knowledge, solve problems, improve people’s lives, and make the world a better place.

If you are interested in participating, at an individual or organizational level, head over to http://dwel.org and sign up.

* 1/20 Lauren Weinstein Adventures and Challenges in Big Data (Google Policy by the Numbers Blog)