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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

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

4:17 am on February 6, 2026 · 2026 (252), book discussion (6), data (9), data governance (8), stanford (12)

Nov 11 2025 – The Secret Life of Data: Navigating Hype and Uncertainty in the Age of Algorithmic Surveillance – Aram Sinnreich

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ISOC LIVE

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On November 11, 2025, Stanford’s Tech Impact and Policy Center (TIP) organized a seminar ‘The Secret Life of Data: Navigating Hype and Uncertainty in the Age of Algorithmic Surveillance‘. Aram Sinnreich, co-author of “The Secret Life of Data,” explored the unpredictable and often surprising ways in which data surveillance, AI, and algorithms impact our culture and society.

PRESENTER
Aram Sinnreich – Professor, Communication Studies, American University

HOST/MODERATOR
Jeff Hancock – Director, Stanford Tech Impact and Policy Center #DataScience #@StanfordTIP #datagovernance

#DataScience @StanfordTIP

3:00 pm on April 16, 2024 · aram sinnreich (4), book discussion (6), data (9), laura denardis (10)

WEBCAST APR 18 – Book Talk: The Secret Life of Data

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ISOC LIVE

ISOC LIVEOn Thursday April 18 2024 at 1pm-2pm EDT (17:00-18:00 UTC) the Authors Alliance and the Internet Archive host an online book talk ‘The Secret Life of Data‘.

In The Secret Life of Data: Navigating Hype and Uncertainty in the Age of Algorithmic Surveillance, authors Aram Sinnreich and Jesse Gilbert explore 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. Their basic premise: no matter what form data takes, and what purpose we think it’s being used for, data will always have a secret life. How this data will be used, by other people in other times and places, has profound implications for every aspect of our lives—from our intimate relationships to our professional lives to our political systems.

INTRODUCTION
Chris Freeland – Director of Library Services, Internet Archive
Brewster Kahle – Co-Founder and Director, Internet Archive
Dave Hansen – Executive Director, Authors Alliance

SPEAKERS
Aram Sinnreich – Chair, Communication Studies, American University
Jesse Gilbert – interdisciplinary artist, Dark Matter Media

MODERATOR
Laura DeNardis – Director, Center for Digital Ethics, Georgetown University in Washington

LIVESTREAM https://livestream.com/internetsociety/secretlifeofdata

PARTICIPATE VIA ZOOM https://bit.ly/448VtRx

REAL TIME TEXT https://bit.ly/3U1Xri8

TWITTER #secretlifeofdata @aram @jesgilbert @LauraDeNardis @internetarchive @Auths_Alliance @mitpress

MASTODON  #secretlifeofdata @[email protected] [email protected]

SIMULCASTS
https://twitter.com/ISOC_Live
https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive
https://www.facebook.com/liveisoc/

ARCHIVE
https://archive.org/details/secretlifeofdata
https://archive.org/details/the-secret-life-of-data (Authors Alliance)

4:30 am on March 16, 2024 · accountability (5), Atlantic Council (4), como (7), data (9), DFRLab (1), meta (2), oversight board (1)

WEBCAST MAR 19 – Using data for accountability: Lessons learned from the Oversight Board’s impact

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ISOC LIVE

ISOC LIVEOn Tuesday March 19, 2024 at 12:00-13:00 EDT (16:00-17:00 UTC) the Atlantic Council’s Digital Forensic Research Lab (DFRLab) presents ‘Using data for accountability: Lessons learned from the Oversight Board’s impact‘.

As social media regulation comes into force around the world, regulators are increasingly narrowing down on the type of data they need to hold platforms accountable and ensure users are treated fairly.

The Oversight Board, an independent body created by Meta in 2020 to make binding decisions and policy recommendations, has been working for the past two years to create a data-driven approach to hold the company accountable and ensure that users feel the impact of its recommendations. In this discussion, Oversight Board Head of Data & Implementation and DFRLab Non-Resident Fellow Naomi Shiffman presents lessons learned from the Board’s work, followed by a panel discussion.

SPEAKERS
Chloe Colliver – Head of Industry Developments for Online Safety, OFCOM
Berdien van der Donk – DSA Enforcement and Transparency, European Commission
Naomi Shiffman – Head of Data & Implementation, Oversight Board

MODERATOR
Rose Jackson – Director, Democracy & Tech Initiative, Digital Forensic Research Lab

VIEW ON YOUTUBE https://youtu.be/TUbWUDVYagQ

TWITTER #CoMoData #SocialMediaRegulation #DataAccountability @naomishiffman @OversightBoard @ChloeColliver2 @Ofcom @BRD_NK @EU_Commission @Rosejackson3

ADD TO CALENDAR https://calndr.link/event/xPVch38tlH

3:49 am on April 20, 2020 · data (9), privacy (69), rural sig (10)

WEBCAST: ISOC Rural Dev. SIG Data Privacy Webinar w/ Dominic Karunasadas + Mukesh Saini + Mubashir Sargana,

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Livestream

LivestreamOn Monday 20 April 2020 at 7-8pm IST (13:30-14:30 UTC) the Internet Society Rural Development Special Interest Group (RuralISOCSIG) presents a livestream webinar ‘Data Privacy‘.

Presenters include Dominic Karunasadas, Founder & secretary, Data Privacy Foundation, Mukesh Saini, President, Data Privacy Foundation, and Mubashir Sargana, Vice Chairperson, APSIG. Moderator: Adarsh BU, RuralISOCSIG.

LIVESTREAM: http://livestream.com/internetsociety/ruralsig3

TWITTER: @IsocSig

ARCHIVE
https://archive.org/details/ruralsig3

11:23 pm on January 30, 2020 · data (9), DataGoveHub (1), digital trade (6), isoc-dc (75)

Data as a Development Issue

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Livestream

LivestreamOn Friday, January 31, 2020 from 9am – 5pm ET (14:00-22-00 UTC) the Digital Trade and Data Governance Hub (GWU), the Center for Global Development, the Heinrich Böll Foundation of Washington, D.C. and the Institute for International Economic Policy (IIEP GWU) present Data as a Development Issue at the Elliott School of International Affairs in Washington, DC. We are in the early phase of debating how governments should prepare for and manage the growing role of data in their economies and there is a limited consensus on best approaches. The aim of this free conference is to improve our shared understanding of the role of data governance for economic growth and development. The event is sponsored by GW CIBER and will be webcast live by the Internet Society Washington DC Chapter.

LIVESTREAM https://livestream.com/internetsociety/digitaltrade2

AGENDA https://datagovhub.org/data-as-a-development-issue/

TWITTER #DataDevCon2020 #digitaltrade @DataGovHub @IIEPGW @ElliottSchoolGW @gw_ciber @CGDev @boell_us @isocdc 

12:50 am on December 27, 2013 · change assembly (1), crisis (1), data (9), data sicience (1), disaster (1), internet freedom (81), mapping (5), new america foundation (14), OpenITP (12), Sara Farmer (1), TA3M (12)

VIDEO: Crisis and Development Data: (Starting) to Fix the System – Sara-Jayne Farmer #crisismapping @bodaceacat

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This was the inaugural event in the regular OpenITP Techno-Activism Third Monday (TA3M) series. Featured speaker was data scientist Sara-Jayne Farmer of Change Assembly, who spoke passionately about the shortfalls of current crisis and development data practice. January 21 2013 at New America Foundation NYC. Video is below.

View on YouTube: http://youtu.be/Pc-8r0bt4ZY
Transcribe on AMARA: http://www.amara.org/en/videos/s6ECjJmCB2Qg/
Audio: http://punkcast.com/2138/2138-01_sara_farmer.mp3
Twitter: #crisismapping : @bodaceacat

1:38 pm on June 1, 2012 · data (9), ietf (34), standards (9)

ANNOUNCE: Data Set Identifier Interoperability email list #dsii #data @IETF

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ietf

ietfA new IETF non-working group email list has been created to discuss Data Set Identifier Interoperability (DSII).

Purpose: This list will be focused on the persistent identification of data sets that are shared. One primary use case will be the inter-relation of scientific data sets produced by different research teams; other use cases might include media developed by different sources and combined into a common collection. The first topic of discussion is expected to be permanent identifiers for data sets: their format, how they are assigned and resolved. This will draw from existing methods such as DOI, URN, PURL. Access policies based on identifiers, discovery, association of meta-data, and data integrity are expected to be later topics.

List address: [email protected]
Archive: http://www.ietf.org/mail-archive/web/dsii/
Subscribe: https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/dsii

For additional information, please contact the list administrators.

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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