At the end of 2020, Our Data Bodies was featured in The New York Times for their annual Good Tech Awards. The Good Tech Awards profile technology efforts that make an important impact in their respective fields from racial justice to food and wellness to COVID-19 responses. ODB received mention for our work on facial…
Nosotros nacimos con una cámara de vigilancia, del Imperio mirando a este estado. Y que a veces uno interioriza y normaliza. Entonces cuando uno entra en procesos de conciencia uno dice: “Esto no está bien.” …Creo que eso es uno de los grandes retos en espacios colonizados y como a través del apoderamiento individual…
By Seda Gürses, Seeta Peña Gangadharan, and Suresh Venkatasubramanian In this post, Seeta Peña Gangadharan joins forces with Seda Gürses and Suresh Venkatasubramanian to briefly canvas research and works that challenge studies of fairness, accountability, and transparency in statistical and automated decision systems. FAT* stands for fairness, accountability, and transparency, and it refers to a…
By Seeta Peña Gangadharan Refusal is an important part of how we challenge pervasive data collection and data-driven systems. In the below transcript (remarks prepared for a TedxLondon talk), Seeta Peña Gangadharan introduces Jill, Bebop, Mika, and Sam, all of whom have shared their stories of control and refusal with Our Data Bodies. Bring to…
By Kim M Reynolds and Seeta Peña Gangadharan Fresh off the launch of the Digital Defense Playbook: Community Power Tools for Reclaiming Data, Our Data Bodies presented Building Power Not Paranoia: Community-Based Data Defense, at the 5th annual Internet Freedom Festival in Valencia, Spain. This workshop galvanized the festival’s commitment to elevating the voices of…
Brandi Collins-Dexter, Senior Campaign Director at Color of Change, cited to Our Data Bodies in her testimony to the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Our Interim Report was subsequently submitted to the Congressional record. The digital revolution transformed this landscape dramatically. Online pokies platforms emerged in the early 2000s, offering Australian players unprecedented…