This section contains research on the networks that make the Internet work, the evolution of different business models that operate on the Internet, and ways to store and access information on the Internet through Cloud Computing.
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University of Chicago law professor Omri Ben-Shahar examines the pros and cons of exchanging personal data for free services.
April 20, 2016
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"Technology now has such power that it might be time to think about a code of practice. What is an acceptable failure rate for a policing algorithm?" — Kate Crawford, Principal Researcher, Microsoft Research
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Measures the degree of ideological segregation in the market for online news and compares this to other news sources.
October 31, 2011
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