The ability to do massive data crunching with big data is both exciting and terrifying. On one hand, there is tremendous opportunity to provide people with powerful insights that can be truly beneficial. On the other, there are grave concerns about privacy and surveillance. In this talk, danah will examine some of the key challenges for managing privacy in an era of big data.
Dr. danah boyd is a Senior Researcher at Microsoft Research, a Research Assistant Professor in Media, Culture, and Communication at New York University, a Visiting Researcher at Harvard Law School, and an Adjunct Associate Professor at the University of New South Wales. Her work examines everyday practices involving social media, with specific attention to youth engagement, privacy, and risky behaviors. She recently co-authored Hanging Out, Messing Around, and Geeking Out: Kids Living and Learning with New Media. She co-directed the Youth and Media Policy Working Group, funded by the MacArthur Foundation. She blogs at http://www.zephoria.org/thoughts/ and tweets at @zephoria.