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Doing Data Journalism: It’s Not Just Numbers

Columbia Journalism School New York, NY | March 28, 2012 Data journalism is quickly becoming one of the hottest topics in the industry – but what exactly is it, and what tools, teams and techniques are...

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OPEN Silicon Valley: Big Data –The Good, The Bad and the Ugly

OPEN Silicon Valley Forum Mountain View, CA | June 2, 2012 Online privacy concerns have confounded many an entrepreneurs and taken some off-guard. The recent episodes of Path address book uploads,...

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Data Days: Data Conference and Pioneers

Berlin, Germany | October 1 and 2, 2012 I was a keynote speaker and panelist at an advertising technology conference in Berlin speaking generally about the problems and opportunities in “big data”....

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The End of Privacy?

Ford Foundation’s Wired for Change Conference New York, NY | October 23, 2012 As part of Ford Foundation’s Wired for Change conference, noted consumer privacy experts and technologists Harvey Anderson,...

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KALW’s Your Call: What do data brokers know about you?

KALW Radio | April 8, 2013 I discussed data brokering with host Rose Aguilar on “Your Call,” a public radio program from KALW San Francisco.  The program was part of Your Call’s “Agenda for a New...

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As Technology Changes, So Should Law

Improved technology enabled the NSA’s mass surveillance programs and future improvements will make collecting data on citizens easier and easier. Recent revelations about the extent of surveillance by...

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Questions on the Google AdID

I’ve received a few inquiries about the recent announcement of Google AdID. Because Google hasn’t released many details about the implementation, I am a bit reluctant to speculate too broadly. However,...

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CIR/NPR Collaboration – Your Data and Who Has Access to It

I collaborated with NPR and the Center for Investigative Reporting to develop this script describing who is tracking you throughout your day.  The video shows how your digital trail can be assembled...

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PEN America Essay: Understanding the Threat

I wrote this essay for a conference hosted by PEN America on the chilling effects of surveillance. I was asked to address what questions researchers should focus on and I discussed the threat posed by...

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