Big data’s end run around anonymity and consent

Privacy, Big Data, and the Public Good: Frameworks for Engagement

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 44-75

  Barocas, Solon ^a   Nissenbaum, Helen ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1017/CBO9781107590205.004     Document Type: Chapter

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