Bearing Account-able Witness to the Ethical Algorithmic System

Science Technology and Human Values

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 50-76

  Neyland, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

accountability; algorithms; ethics; governance; methodologies; surveillance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84948656191     PISSN: 01622439     EISSN: 15528251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0162243915598056     Document Type: Article

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