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Data Action: Using Data for Public Good

Sarah Williams

Technology & society

Data Action: Using Data for Public Good

By Sarah Williams, associate professor of urban studies and planning

MIT Press · 2020

Data inevitably represent the ideologies of those who control their use; data analytics and algorithms too often exclude women, the poor, and ethnic groups. In this book, Williams provides a guide for working with data in more ethical and responsible ways.

From Summer 2021 recommended reading from MIT (MIT News). Cover image via Google Books.