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Northeastern professor headed to White House’s Office of Science Technology Policy
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Northeastern professor headed to White House’s Office of Science Technology Policy

Facebook’s ad delivery algorithm is discriminating based on race, gender and age in photos, Northeastern researchers find
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Facebook’s ad delivery algorithm is discriminating based on race, gender and age in photos, Northeastern researchers find

What the $600M cryptocurrency heist means for future of blockchain security

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What the $600M cryptocurrency heist means for future of blockchain security

Northeastern appoints human-centered computing pioneer as dean of the Khoury College of Computer Sciences
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Northeastern appoints human-centered computing pioneer as dean of the Khoury College of Computer Sciences

Supreme Court ruling clears path for researchers, journalists who test Facebook and other platforms for discrimination

Supreme Court ruling clears path for researchers, journalists who test Facebook and other platforms for discrimination

We know companies are collecting and sharing our data. Is there anything we can do about it?

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We know companies are collecting and sharing our data. Is there anything we can do about it?

Facebook’s ad delivery system still discriminates by race, gender, age
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Facebook’s ad delivery system still discriminates by race, gender, age

Facebook has already decided how you’re going to vote
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Facebook has already decided how you’re going to vote

Advertisers might not know it, but Facebook’s ad delivery service still discriminates by race and gender

Advertisers might not know it, but Facebook’s ad delivery service still discriminates by race and gender

Researchers from Northeastern, MIT, Facebook, Google, Microsoft make a case for the importance of the emerging field of machine behavior

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Researchers from Northeastern, MIT, Facebook, Google, Microsoft make a case for the importance of the emerging field of machine behavior

A Northeastern University team tested Facebook’s algorithm and found its delivery of advertisements is skewed by race and gender

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A Northeastern University team tested Facebook’s algorithm and found its delivery of advertisements is skewed by race and gender

He found a privacy breach. Facebook gave him a grant to plug the leak.

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He found a privacy breach. Facebook gave him a grant to plug the leak.