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TLC Workshop: The Data Detective

This guide outlines the issues with data brokers, the information they collect and privacy issues.

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Calvin College openURL resolverCivil Rights, Big Data, and Our Algorithmic Future, edited by Wade Henderson, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, Sept. 2014, bigdata.fairness.io/.

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Grauer, Yael. "What Are 'Data Brokers,' and Why Are They Scooping Up Information About You?" Motherboard, 27 Feb. 2018, motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/bjpx3w/what-are-data-brokers-and-how-to-stop-my-private-data-collection

Mandese, Joe. "Supplier of the Year: Acxiom - Who's On First, What's On Third?" Media Post, 8 Jan. 2014, www.mediapost.com/publications/article/216930/supplier-of-the-year-acxiom-whos-on-first-wha.html.

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Calvin College openURL resolverValentino-DeVries, Jennifer, et al. "Your Apps Know Where You Were Last Night, and They’re Not Keeping It Secret." New York Times, 10 Dec. 2018,  www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/12/10/business/location-data-privacy-apps.html.