Catherine D'Ignazio

This is a fantastic introductory text for several fields— most notably intersectional feminism, data ethics/justice, and visual cultures. D'Ignazio and Klein dive into the highly relevant dangers that unmonitored data can cause, and use concrete and timely examples to ground their theories in reality. Instead of pointing out a problem and despairing, they delineate actionable steps relevant to anyone using digital technologies, even for the average "layperson" who just use sites such as Facebook or Twitter. This is a crucial text to anyone interested in what goes into data creation, maintenance, and/or use. This is a crucial text for anyone curious about how data manipulation impacts your day to day life. This is a crucial text for anyone interested in data activism.

D'Ignazio and Klein are in the privileged position to permit the free use of their book, and I recommend taking advantage of that! Their book is free to read online. I would especially recommend reading their Intro, Chapter 3, and Chapter 6 at the bare minimum.… (més)