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Author: Frank Pasquale

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In “The Black Box Society,” Frank Pasquale explores the unseen ways that corporations and financial institutions process the enormous amounts of personal data they collect. The book discusses how sophisticated algorithms can influence reputations, career prospects, and even economic outcomes while operating behind a veil of secrecy and technical jargon. Pasquale argues that these opaque systems must be made intelligible, fair, and open to scrutiny, and he outlines the steps needed to establish transparency and accountability in the age of big data.

First publish date: 2015

Genre: Psychology/Social Psychology

Authors: Frank Pasquale

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