An intelligible society would assure that key decisions of its most important firms are fair, nondiscriminatory, and open to criticism. Demanding transparency is only the first step. Frank Pasquale exposes how powerful interests abuse secrecy for profit and explains ways to rein them in. Even after billions of dollars of fines have been levied, underfunded regulators may have only scratched the surface of this troubling behavior. It may be that we cannot stop the collection of information. Self-serving and reckless behavior is surprisingly common, and easy to hide in code protected by legal and real secrecy. It is time to reclaim our right to the presumption of innocence, and to the security of the light. But leaks, whistleblowers, and legal disputes have shed new light on automated judgment. Shrouded in secrecy and complexity, decisions at major Silicon Valley and Wall Street firms were long assumed to be neutral and technical. Hidden algorithms can make (or ruin) reputations, decide the destiny of entrepreneurs, or even devastate an entire economy. But who connects the dots about what firms are doing with this information? The Black Box Society argues that we all need to be able to do so - and to set limits on how big data affects our lives. The data compiled and portaits created are incredibly detailed, to the oint of being invasive. Summary: Every day, corporations are connecting the dots about our personal behavior - silently scrutinizing clues left behind by our work habits and Internet use.
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