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024 7  10.4159/harvard.9780674736061|2doi 
035    (OCoLC)897599091 
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100 1  Pasquale, Frank,|eauthor. 
245 14 The black box society :|bthe secret algorithms that 
       control money and information /|cFrank Pasquale. 
264  1 Cambridge :|bHarvard University Press,|c2015. 
300    1 online resource (311 pages) 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    computer|bc|2rdamedia 
338    online resource|bcr|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-304) and 
       index. 
505 0  The need to know -- Digital reputation in an era of 
       runaway data -- The hidden logics of search -- Finance's 
       algorithms : the emperor's new codes -- Watching (and 
       improving) the watchers -- Toward an intelligible society 
       -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index. 
520    Every day, corporations are connecting the dots about our 
       personal behavior - silently scrutinizing clues left 
       behind by our work habits and Internet use. The data 
       compiled and portaits created are incredibly detailed, to 
       the oint of being invasive. 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. 
       Hidden algorithms can make (or ruin) reputations, decide 
       the destiny of entrepreneurs, or even devastate an entire 
       economy. Shrouded in secrecy and complexity, decisions at 
       major Silicon Valley and Wall Street firms were long 
       assumed to be neutral and technical. But leaks, 
       whistleblowers, and legal disputes have shed new light on 
       automated judgment. Self-serving and reckless behavior is 
       surprisingly common, and easy to hide in code protected by
       legal and real secrecy. Even after billions of dollars of 
       fines have been levied, underfunded regulators may have 
       only scratched the surface of this troubling behavior. 
       Frank Pasquale exposes how powerful interests abuse 
       secrecy for profit and explains ways to rein them in. 
       Demanding transparency is only the first step. An 
       intelligible society would assure that key decisions of 
       its most important firms are fair, nondiscriminatory, and 
       open to criticism. Silicon Valley and Wall Street need to 
       accept as much accountability as they impose on others. --
       from dust jacket. 
650  0 Power (Social sciences) 
650  0 Elite (Social sciences) 
650  0 Knowledge, Theory of. 
650  0 Observation (Psychology) 
650  7 SOCIAL SCIENCE|xGeneral.|2bisacsh 
650  7 LAW|xComputer & Internet.|2bisacsh 
650  7 Elite (Social sciences)|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00908113 
650  7 Knowledge, Theory of.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00988194 
650  7 Observation (Psychology)|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01042945 
650  7 Power (Social sciences)|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01074219 
655  0 Electronic books. 
776 08 |iPrint version:|aPasquale, Frank.|tBlack box society.
       |dCambridge : Harvard University Press, 2015
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