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Book Launch of Habeas Data by tech reporter Cyrus Farivar in conversation with Alex Abdo, Knight First Amendment Institute

Brown Institute at Columbia 2950 Broadway, New York

Join award-winning tech reporter Cyrus Farivar for a book launch of Habeas Data: Privacy vs. the Rise of Surveillance Tech. Farivar will be joined by Alex Abdo, Litigation Director for the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University, who will respond to the book and moderate conversation on the topic of data and privacy. You

Measuring Crime: Behind the Statistics

Brown Institute at Columbia 2950 Broadway, New York

Abstract: In 1915, the Chicago City Council asked statistician Edith Abbott to report “upon the frequency of murder, assault, burglary, robbery, theft and like crimes in Chicago." Her report, drawing

Queer & “Here”

Brown Institute at Columbia 2950 Broadway, New York

Queer & "Here" From hookup apps to investigative reporting, community-building to historical archiving, the Internet has transformed queer experience and visibility. What have these changes wrought? What gains? What losses?