Judith Fassbender
@jufassbender.bsky.social
Researcher at HIIG and Doctoral Candidate at University of St Andrews
👀 at participatory data governance & public interest technology
👀 at participatory data governance & public interest technology
Reposted by Judith Fassbender
How does participation take place in data-driven projects? @jufassbender.bsky.social, Irina Kuehnlein & @tnhh.org review 27 cases in a systematic literature review & outline strategies for more transparent, accountable practices, aligned with collective interests.
👉 www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
👉 www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
September 9, 2025 at 11:51 AM
How does participation take place in data-driven projects? @jufassbender.bsky.social, Irina Kuehnlein & @tnhh.org review 27 cases in a systematic literature review & outline strategies for more transparent, accountable practices, aligned with collective interests.
👉 www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
👉 www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Reposted by Judith Fassbender
"the study concluded that reCAPTCHA has cost society an estimated 819 million hours of human time valued at $6.1 billion in wages while generating massive profits for Google through its tracking capabilities and data collection"
“…Google's widely-used CAPTCHA system is primarily a mechanism for tracking user behavior and collecting data while providing little actual security against bots.”
reCAPTCHA: 819 million hours of wasted human time and billions of dollars in Google profits
New research reveals Google's reCAPTCHA system primarily serves as a tracking tool, generating billions in revenue while offering minimal protection against bots.
boingboing.net
February 8, 2025 at 7:24 AM
"the study concluded that reCAPTCHA has cost society an estimated 819 million hours of human time valued at $6.1 billion in wages while generating massive profits for Google through its tracking capabilities and data collection"
Reposted by Judith Fassbender
February 8, 2025 at 4:28 PM