Big Data &Society, Volume 11, Issue 1, January-March 2024. Studying datafication focusing on the microlevel of everyday life poses epistemological and methodological challenges. Indeed, the black-boxed nature of algorithms makes data inaccessible a…
Big Data &Society, Volume 11, Issue 1, January-March 2024. The article aims to theorize about critical data studies with Latin America beyond the framework of data colonialism, arguing that the long history of social thought in the region can contr…
Big Data &Society, Volume 11, Issue 1, January-March 2024. In this article we address the question ‘what is tracking in the mobile ecosystem’ through a comprehensive overview of the Software Development Kit (SDK). Our research reveals a complex inf…
Big Data &Society, Volume 11, Issue 1, January-March 2024. A growing body of research highlights a trend toward widespread attitudes of privacy cynicism, apathy and resignation among Internet users. In this work, we extend these discussions by conc…
Big Data &Society, Volume 11, Issue 1, January-March 2024. Social media platforms are a key ground of information consumption and dissemination. Key figures like politicians, celebrities, and activists have leveraged on its wide user base for strat…
Big Data &Society, Volume 11, Issue 1, January-March 2024. Synthetic data generated through machine learning algorithms from original real-world data is gaining prominence across sectors due to their potential to provide privacy-preserving alternat…
Big Data &Society, Volume 11, Issue 1, January-March 2024.
Big Data &Society, Volume 11, Issue 1, January-March 2024. Filter bubbles and echo chambers have received global attention from scholars, media organizations, and the general public. Filter bubbles have primarily been regarded as intrinsically nega…
Big Data &Society, Volume 11, Issue 1, January-March 2024. Latin America stands as one of the most unequal regions globally, where economic and social crises persist regardless of the ideological leanings of the ruling governments. Many countries i…
Big Data &Society, Volume 11, Issue 1, January-March 2024. With the rise of the data-driven economy, the state-owned sector of official statistics has been pressurised to ‘modernise’ and engage with big data. However, most of these data sources are…