HIST1357 (Data, Surveillance, and Society) course reviews and ratings at Northeastern (NEU). Average rating 4.5/5. Compare professors with RateMyProfessor reviews.
Explores the history of data in the United States. Considers the laws, technologies, and politics that have surrounded data's collection and uses, with special emphasis on data surveillance and privacy. Analyzes how data collection has influenced state power, labor and business, law enforcement, political campaigns, race and gender, media, public health, computing, and personal identity. Provides historical context for evaluating and analyzing contemporary issues around digital data and its applications.
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