Columbia Privacy Lab - Incite at Columbia University
Completed Project
Columbia Privacy Lab
The Columbia Privacy Lab was an initaitve designed to conduct research, providing instruction, and develop privacy-minded tools for the university and surrounding community.
Lab fellow Nkima Stephenson researched and developed action items related to a project examining the kinds of data New York City requires to apply for housing and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. Research questions included:
- What questions are asked when one applies for sustenance benefits in NYC?
- Why are these particular questions asked?
- Who determines the necessity of the questions? Which questions are necessary for providing food stamps?
- How is this information used?
- What value does this information have to the State?
A second research project completed by Elizabeth Li examined data leakage via dating app users in the name of safety and security.
Related Works
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Elizabeth Li, "Screenshot, share, and save: An exploration into dating app profile-sharing behaviors", Medium, September 7, 2023
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Nkima Stephenson, Kimberly Springer, "Columbia Privacy Lab & Public Assistance Benefits", Columbia Academic Commons, February 23, 2023
More Projects
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go to Abolish ACS Fashion Show
Abolish ACS Fashion ShowHosting an event series to support political education, organizing, and mutual aid among those most impacted by the New York City Administration for Children’s Services. Part of Assembling Voices
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go to Street Seen
Street SeenCreating cultural programming for and by unhoused people in San Diego. Part of Assembling Voices
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go to The Elders Project
The Elders ProjectCapturing the stories of elders who have shaped America—from Civil Rights activists to tribal leaders to survivors of Stonewall—before they’re lost to history. Funded by Emerson Collective
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go to Facing Whiteness
Facing WhitenessExploring how Americans who identify as white understand their own racial and ethnic identities. Funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and Chicago Media Project