Surya Mattu is a contributing researcher at ProPublica. He was a fellow at Data&Society and has worked as an engineer at Bell Labs. He is a graduate from the New York Universityâs Interactive Telecommunications Program. He has a degree from the University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom.
Surya Mattu
Any Half-Decent Hacker Could Break Into Mar-a-Lago
We tested internet security at four Trump properties. It’s not good.
Minority Neighborhoods Pay Higher Car Insurance Premiums Than White Areas With the Same Risk
Our analysis of premiums and payouts in California, Illinois, Texas and Missouri shows that some major insurers charge minority neighborhoods as much as 30 percent more than other areas with similar accident costs.
Facebook Doesn’t Tell Users Everything It Really Knows About Them
The site shows users how Facebook categorizes them. It doesn’t reveal the data it is buying about their offline lives.
Breaking the Black Box: When Machines Learn by Experimenting on Us
As we enter the era of artificial intelligence, machines regularly conduct experiments on human behavior. Here’s a look at how software used by the New York Times and New York Post uses you to test their headlines.
When Algorithms Decide What You Pay
The phone you use, the computer you own and the ZIP code you live in can all be factors in what prices you see when shopping online. Welcome to the world of mass customization.
Breaking the Black Box: What Facebook Knows About You
We live in an era of increasing automation. But as machines make more decisions for us, it is increasingly important to understand the algorithms that produce their judgments.
Amazon Says It Puts Customers First. But Its Pricing Algorithm Doesn’t
Amazon bills itself as “Earth’s most customer-centric company.” Yet its algorithm is hiding the best deal from many customers.
What Algorithmic Injustice Looks Like in Real Life
A computer program rated defendants’ risk of committing a future crime. These are the results.
Machine Bias
There’s software used across the country to predict future criminals. And it’s biased against blacks.
Uber's Surge Pricing May Not Lead to a Surge in Drivers
Uber’s surge pricing doesn’t necessarily increase the availability of rides. It just makes them more expensive.
