Abstract:We present PORT, a software platform for local data extraction and analysis of digital trace data. While digital trace data collected by private and public parties hold a huge potential for social-scientific discovery, their most useful parts have been unattainable for academic researchers due to privacy concerns and prohibitive API access. However, the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) grants all citizens the right to an electronic copy of their personal data. All major data controllers, such as so… Show more
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