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Software aims to ensure fairness in crowdsourcing projects

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The debate rages on about whether crowdsourcing is a win-win for workers, as well as for employers.

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        cover image Communications of the ACM
        Communications of the ACM  Volume 56, Issue 8
        August 2013
        85 pages
        ISSN:0001-0782
        EISSN:1557-7317
        DOI:10.1145/2492007
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