{"id":266745,"date":"2025-05-07T09:40:16","date_gmt":"2025-05-07T13:40:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webarchive.umw.edu\/eagleeye\/?p=266745"},"modified":"2025-05-08T14:22:45","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T18:22:45","slug":"bonds-and-umw-student-share-research-and-perspective-in-virginia-mercury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webarchive.umw.edu\/eagleeye\/2025\/05\/07\/bonds-and-umw-student-share-research-and-perspective-in-virginia-mercury\/","title":{"rendered":"Bonds and UMW Student Share Research and Perspective for Virginia Mercury"},"content":{"rendered":"<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><div id=\"attachment_159730\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/webarchive.umw.edu\/eagleeye\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Bonds_Eric_301c-150x150-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-159730\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-159730\" src=\"https:\/\/webarchive.umw.edu\/eagleeye\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Bonds_Eric_301c-150x150-1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Associate Professor of Sociology Eric Bonds\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/webarchive.umw.edu\/eagleeye\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Bonds_Eric_301c-150x150-1.jpg 150w, https:\/\/webarchive.umw.edu\/eagleeye\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Bonds_Eric_301c-150x150-1-70x70.jpg 70w, https:\/\/webarchive.umw.edu\/eagleeye\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Bonds_Eric_301c-150x150-1-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/webarchive.umw.edu\/eagleeye\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Bonds_Eric_301c-150x150-1-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/webarchive.umw.edu\/eagleeye\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Bonds_Eric_301c-150x150-1-75x75.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\"><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-159730\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Associate Professor of Sociology Eric Bonds<\/p><\/div><p>Associate Professor of Sociology Eric Bonds and UMW student Viktor Newby (majoring in sociology with a minor in digital studies) shared research and perspective on the widespread use of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) in data center development. The two sent Freedom of Information Act requests to every Virginia locality with a proposed or existing data center project. They found that the vast majority (25 out of 31 localities) have at least one NDA with a data center company. The story, titled &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/virginiamercury.com\/2025\/04\/30\/data-centers-non-disclosure-agreements-and-democracy\/?emci=aaf615c2-2725-f011-8b3d-6045bded8cca&amp;emdi=d570cf41-b225-f011-8b3d-6045bded8cca&amp;ceid=605627\">Data centers, non-disclosure agreements and democracy<\/a>,&rdquo; can be found via this link and on the Virginia Mercury website.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Associate Professor of Sociology Eric Bonds and UMW student Viktor Newby (majoring in sociology with a minor in digital studies) shared research and perspective on the widespread use of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) in data center development. 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