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Checkpoints for vaccine passports
Requirements that governments and developers will need to deliver in order for any vaccine passport system to deliver societal benefit
Reema Patel on Twitter
Powerful piece from @sobia_r for @AdaLovelaceInst on minding the missing data gap when it comes to genomics data.'The underrepresentation of diverse populations in genomic datasets and studies exacerbates health inequalities.' @HealthFdn #DataDividehttps://t.co/e8QRBVDAfh— Reema Patel (@Reema__Patel) June 17, 2021
Digital ad industry accused of huge data breach
Legal action filed over volume of data shared by digital advertising firms during ad space sales.
China’s tech workers pushed to their limits by surveillance software | Financial Times
Vicious cycle of monitoring and overwork is fuelling productivity — and a backlash
Apple reportedly trialed plans for a primary care service on its own employees - The Verge
The project hasn’t moved out of a preliminary stage.
'Privacy Protecting' Car Location Data Seemingly Shows Where People Live, Work, and Go - VICE
Otonomo says its vehicle location data is privacy-protecting. The data itself says otherwise.
Australian Human Rights Commission on Twitter
Artificial intelligence offers great opportunities – but it can also do great harm. @aushumanrights’s new Human Rights and Technology Final Report recommends safeguards to protect the community as @esantow explains. Read the report at https://t.co/zRYY2XHElR. pic.twitter.com/jSvdB4K9yZ— Australian Human Rights Commission (@AusHumanRights) May 27, 2021
Supreme Court revives LinkedIn case to protect user data from web scrapers
The case could have broad ramifications for internet researchers and archivists.
Amazon will pay $62 million over deceptive delivery tips claims - Protocol — The people, power and politics of tech
The company said it would pay delivery drivers up to $25 hourly plus tips, but the FTC had alleged it kept a third of tips.
How Privacy and Disinformation Are Related | Revue
Dispatches from Editor-in-Chief Julia Angwin
Apple iPhones Can Soon Hold Your ID. Privacy Experts Are On Edge
Privacy experts worry the convenient feature will open the door to surveillance, data tracking and Apple's turning interactions involving state-issued IDs into a new revenue stream.
10 steps to educate your company on AI fairness
As companies increasingly apply artificial intelligence, they must address concerns about trust. Here are 10 practical interventions companies can employ.
10 Ways to Prevent and Manage Technical Debt—Tips from Developers | Hacker Noon
Developers deal with technical debt every day, and they know how to prevent and manage it better than anyone else. Here’s just some of what they had to say.
AI Systems Are Imperfect. Use Them With Care.
Imperfect AI systems can make imperfect decisions at massive scale.
The Questions Concerning Technology
A set of 41 questions drafted with a view to helping us draw out the moral or ethical implications of our tools.
Ep 111 Dismantling White Supremacy in Design by Antionette Carroll
The fourth of the #ShareTheMicNow episodes was created by Antionette Carroll in conversation with David Clifford the founder of Design School X and Liberatory Design, and Timothy Bardlavens co-founder of &Design and Product Design Manager at Facebook discussing Dismantling White Supremacy in Design.
How Amazon’s assistant made being a girl called Alexa a pain
Amazon’s Alexa is causing girls with the same name the butt of teasing, jokes, even sexual harassment. Parents have written to Amazon, set up social action sites, changed their children's’ schools and even their names.
As Technology Evolves, so Does Domestic Violence: Modern-Day Tech Abuse and Possible Solutions | Emerald Insight
As Technology Evolves, so Does Domestic Violence: Modern-Day Tech Abuse and Possible Solutions - Author: Eva PenzeyMoog, Danielle C. Slakoff
Judge: Companies can be sued over Michigan unemployment fraud fiasco
MiDAS, now facing record claim numbers, is intentionally programmed "to make it difficult to get benefits," said attorney Anthony Paris.
Inside Citizen: The public safety app pushing surveillance boundaries
The smartphone app Citizen describes itself in simple terms: a safety network that sends alerts about nearby incidents including crime.
Amazon’s Cost Saving Routing Algorithm Makes Drivers Walk Into Traffic - VICE
"It’s fucking horrendous, honestly. [You're crossing] multiple lanes, busy traffic."
This is what a deepfake voice clone used in a failed fraud attempt sounds like
Who’s really on the other end of the phone?
‘Millions of people’s data is at risk’ — Amazon insiders sound alarm over security – POLITICO
Whistleblowers say they were forced out after flagging problems with e-commerce giant’s data security and compliance.
Amazon US customers have one week to opt out of mass wireless sharing
Critics raise transparency fears over plan to turn all smart home devices into ‘mesh network’
Popular Alibaba-owned app UC Browser caught monitoring user browsing data | AppleInsider
UC Browser, a popular web browser developed by Alibaba subsidiary UCWeb, was found to be tracking user habits on both iOS and Android, and sending the data back to company servers.
Uber and Lyft Experiment with Labor Practices Amid Driver Shortage – The Markup
Drivers say the companies should just pay better
Amazon devices will soon automatically share your Internet with neighbors
Amazon's experimental wireless mesh networking turns users into guinea pigs.
WhatsApp won't limit accounts that don't accept new privacy policy
WhatsApp is no longer going to limit the accounts of users who do not accept the updated privacy policy, with the Facebook-owned iOS app now saying it wont be harming anyone's usage of the service for the moment.
Unredacted Google Lawsuit Docs Detail Efforts to Collect User Location
Google misled phone makers into hiding privacy settings users liked in order to collect more location data, according to newly unredacted documents.