The missing pieces: teaching the legal side of web development
We are creating architects who have never heard of building codes, drivers who have never heard of the Highway Code, and doctors who have never heard of the Hippocratic oath.
US Cities Are Helping People Buy Amazon Surveillance Cameras With Taxpayer Money
Documents obtained by Motherboard show that Ring uses partnership and promotional agreements in order to contractually obligate public officials to promote its products.
Dilbert Creator Scott Adams Uses Gilroy Mass Shooting to Promote His App
When a gunman opened fire at the Gilroy Garlic Festival in Gilroy, California, on Sunday evening, killing at least three people, including a 6-year-old boy, and wounding 12 others, Dilbert creator Scott Adams apparently saw a juicy marketing opportunity for his blockchain app.
Both Democrats and Republicans blast facial-recognition technology in a rare bipartisan moment
A hearing on Wednesday suggested that opposition to facial recognition technology could be the rare issue progressives and conversatives in Congress. Several members voiced worries about the technology being used here as it is currently is in China, where it contributes to the surveillance state’s systems of public monitoring and social control.
I Quit My Job to Protest My Company’s Work on Building Killer Robots
When I joined the artificial intelligence company Clarifai in early 2017, you could practically taste the promise in the air. My colleagues were brilliant, dedicated, and committed to making the world a better place.We founded Clarifai 4 Good where we helped students and charities, and we donated our software to researchers around the world whose projects had a socially beneficial goal. We were determined to be the one AI company that took our social responsibility seriously.I never could have predicted that two years later, I would have to quit this job on moral grounds. And I certainly ne...
Rashida Tlaib Backs Bill to Block Facial Recognition Tech in Public Housing
Members of the progressive "Squad" join New York's Yvette Clarke to block surveillance techniques they say infringe rights and may misidentify people of color.
Australia to 'lift veil' on Facebook, Google algorithms to protect...
Australia said it would establish the world's first dedicated office to police Facebook Inc and Google as part of reforms designed to rein in the U.S. technology giants, potentially setting a pre...
I hear people say health data is 'special'; folks nowadays anything is health data. Scrolling & posting reveals mental illness, gait and steps your changing activity levels balance & frailty, shopping = diet, there's isolation, addiction, periods & pregnancy... all 'health' info https://t.co/PGc09Em1Gz— Lydia Nicholas (@LydNicholas) July 23, 2019
Concern over police use of Ring doorbells as crime fighting tool
Some cities are partnering with Amazon to distribute its Ring cameras at a discount to deter crime, but privacy advocates warn more surveillance will unfairly impact minorities.