How Computers See Gender: An Evaluation of Gender Classification in Commercial Facial Analysis and Image Labeling Services

Digital Ethics
AI used for first time in job interviews in UK to find best applicants
Artificial intelligence (AI) and face recognition technology is being used for the first time in job interviews in the UK to identify the best candidates.
Josh Seim on Twitter
I was beginning to think Foucault’s writings on the “disciplinary society” were becoming irrelevant. But then my niece started the 5th grade. Her teachers add and subtract behavioral points in an app shared with her mom. Note that she lost a point for using the restroom today. pic.twitter.com/3nXJ9Mdbyo— Josh Seim (@JoshSeim) September 27, 2019
Excavating AI
An investigation into the politics of training sets, and the fundamental problems with classifying humans.
Algorithmic Colonialism by Rumman Chowdhury - Transcription
Ring Camera Surveillance Is Transforming Suburban Life
Consumer surveillance cameras are everywhere now, and they’re capturing moments we otherwise would never have known happened.
Standard Cognition to deploy cashierless tech at Polar Stadium
Standard Cognition will deploy its cashierless tech at a minor league baseball stadium retail venue in the next two years.
Firefox calls BS on Google's full-page privacy ads in the Washington Post
Google took out some print ads. Firefox isn't feeling it.
Privacy Matters on Twitter
The FTC Facebook agreement reminded me of a question I asked Facebook at the #ARDPPC Ghana after they advised they had 150 million users in Africa (FYI 98% access FB via mobile in Africa). I asked why Facebook changed the Terms of Service for African users from Ireland to the US https://t.co/WDY5IlINdC— Privacy Matters (@PrivacyMatters) July 25, 2019
This photographer turned his lens on the many, many cameras watching you
What a new art book on surveillance reveals about the current state of mass monitoring.
When Your Boss Doesn’t Care About Doing the Right Thing
Don’t let unethical leadership define the limits of your work
Fanny Hidvegi on Twitter
Ethics is not the answer when our norms and rights are violated. Rule of law must prevail in regulating #ArtificialIntelligence. We need meaningful access to information, oversight and research in the public interest, @MarietjeSchaake #tptalks2019— Fanny Hidvegi (@infofannny) September 19, 2019
🌈ChanceyFleet🙈🍏 on Twitter
Each year, Blind people who upgrade to the new version of iOS face severe accessibility bugs. Those of us who know to be cautious check this thorough, reliably accounting before we decide whether the update is worth our annual double-dose of friction https://t.co/Hcc5BKaVQd— 🌈ChanceyFleet🙈🍏 (@ChanceyFleet) September 19, 2019
The Accessibility Bugs Introduced and Resolved in iOS 13 for Blind and Low Vision Users | AppleVis
iOS 13 will be released to the public on 19 September, 2019. This post contains details of the VoiceOver and braille bugs which we believe to have been introduced in iOS 13; as well as details of the pre-existing bugs which we believe have been resolved.
Met teams up with Facebook to tackle live streaming of terrorist attacks
The Met is taking part in a cutting-edge project that aims to prevent live streaming of terrorist and firearms attacks across the world.
This is your phone on feminism
Let’s face the truth. We are in an abusive relationship with our phones.
A smart city should serve its users, not mine their data
The concept of the “Internet of things” refers to the spread of Internet connectivity to everyday devices: phones, tablets, alarm clocks, cars,
Owning Ethics: Corporate Logics, Silicon Valley, and the Institutionalization of Ethics
Data & Society Researchers Jacob Metcalf, Emanuel Moss, and Founder and President danah boyd investigate the tensions that arise when adapting ethics initiatives at Silicon Valley tech companies. "By talking with people who are at the forefront of thinking through ethics from within the technol
Revealed: catastrophic effects of working as a Facebook moderator
Exclusive: Job has left some ‘addicted’ to extreme material and pushed others to far right
Millions of Americans’ Medical Images and Data Are Available on the Internet. Anyone Can Take a Peek.
Hundreds of computer servers worldwide that store patient X-rays and MRIs are so insecure that anyone with a web browser or a few lines of computer code can view patient records. One expert warned about it for years.
On the occasion of leaving Google
To my fellow Googlers, I want to start by saying that my nearly five years at Google have been the happiest years of my life.
Opinion | Facebook took down our fact-check on medically necessary abortions. That’s dangerous.
We cannot allow politicians to politicize medical treatments that are necessary to save lives.
Equity-Centered Community Design Field Guide
Britain's FBI secretly builds 'voiceprint' recordings database
The first public details of the secret voice analysis project emerged in a job advert seeking a £20-an-hour intelligence officer to work on the scheme at the NCA's headquarters in Vauxhall, South London.
Microsoft President: Democracy Is At Stake. Regulate Big Tech
Brad Smith says governments need to step in and set rules for the Internet giants. "Almost no technology has gone so entirely unregulated, for so long, as digital technology," he says.
Spotify Premium Family Users Will Have To Provide Their Location ‘From Time To Time’
Streaming services like Spotify offer up family plans which allows multiple users to enjoy a subscription at the same time at a cheaper rate. This is...
Court Rules That ‘Scraping’ Public Website Data Isn’t Hacking
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals shot down LinkedIn's claim that a company that was using its public facing data was violating the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.
Dr Murphy on Twitter
The @babylonhealth Chatbot has descended to a whole new level of incompetence, with #DeathByChatbot #GenderBias.Classic #HeartAttack symptoms in a FEMALE, results in a diagnosis of #PanicAttack or #Depression.The Chatbot ONLY suggests the possibility of a #HeartAttack in MEN! pic.twitter.com/M8ohPDx0LX— Dr Murphy (@DrMurphy11) September 8, 2019
Private Instagram Posts Aren’t Exactly Private
A shockingly simple workaround allows your followers to share private photos and videos posted to both Facebook and Instagram.
Google faces antitrust investigation by 50 US states and territories
Regulators are growing more concerned about company’s impact on smaller companies striving to compete in Google’s markets