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News on Surveillance Technology
For many people, an app malfunctioning is scarcely more than an annoyance. But for a Honduran immigrant living in Pennsylvania, a recent glitch elicited fears about the worst-case scenario: that […]
By Giulia McDonnell Nieto del RioWhether a technology is “just” depends primarily on who is using it. No example makes this more apparent than police technology. Few of us typically see water hoses and dogs […]
Microsoft Plans to Eliminate Face Analysis Tools in Push for ‘Responsible A.I.’ | The New York Times
The technology giant will stop offering automated tools that predict a person’s gender, age and emotional state and will restrict the use of its facial recognition tool. For years, activists […]
By Kashmir HillRussia is also trying to control mobile connections. In recent weeks, a mysterious new mobile company has popped up in Kherson. Images show blank SIM cards—totally white with no branding—being […]
By Matt BurgessThere was a time when dissidents or independent journalists could find safety across national borders when faced with persecution by state agents. But exile is not what it used to […]
By Rebekah RobinsonJameila “Meme” Styles is the founder and president of MEASURE, a 501(c)(3) non-profit social enterprise that provides free data support to Black, Brown, and Indigenous-led organizations. MEASURE builds and deploys […]
Dr. Chris Gilliard is a writer, professor, and speaker. His scholarship concentrates on digital privacy, surveillance, and the intersections of race, class, and technology. He is an advocate for critical […]
Clarence Okoh is a civil rights attorney and racial justice advocate whose work addresses the impact of mass criminalization and systemic divestment in Black communities, with a particular focus on […]
CDT’s Tech Talk is a podcast where we dish on tech and Internet policy, while also explaining what these policies mean to our daily lives. You can find Tech Talk […]
By Jamal MagbyOne unexpected consequence of the COVID pandemic has been to accelerate public agencies’ reliance on biometric technology to verify identities. The pandemic increased the number of people seeking and qualifying […]
By Hannah Quay-de la ValleeA Dutch court ruled in 2020 that an algorithmic system for detecting fraud in the welfare system called ‘SyRI’ violated human rights and had to be stopped. The law allowed […]