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Jameila “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 […]
Race and technology are closely intertwined, continuously influencing and reshaping one another. While algorithmic bias has received increased attention in recent years, it is only one of the many ways […]
One 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 ValleeDuring our first two conferences, we brought together people to envision a world where data was no longer a weapon but a powerful tool to promote self-determination, build generational wealth, […]
AI systems designed and developed without inclusion of diverse perspectives further exacerbate societal inequalities and inequities. To support our vision of an inclusive AI tech future, Women in AI Ethics […]
VISUALIZE JUSTICE: THE INTERSECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHY AND ADVOCACY Led by Deborah Espinosa Online | Tuesdays 4-6pm (PST) | June 7 – 28, 2022 In a supportive and non-judgmental environment, students […]
Join this discussion about the takeaways from All Tech Is Human’s latest report on AI & Human Rights! You will hear from the All Tech Is Human team plus our […]
More than 40 Democratic members of Congress called on Google to stop collecting and retaining customer location data that prosecutors could use to identify women who obtain abortions. “[W]e are […]
By Jon Brookin, Ars TechnicaAcademic and public debates are increasingly concerned with the question whether and how algorithmic decision-making (ADM) may reinforce social inequality. Most previous research on this topic originates from computer science. […]
By Frederic Gerdon, Ruben L Bach, Christoph Kern, Frauke KreuterThe Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT) welcomes the unanimous approval by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) of a policy statement that underscores education technology vendors’ responsibilities under the Children’s […]
By Cody Venzke