Tag: Privacy
Scammers are using fake job ads to steal people’s identities
From Facebook to LinkedIn to Indeed, ads are popping up that promise well-paying jobs — if applicants provide their Social Security numbers and other details up front. Scammers then use the information to apply for unemployment…
FTC warns the AI industry: Don’t discriminate, or else
The Federal Trade Commission is rattling its saber at the technology industry over growing public concern about biased AI algorithms. Can the agency back up its threats? by Ryan Calo, University of Washington Saturday, May 1,…
Shhhh, they’re listening – inside the coming voice-profiling revolution
by Joseph Turow, University of Pennsylvania April 29, 2021 Companies could soon tailor what they try to sell you based on the mood conveyed by the sound of your voice. CSA-Printstock via Getty Images …
Protecting, sharing, and hiding behind private health data
by Wade Rathke September 14, 2020 New Orleans Most of us think our own health is our business, that is until we find out it is big business, and that everyone wants to make it…
In rebuke to US mass surveillance, EU court blocks data transfers by web corporations
“U.S. surveillance violates fundamental privacy rights and continues to be a massive financial liability for U.S. companies trying to compete in a global market.” by Julia Conley, staff writer Thursday, July 16 A major ruling from…
ACLU demands lawmakers act after Michigan man wrongfully arrested ‘Because face recognition can’t tell black people apart’
“It’s past time for lawmakers to prevent the continued use of this technology. What happened to the Williams family should never happen again.” by Jessica Corbett, staff writer Wednesday, June 24 The ACLU on Wednesday urged…
Boston City Council bans facial recognition surveillance
“Boston should not use racially discriminatory technology that threatens the privacy and basic rights of our residents.” by Eoin Higgins, staff writer Wednesday, June 24 The Boston City Council on Wednesday unanimously voted to ban the…
We are all protesting in Hong Kong now
We need to follow the lead of our brothers and sisters in Hong Kong and make masks, hats, and even googles semi-standard wear for protests and demonstrations. by Wade Rathke Pearl River The big reveal…
Pandemic privacy and discrimination
by Wade Rathke New Orleans Businesses are madly lobbying Congress for liability protection from lawsuits by their workers. They are clear that they want their staff to return to work, but they do not want…
The RNC stopped paying a data firm after a serious breach. Then it paid a mysterious LLC with the same address.
Three years after the Republican National Committee publicly sidelined the sullied firm, it paid an LLC with the same address $900,000 for “data services.” The RNC said it wouldn’t “waste any more breath explaining these innocuous…
