Public Trust in Artificial Intelligence Starts With Institutional Reform

How can institutions encourage public trust in AI? Make themselves more trustworthy.

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20 Years After 9/11, We Have a Roadmap Toward a More Just and Equitable Future

Will Biden and Congress follow it?

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The Watchlisting System Exemplifies the Government’s Post-9/11 Embrace of Biased Profiling

The system is an affront to the Constitution and the values we claim to hold dear.

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The Privacy Lesson of 9/11: Mass Surveillance is Not the Way Forward

Congress must ensure that the next generation of Americans is able to speak and associate freely, without fear of surveillance.

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Civil Liberties and Vaccine Mandates: Here’s Our Take.

Far from compromising civil liberties, vaccine mandates actually further civil liberties. They protect the most vulnerable among us, including people with disabilities and fragile immune systems, children too young to be vaccinated and communities of color hit hard by the disease.

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Apple’s New ‘Child Safety’ Plan for iPhones Isn’t So Safe

The tech giant’s latest proposal paves the way for even more intrusions on privacy and abuses of power.

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Four Problems with the ShotSpotter Gunshot Detection System

A new investigation points to yet another problematic outcome of the technology’s use and the company’s lack of transparency.

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Diners Beware: That Meal May Cost You Your Privacy and Security

Scanning QR codes instead of ordering from a physical menu is a way for companies to insert all the machinery of the online advertising ecosystem between you and your food.

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How Face Recognition Fuels Racist Systems of Policing and Immigration — And Why Congress Must Act Now

When used by police and immigration enforcement, biometric surveillance technology can perpetuate an already dangerous racist system.

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