Exposed! A Survey of Attacks on Private Data
Exposed! A Survey of Attacks on Private DataPrivacy-preserving statistical data analysis addresses the general question of protecting privacy when publicly […]
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AI Research Is in Desperate Need of an Ethical Watchdog
More social scientists are using AI intending to solve society’s ills, but they don’t have clear ethical guidelines to prevent […]
AI, machine learning and research ethics
The widespread deployment of artificial intelligence and specifically machine learning algorithms causes concern for some fundamental values in society, such […]
Focus on Google DeepMind under the GDPR’s Lens
The Information Commissioner’s Officer (ICO) ruled, on 3 July 2017, that the Royal Free NHS Foundation Trust (the Trust) had […]
Why The Sensitive Intersection of Race, Hate Speech And Algorithms Is Heating Up
How the debate about algorithms, programmers, and race dialogue reveals much about the social networks you use today. Source: Why […]
When Government Rules by Software, Citizens Are Left in the Dark
Agencies decline to release information about algorithms used for criminal justice, social welfare, and education. Source: When Government Rules by […]
Why do big hacks happen? Blame Big Data!
Equifax, one of the largest credit reporting agencies, revealed on Thursday that it was hacked back in May, exposing the […]
Teralytics wants to tap telcos’ big data to help cities get smarter about Uber and Lyft
Big data is an expansive umbrella with startups of all stripes squatting under it. Even as the most successful and […]
Driver’s license facial recognition tech leads to 4,000 arrests
The state of New York says its driver’s license facial recognition technology has led to the arrest of 4,000 people […]
Better data compliance through smarter data visualization
Data is at the heart of the modern digital business. It defines how users engage and interact with a business. […]
Turns Out Algorithms Are Racist
Artificial intelligence is becoming a greater part of our daily lives, but the technologies can contain dangerous biases and assumptions—and […]
The era of blind faith in big data must end
Algorithms decide who gets a loan, who gets a job interview, who gets insurance and much more — but they […]