Court Rules Secret Scoring of Teachers Unconstitutional
A federal district court has held that firing public school teachers based on the results of a secret algorithm is […]
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Social media intelligence and profiling in the insurance industry…
…it’s not only the price you pay that will be affected. Source: Social media intelligence and profiling in the insurance […]
Identity theft can be thwarted by artificial intelligence analysis of a user’s mouse movements
A machine-learning algorithm could spot liars in 95% of cases. Source: Identity theft can be thwarted by artificial intelligence analysis […]
How Big Data Mines Personal Info to Craft Fake News and Manipulate Voters
Political operatives used fake news, Big Data and Facebook to suppress the vote and rile up racists in 2016. It’s […]
BSI Group eyeing ethical data use
In May, BSI Group, the national standards body for the U.K., held its most recent workshop looking at the development […]
Courts Are Using AI to Sentence Criminals. That Must Stop Now.
Algorithms pervade our lives today, from music recommendations to credit scores to now, bail and sentencing decisions. But there is […]
One Day, a Machine Will Smell Whether You’re Sick
Each of us has a unique “odorprint” made up of thousands of organic compounds. These molecules offer a whiff of […]
The Thinning Line Between Commercial and Government Surveillance
Privacy doesn’t merely benefit individuals; it fundamentally shapes how society functions. It is crucial for marginalized communities and for social […]
GDPR profiling curbs will wreck industry, argues DMA
GDPR profiling curbs will wreck industry, argues DMA. Industry body urges ICO not to usher in a return to the […]
Rising to the Legal Challenges of Big Data
Big data analytics is used by businesses all around the world. Big data can help to make better decisions and improve […]
Big Data analytics in Europe – the reports of its death are greatly exaggerated
Some say that new EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) is not fit for modern age of Big Data, artificial […]
EDPS issues opinion on Big Data
On September 23 the European Data Protection Supervisor (the ?EDPS?) Giovanni Buttarelli published his opinion “Coherent enforcement of fundamental rights […]