|| Misinformation || Blog Post || Short (5 min or less)
About a University of Washington research study looking at how people spread rumors online during crisis events, from natural disasters like earthquakes and hurricanes as well as man-made events such as mass shootings and terrorist attacks.The study primarily focused on Twitte
|| Misinformation || Blog Post || Short (5 min or less)
Some of the same mechanisms that make online organizing so powerful also make us particularly vulnerable in these spaces, to tactics that seed misinformation from malicious actors.
|| Media Article || Short (5 min or less)
An early peek of design plans for Sidewalk Toronto
|| Internet/Privacy || Media Article || Short (5 min or less)
Swedish research firm Berg Insight says 63 million American homes will qualify as “smart” by 2022, but what will thee techologies look like, do, and how secure will they be?
|| Facial Recognition || Media Article || Short (5 min or less)
The Portland, Ore., City Council unanimously adopted two landmark ordinances banning city and private use of facial recognition technology. The first bars all city bureaus from acquiring or using the controversial technology with minimal exceptions for personal verification.
|| Facial Recognition || Media Article || Short (5 min or less)
Britain’s Court of Appeal ruled in the case of civil rights campaigner Ed Bridges, who argued that South Wales Police caused him “distress” by scanning his face as he shopped in 2017 and as he attended a peaceful anti-arms protest in 2018.
|| Facial Recognition || Media Article || Short (5 min or less)
The New York legislature passed a moratorium on the use of facial recognition and other forms of biometric identification in schools until 2022.
|| Facial Recognition || Media Article || Short (5 min or less)
IBM CEO says in a lette to Congress that the company will no longer offer general purpose facial recognition or analysis software. The company will also no longer develop or research the technology.
|| Facial Recognition || Media Article || Short (5 min or less)
IBM CEO says in a lette to Congress that the company will no longer offer general purpose facial recognition or analysis software. The company will also no longer develop or research the technology.
|| Facial Recognition || Media Article || Short (5 min or less)
Police Scotland has unveiled a new aerial drone system to help in searches for missing and vulnerable people.Its recognition software is compact enough to be run on a phone, with the technology learning as it goes.