Uber Drivers Say a 'Racist' Algorithm Is Putting Them Out of Work
|| Algorithmic Bias || Media Article || Short (5 min or less)
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After Backlash, Predictive Policing Adapts to a Changed World
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Software developers and city governments are rethinking how and when to use algorithms that promise to curb crime
U.S. lawmakers aim to curtail face recognition even as the technology IDs Capitol attackers
|| Facial Recognition || Media Article || Short (5 min or less)
U.S. lawmakers are moving ahead with efforts to ban facial recognition software even as the technology helps identify supporters of President Donald Trump who ransacked their workplace and forced them to evacuate this month.
Quantum Computing Scientists Call for Ethical Guidelines
|| Health and Medical Applications || Media Article || Short (5 min or less)
A group of quantum computing experts are raising ethical concerns about the technology’s potential to accelerate human DNA manipulation.
Fake collaboration apps are stealing data as staff struggle with home-working security
|| Security || Media Article || Short (5 min or less)
Cyber criminals know that working from home can provide them with an easier way into corporate networks - resulting in a rise in attacks targeting remote devices.
Researcher hacks over 35 tech firms in novel supply chain attack
|| Ethical Hacking/Role of Designers || Media Article || Short (5 min or less)
A researcher managed to breach over 35 major companies' internal systems, including Microsoft, Apple, PayPal, Shopify, Netflix, Yelp, Tesla, and Uber, in a novel software supply chain attack.
EU report warns that AI makes autonomous vehicles ‘highly vulnerable’ to attack
Amazon will block police indefinitely from using its facial-recognition software
|| Facial Recognition || Media Article || Short (5 min or less)
Nearly a year ago, Amazon said it would stop providing its facial-recognition software, Rekognition, to police for a year. Now it appears that ban won’t be ending any time soon — if ever.
CVS, Walgreens Look for Big Data Reward From Covid-19 Vaccinations
|| Collection and Storage of Data || Media Article || Short (5 min or less)
Chains plan to use information they collect on vaccine recipients to promote stores, tailor marketing.
Facebook Algorithm Shows Gender Bias in Job Ads, Study Finds
|| Algorithmic Bias || Media Article || Short (5 min or less)
Researchers found the platform’s algorithms promoted roles to certain users; company pledges to continue work in removing bias from recommendations