FOIA docs: ICE used a tool called GOST to decide whether US visa applicants' social media posts are “derogatory” to the US, as part of immigration enforcement
Check out this @404mediaco story on social media surveillance docs obtained by our @ACLU_NorCal team + @ACLU. https://www.404media.co/... Terri K O / @terri@social.afront.org : This article on how the...
Some police departments in California and Georgia have started using autonomous drones this year to track vehicles and people, raising civil rights questions
In one Southern California city, flying drones with artificial intelligence are aiding investigations while presenting new civil rights questions. Tweets: @matt_cagle , @jessicaramos , @astepanovich ,...
As bars check IDs with PatronScan, its manufacturer, Servall Biometrics, touts a global database with 40K+ banned patrons, amid fears of enabling discrimination
the “nightlife equivalent of a no-fly list.” Important reporting by @susie_c: https://onezero.medium.com/... Lois Beckett / @loisbeckett : You hand over your ID to be scanned at the door to a bar. And...
Two Google employees who helped organize walkouts say they've faced demotions or dramatically changed roles, plan a town hall to share stories of retaliation
both at research institutions like @AINowInstitute, and at places like Google, which need calls for change and self-reflection from strong voices within. http://www.nytimes.com/... Kate Conger / @kate...
ACLU releases documents showing ICE lets over 9,200 employees access a controversial license plate database with little oversight
and local police are helping. We're calling for an immediate end to this, which threatens everyone's privacy — especially immigrants. https://www.aclu.org/... Geoffrey A. Fowler / @geoffreyfowler : Wo...
A look at the complications Facebook faces as it increases its content moderation efforts to fight misinformation, much of which happens opaquely
and censorship. Tough to toe. Worth keeping in mind as this effort ramps up. Tal-Anna Szlenski / @talsz : The concept of free speech will forever be a Gordian Knot. As with anything, technology emphas...