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Feds Are Increasing Use of Facial Recognition Systems – Despite Calls for a Moratorium
Despite growing opposition, the U.S. government is on track to increase its use of controversial…
Data Privacy Laws in the U.S. Protect Profit but Prevent Sharing Data for Public Good – People Want the Opposite
In 2021, an investigation revealed that home loan algorithms systematically discriminate against qualified minority applicants.…
SG Public Sector CDOs Regret Overlooking Data Governance
Singapore’s Government is well known for its data-driven ambitions. After all, the city-state is pushing…
Pandemic, Privacy Rules Add to Worries Over 2020 Census Accuracy
For the Census Bureau, the timing of national shutdowns due to the pandemic could not…
IBM Gets Out of Facial Recognition Business, Calls on Congress to Advance Policies Tackling Racial Injustice
Lauren Hirsch, CNBC IBM CEO Arvind Krishna called on Congress Monday to enact reforms to advance racial…
Britain Gave Palantir Access to Sensitive Medical Records of Covid-19 Patients in £1 Deal
Sam Shead, CNBC The U.K. Government gave Peter Thiel’s Palantir access to sensitive NHS patient…
COVID-19 Highlights South Africa’s Need for Local Level Social Data
The COVID-19 pandemic is a fundamentally social and societal event. The virus spreads between people,…
UH Law Center Professors Urge Tighter Controls on Data Held by Health Tech Companies
In an article published in Science magazine, University of Houston Law Center Professors Jim Hawkins and…
How Cities Can Leverage Citizen Data While Protecting Privacy
India is on a path with dual — and potentially conflicting — goals related to…
