Privacy Project @PrivacyProject

The New York Times Opinion Section’s ongoing examination of privacy. 👀 This account is no longer actively updated. Please follow @nytopinion. nytimes.com/privacy-project Joined March 2019

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Privacy Project @PrivacyProject

6 years ago

"As with other algorithmic crime systems, there is little public oversight or information about how, exactly, the system determines what is worth alerting cops to," @jason_koebler, @emanuelmaiberg and @josephfcox write in @motherboard nyti.ms/32Ozb85

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6 years ago

"For almost a year, the residents of this city of 3 million have lived under the surveillance of live facial recognition, with some individuals put on a watchlist even for minor crimes like theft," @davegershgorn writes in @ozm nyti.ms/3cshAah

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6 years ago

"At least two US senators intend to probe Clearview AI, the secretive facial recognition startup that’s compiled a database of billions of photos," @RMac18, @CarolineHa_ and @_loganmcdonald report in @BuzzFeedNews nyti.ms/3apCV2g

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6 years ago

"A sudden epidemic—when countries struggle to manage not just the outbreak but its social, economic and political fallout—is especially tempting for interference," @schneierblog and @Nonstopdoc write in @ForeignPolicy nyti.ms/2VIAUdw

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6 years ago

"Clearview...has quietly been working on a surveillance camera with facial recognition capabilities," @CarolineHa_, @RMac18 and @_loganmcdonald report in @BuzzFeedNews nyti.ms/2VDfD55

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6 years ago

From the @nytimes newsroom: "It also appears to share information with the police, setting a template for new forms of automated social control that could persist long after the epidemic subsides," @paulmozur, @zhonggg and @Aaron_Krolik report nyti.ms/38jZ1Sh

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6 years ago

"The bill would require companies to obtain permission from New Jersey consumers before they can collect and sell personal data to third parties," @jdeavila reports in @WSJ nyti.ms/2wlBLGm

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6 years ago

"Calling for the ethical development of algorithms, known as 'algor-ethics', Francis warned about the dangers of AI being used to extract data for commercial or political ends," @PhilipPullella and @JLDastin report in @Reuters nyti.ms/2vpUZKW

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6 years ago

"As threats to privacy proliferate, Washington legislators have a historic opportunity to enact a privacy law that will lead the way for other states," @jennifer_e_lee, Susan Grant and @edmpirg write in @seattletimes nyti.ms/3afyJlQ

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6 years ago

"I am in that database, and you probably are too," writes @annamerlan in @motherboard @VICE nyti.ms/3aeRKER

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6 years ago

"Apple has disabled the iOS developer account of Clearview AI," @RMac18, @CarolineHa_ and @_loganmcdonald report in @BuzzFeedNews nyti.ms/2TpGbnt

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6 years ago

"In 2020, it's safe to assume that any photo uploaded and made public to the internet will be analyzed by facial recognition," @davegershgorn writes in @ozm nyti.ms/2T7Xqe7

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6 years ago

"Lawmakers last year expressed outrage that aggregators were able to buy user data from wireless carriers and sell 'location-based services to a wide variety of companies' and others, including bounty hunters," @davidshepardson reports in @Reuters nyti.ms/2PvPTn8

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6 years ago

While this could mean victims are vulnerable to eavesdropping, software updates and other layers of security will likely prevent this attack from having catastrophic results," @HowellONeill reports in @techreview nyti.ms/2VtpXwc

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6 years ago

"Clearview has taken a flood-the-zone approach to seeking out new clients, providing access not just to organizations, but to individuals within those organizations," @RMac18, @CarolineHa_ and @_loganmcdonald report in @BuzzFeedNews nyti.ms/32vpvzd