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- CNET
- 2019
US Government agencies rely on outdated verification methods, increasing the risk of identify theft.
- CNET
- 2019
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- CNET
- 2019
Thanks to Equifax breach, 4 US agencies don’t properly verify your data, GAO finds
US Government agencies rely on outdated verification methods, increasing the risk of identify theft.
If the government does not ensure our cyber security, then who does? Can any digital method for identity verification be completely safe, especially given how much of our personal data lives in the digital world?
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- The New York Times
- 2019
Biometric facial recognition software, specifically that used with arrest photos in the NYPD, makes extensive use of children’s arrest photos despite a far lower accuracy rate.
- The New York Times
- 2019
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- The New York Times
- 2019
She Was Arrested at 14. Then Her Photo Went to a Biometrics Database
Biometric facial recognition software, specifically that used with arrest photos in the NYPD, makes extensive use of children’s arrest photos despite a far lower accuracy rate.
How can machine learning algorithms cause inequality to compound? Would it be better practice to try to make facial recognition equitable across all populations, or to abandon its use in law enforcement altogether, as some cities like Oakland have done?
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- MIT Technology Review
- 2019
In the case of the New Orleans Police Department, along with other cities, data used to train predictive crime algorithms was inconsistent and “dirty” to begin with, making the results disproportionately targeted toward disadvantaged communities.
- MIT Technology Review
- 2019
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- MIT Technology Review
- 2019
Police across the US are training crime-predicting AIs on falsified data
In the case of the New Orleans Police Department, along with other cities, data used to train predictive crime algorithms was inconsistent and “dirty” to begin with, making the results disproportionately targeted toward disadvantaged communities.
If the data which we train algorithms with is inherently biased, then can we truly ever get a “fair” algorithm? Can AI programs ever solve or remove human bias? What might happen if machines make important criminal justice decisions, such as sentence lengths?
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- WRTV Indianapolis
- 2022
This news segment talks about cyberattacks that target high schools. The segment goes over why schools are a target, how school districts in Indiana have been attacked, and what students and parents can do to prevent attacks happening at their school.
- WRTV Indianapolis
- 2022
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- WRTV Indianapolis
- 2022
Growing number of Indiana school districts victims of cyberattacks
This news segment talks about cyberattacks that target high schools. The segment goes over why schools are a target, how school districts in Indiana have been attacked, and what students and parents can do to prevent attacks happening at their school.
How does the money allocated to protecting against cyberattacks influence which school districts are targeted by these attacks? What kinds of information would be sensitive in school systems (elementary, secondary, post-secondary)? What risks do cyberattacks that specifically target schools cause and who could be harmed?