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Data Privacy (54)
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- Amnesty International
- 2021
Amnesty International released a statement detailing its opposition of widespread use of facial recognition technology for mass surveillance purposes based on its misuse and unfair impacts over Black communities and the chilling effect which it would create on peaceful protest.
- Amnesty International
- 2021
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- Amnesty International
- 2021
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL CALLS FOR BAN ON THE USE OF FACIAL RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY FOR MASS SURVEILLANCE
Amnesty International released a statement detailing its opposition of widespread use of facial recognition technology for mass surveillance purposes based on its misuse and unfair impacts over Black communities and the chilling effect which it would create on peaceful protest.
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Is more accurate facial recognition technology a good thing or a bad thing? How would FRT be weaponized to justify policing policies that are already unfair toward Black communities? Why is anonymity important, both in protest scenarios and elsewhere? Can anyone be anonymous in the age of digital technology? What amount of anonymity is appropriate?
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- New York Times Magazine
- 2021
This article goes into extraordinary detail on the company Clearview AI, a company whose algorithm has crawled the public web to provide over 3 billion photos of faces with links that travel to the original source of each photo. Discusses the legality and privacy concerns of this technology, how the technology has already been used by law enforcement and in court cases, and the founding of the company. Private use of technology similar to that of Clearview AI could revolutionize society and may move us to the post-privacy era.
- New York Times Magazine
- 2021
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- New York Times Magazine
- 2021
Your Face Is Not Your Own
This article goes into extraordinary detail on the company Clearview AI, a company whose algorithm has crawled the public web to provide over 3 billion photos of faces with links that travel to the original source of each photo. Discusses the legality and privacy concerns of this technology, how the technology has already been used by law enforcement and in court cases, and the founding of the company. Private use of technology similar to that of Clearview AI could revolutionize society and may move us to the post-privacy era.
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Should companies like Clearview AI exist? How would facial recognition be misused by both authorities and the general public if it were to permeate all aspects of life?
- Wired
- 2021
Following the January 6th capital riots, there have been many ongoing investigations into right-wing extremists groups. pioneering these investigations are left-leaning hacktivists, determined to expose hate speech and abuse in private conversations.
- Wired
- 2021
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- Wired
- 2021
Far-Right Platform Gab Has Been Hacked—Including Private Data
Following the January 6th capital riots, there have been many ongoing investigations into right-wing extremists groups. pioneering these investigations are left-leaning hacktivists, determined to expose hate speech and abuse in private conversations.
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Where do we draw the line in content moderation decision-making between allowing a feed of fake information and making sure we are not denying access to real news?
- ZDNet
- 2021
Facebook’s use of biometrics to develop facial recognition came under scrutiny from those skeptical of users’ privacy protection. The company has just filed a $650 million settlement to close the lawsuit regarding this issue.
- ZDNet
- 2021
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- ZDNet
- 2021
Judge approves $650m settlement for Facebook users in privacy, biometrics lawsuit
Facebook’s use of biometrics to develop facial recognition came under scrutiny from those skeptical of users’ privacy protection. The company has just filed a $650 million settlement to close the lawsuit regarding this issue.
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What role do you think the government should play in establishing precedent for violations of privacy by technology companies?
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- Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
- 2022
This article talks about Nigeria’s financial industry’s need to prioritize cybersecurity in order to protect fintech customers from cybercrime.
- Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
- 2022
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Cybersecurity in Nigeria’s Financial Industry: Enhancing Consumer Trust and Security
This article talks about Nigeria’s financial industry’s need to prioritize cybersecurity in order to protect fintech customers from cybercrime.
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Who should be responsible for protecting fintech customers’ cybersecurity? Who is impacted by fintech cybercrime? What are the harms, specific to fintech industries, of weak cybersecurity systems and how does this hurt tech sector business growth?
- Deloitte
- 2022
This article goes over the current state of cybersecurity in Nigeria. It talks about cybercrime that has interfered with personal and business data privacy over the past year, how it may increase, and what is being done to protect sensistive data. The article also goes over what a deepfake is and explains that there has been a rise in deepfake cybercrime in Nigeria in 2021.
- Deloitte
- 2022
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- Deloitte
- 2022
Nigeria Cybersecurity Outlook 2022
This article goes over the current state of cybersecurity in Nigeria. It talks about cybercrime that has interfered with personal and business data privacy over the past year, how it may increase, and what is being done to protect sensistive data. The article also goes over what a deepfake is and explains that there has been a rise in deepfake cybercrime in Nigeria in 2021.
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Who is impacted by digital activism and what are its benefits and harms? What are the benefits and harms of using AI to prevent AI cybersecurity attacks? Are there stakeholders impacted by Nigerian cybercrime outside of Nigeria, if so who? What are some ways to repair a global reputation and demonstrate safe and secure cybersystems? Whose responsibility is it to develop a culture of accountability and trust?