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Oral Testimony Provided in Support of the Stop Discrimination by Algorithms Act
Senior Associate Cynthia Khoo submitted oral testimony in support of the Stop Discrimination by Algorithms Act (SDAA), at a hearing held by the Committee on Government Operations and Facilities at the Council of the District of Columbia. She emphasized that algorithmic discrimination is distinct from "analog" discrimination and pointed out that intent is not determinative in anti-discrimination law and is often missing from the kind of sociotechnical systems that give rise to algorithmic discrimination.
Article in the NYU Review of Law and Social Change
Emily Tucker's article "Deliberate Disorder: How Policing Algorithms Make Thinking About Policing Harder" was published in the NYU Review of Law and Social Change Vol. 46. The article argues that algorithmic policing furthers brutality and interferes in critical deliberation of what policing is and what it should be.
“Book review: Daring Greatly by Brené Brown” blog
Deputy Director Katie Evans posted a book review of Brené Brown's Daring Greatly on our blog. Read the whole blog here.
American Dragnet Entered Into House Judiciary Committee Record
Representative Lofgren (D-CA 19) entered the Center's report, American Dragnet, into the record for the Digital Dragnets hearing in the House Judiciary Committee.
“Color of Surveillance: Policing of Abortion and Reproduction Reading List” blog
On June 22, 2022, the Privacy Center hosted the "Color of Surveillance: Policing of Abortion and Reproduction" conference. In preparation for the conference, the Privacy Center put together a reading list which was then posted on the Privacy Center's blog. Read the whole blog here.
Amicus Curiae Brief in Illinois Face Recognition Case
Associate Jameson Spivack wrote an op-ed in The Washington Post arguing that Maryland's criminal justice reform legislation should include restrictions on predictive police technologies.
“What’s past is prologue, present, and future” blog
Associate Jameson Spivack published a blog post about the plethora of harms and flaws of predictive policing. Read the whole blog here.
Op-Ed: Virginia’s New Law Regulating Police Use of Face Recognition Technology Is Inadequate (Op-ed)
Associate Jameson Spivack published an op-ed in the Virginian-Pilot arguing that Virginia's new law regulating police face recognition technology does not adequately protect against the unique risks it poses.
Op-Ed: Selling Utility Data to ICE Restricts Access to Essential Utilities (X)
Associate Jameson Spivack was quoted in The Sunday Times about potential police use of face recognition technology in Ireland.
New Privacy Center Report Shows ICE Surveillance Affects a Majority of Americans
The Privacy Center published "American Dragnet: Data-Driven Deportation in the 21st Century." Authored by Policy Associate Nina Wang, Research Fellow Allison McDonald, Research Coordinator Dan Bateyko, and Executive Director Emily Tucker, the report is the first to quantify the scope of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's widespread surveillance practices. Read the full press release.