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recent bookmarks from jmIBM urged to avoid working on 'extreme vetting' of U.S. immigrants2017-11-20T16:25:48+00:00
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ibm-immigration/ibm-urged-to-avoid-working-on-extreme-vetting-of-u-s-immigrants-idUSKBN1DG1VT
jmICE wants to use machine learning technology and social media monitoring to determine whether an individual is a “positively contributing member of society,” according to documents published on federal contracting websites. More than 50 civil society groups and more than 50 technical experts sent separate letters on Thursday to the Department of Homeland Security saying the vetting program as described was “tailor-made for discrimination” and contending artificial intelligence was unable to provide the information ICE desired.
]]>civil-rights politics usa trump ice ibm civil-liberties immigration discrimination racism social-mediahttps://pinboard.in/https://pinboard.in/u:jm/b:35662dbd651d/Ukrainian police use cellphones to track protestors, court order shows2014-01-30T18:09:12+00:00
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/01/ukrainian-police-use-cellphones-to-track-protestors-court-order-shows/
jmProtesters for weeks had suspected that the government was using location data from cellphones near the demonstration to pinpoint people for political profiling, and they received alarming confirmation when a court formally ordered a telephone company to hand over such data. [...] Three cellphone companies — Kyivstar, MTS and Life — denied that they had provided the location data to the government or had sent the text messages. Kyivstar suggested that it was instead the work of a “pirate” cellphone tower set up in the area. In a ruling made public on Wednesday, a city court ordered Kyivstar to disclose to the police which cellphones were turned on during an antigovernment protest outside the courthouse on Jan. 10.
]]>tech location-tracking tracking privacy ukraine cellphones mobile-phones civil-libertieshttps://pinboard.in/https://pinboard.in/u:jm/b:9b5c8c6e2101/Liberty issues claim against British Intelligence Services over PRISM and Tempora privacy scandal2013-06-25T21:04:13+00:00
http://www.liberty-human-rights.org.uk/media/press/2013/liberty-issues-claim-against-british-intelligence-servic.php
jmJames Welch, Legal Director for Liberty, said:
“Those demanding the Snoopers’ Charter seem to have been indulging in out-of-control snooping even without it – exploiting legal loopholes and help from Uncle Sam.
“No-one suggests a completely unpoliced internet but those in power cannot swap targeted investigations for endless monitoring of the entire globe.”
Go Liberty! Take note, ICCL, this is how a civil liberties group engages with internet issues.]]>prism nsa gchq surveillance liberty civil-liberties internet snoopinghttps://pinboard.in/https://pinboard.in/u:jm/b:5a437425f21a/