Uber Patents Reveal Experiments With Predictive Algorithms to Identify Risky Drivers
Surveilling drivers under the guise of safety is a common thread in Uber’s patents. Experts warn the systems described could reinforce existing inequalities.
Surveilling drivers under the guise of safety is a common thread in Uber’s patents. Experts warn the systems described could reinforce existing inequalities.
Experts say the public deserves to see the list, a clear embodiment of U.S. foreign policy priorities that could disproportionately censor marginalized groups.
Some workers logged as many as 90 hours per week and complained that the subcontractors they worked for didn’t make promised payments.
The Coronavirus Crisis
The data also reveals that 72,000 people paid at least $6.7 million for Covid-19 consultations promoted by America’s Frontline Doctors and vaccine conspiracist Simone Gold.
The tool is the product of a growing industry whose work is usually kept from the public and utilized by police.
Making a Killing
Before he was murdered by Saudi Arabia, Jamal Khashoggi faced online harassment from influencers and bots. Their new targets are worried.
Even iPhones were vulnerable to the surveillance software, which appears to have been used against activists, journalists, and others.
Voices
I was acting as Trump and his minions do: free to say anything, no matter how ridiculous, with no basis in observable fact.
Purchased camera systems were supposedly made in the U.S. but actually originated from Chinese companies blacklisted for security reasons.
Emails reveal that the auditor shielded potentially compromising evidence from the public.
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