Research Says Facebook's Ad Algorithm Perpetuates Gender Bias
A University of Southern California study provides still more evidence that the company's ad targeting illegally discriminates.
Technology
The War on Immigrants
LexisNexis to Provide Giant Database of Personal Information to ICE
The company signed a contract with an ICE division that plays a key role in deportations.
Amazon’s Twitter Army Was Handpicked for "Great Sense of Humor," Leaked Document Reveals
Amazon ambassadors were trained to defend Jeff Bezos and clap back at Bernie Sanders under a program codenamed “Veritas.”
The Coronavirus Crisis
Cuomo’s Covid-19 Vaccine Passport Leaves Users Clueless About Privacy
A New York state system for proving that you’ve been vaccinated uses overhyped blockchain technology — and leaves many privacy questions unanswered.
Inside Gab, the Online Safe Space for Far-Right Extremists
The hacked data from Gab contains 65 gigabytes of data, including 4 million Gab accounts, 31,000 groups, and 39 million posts.
Facebook Told Black Applicant With Ph.D. She Needed to Show She Was a “Culture Fit”
“You wouldn't like this job,” she says she was told. Facebook is only 3.9 percent Black and is facing an EEOC investigation.
The Coronavirus Crisis
Verizon’s NFL Covid-19 Screening Cameras Are Based on Bad Science and Questionable Chinese Hardware
Verizon’s 5G-powered fever-detecting cameras appear to be sourced from a company under State Department sanctions and probably don’t work.
Oracle of Authoritarians
How Oracle Sells Repression in China
In its bid for TikTok, Oracle was supposed to prevent data from being passed to Chinese police. Instead, it’s been marketing its own software for their surveillance work.
How the LAPD and Palantir Use Data to Justify Racist Policing
In a new book, a sociologist who spent months embedded with the LAPD details how data-driven policing techwashes bias.
Millions of Leaked Police Files Detail Suffocating Surveillance of China's Uyghur Minority
Invasive digital monitoring and community informants drive a system all too ready to classify Muslims in Ürümqi as extremists and terrorists.