New America Joins Coalition Offering Recommendations to New York’s Task Force on Automated Decision Systems
The NYC task force can serve as a national model for other cities looking to establish practices for ethical use of artificial intelligence.
Data Privacy
New America’s Open Technology Institute Joins Coalition Condemning Use of Algorithmic Risk Assessments for Pretrial Detention
OTI opposes the use of tools that are based on artificial intelligence to decide whether individuals should be incarcerated before trial.
OTI Applauds Justice Department’s Decision to Appeal AT&T/Time Warner Ruling
Today, the U.S. Department of Justice announced it will appeal a June ruling that allowed AT&T to acquire Time Warner Inc.
A Tech Intro to Data Portability
Data portability has been a big topic of discussion in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
OTI to State: Abandon “Extreme” Social Media Vetting
OTI and coalition sent comments to the State Department urging it to abandon its proposal to collect social media data of visa applicants.
Breaking: FBI Admits its Claims of “Going Dark” Were Overblown, Based on Bad Math
The Washington Post reported that the FBI has been overstating the number of encrypted mobile devices that it could not unlock in 2017.
Ready for RightsCon!
Join us at the OTI and RDR sessions at RightsCon!
The Secure Data Act is the Right Answer to the Encryption Backdoor Debate
OTI supports a new bill that would be a “win” for stronger encryption.
