This seems like it should have been an obvious short-coming, and yet, it also seems like no one thought about it: “Risk assessments are pitched as “race-neutral,” replacing human judgment—subjective, fraught with implicit bias—with objective, scientific criteria. Trouble is, the most accurate tools draw from existing criminal justice data: what happened to large numbers of…
As Bruce Schneier said when linking to this, this is pretty low-tech, but it does highlight a scary misuse of data: “Mr Fearn said the talent assistant told him they were confused because he had apparently emailed them to withdraw his application on Wednesday. “They forwarded the email, which was sent from an account using…
The numbers in this article are overwhelming to me. There are so many hacks, losses to phishing and ransomware, data breaches, etc. that it boggles the mind the consider. On the other hand, the report also points out that these numbers are so large, mostly due to a lack of solid cybersecurity practices. Wilbur said…
Apparently, while we are busy telling anyone and everyone who’s job is at risk due to technology to “learn to code”, if you’re in prison in certain states looking to make a better life for yourself after you get out, too bad: According to public records obtained by the Salem Reporter, the Oregon Department of Corrections has banned…
So this is a problem, right?: Why is it then, that fully 40 percent of companies do not have a formal information governance policy? Half of these have no plan or intention to implement one. And it’s not just a problem in terms of eDiscovery, cost of storage, search-ability, or security. It cuts across all…
I’m aware that these tools exist for monitoring kids, but yeah anyone can use them to monitor anyone: “In the report, titled The Predator in Your Pocket, researchers at The Citizen Lab at the University of Toronto’s Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy examined eight popular spyware apps sold as tools to keep…