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As the federal government accelerates the use of and investment in AI-driven spy tech, it’s mandating less oversight around AI technology.
Read full articleA recent example from the National Association of State CIOs Midyear Conference showed how, for some use cases, government might be able to skirt some of the privacy concerns surrounding generative AI entirely.
Technology has been deployed since 2020 in London, leading to concerns over data privacy and racial bias AI facial recognition oversight lagging far behind technology, watchdogs warn Guilty until proven innocent: shoppers falsely identified by facial recognition The Labour government thinks facial recognition technology is “the biggest breakthrough for catching criminals since DNA matching”. It wants all police forces to use it and recently announced 40 new vans rigged with live facial recognition cameras to be deployed in town centres across England and Wales. Supporters say it streamlines police work and catches criminals. Opponents fear it violates civil liberties and can be biased against minorities. Continue reading...
Personal data ranging from your health information to your location is being hoovered up by the government.
New technologies and AI offer meaningful opportunities to strengthen the FOIA process — for both government leaders and the public.
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"Privacy is about your ability to control what information you are making available to whom for what reason," Bethanne Barnes said.
Visibility changes the equation, paving the way to strengthen cyber resilience and systematically address the vulnerability backlog in government.
