Podcast with transcript.
https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/12/02/1012901/no-face-no-service/
Podcast: Facial recognition is quietly being used to control access to housing and social services
Facial recognition technology is being deployed in housing projects, homeless shelters, schools, even across entire cities—usually without much fanfare or discussion. To some, this represents a critical technology for helping vulnerable communities gain access to social services. For others, it’s a flagrant invasion of privacy and violation of human dignity. In this episode, we speak to the advocates, technologists, and dissidents dealing with the messy consequences that come when a technology that can identify you almost anywhere (even if you’re wearing a mask) is deployed without any clear playbook for regulating or managing it.
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Vendor of School-Based Face Surveillance Systems Lied About Bias, Accuracy
From the good folks at EPIC.org:
Documents obtained by Motherboard show that a key vendor of school-based facial recognition tools lied to school officials about the accuracy rate and racial bias of its surveillance product. The records reveal that SN Technologies’ AEGIS system misidentifies black students at alarmingly high rates and mistakes objects like broom handles for guns. Despite these errors, at least one New York school district has the system configured to automatically alert police when it detects a weapon or an individual on the district’s watchlist. The use of face surveillance systems in schools increases unnecessary interactions between police and students and can accelerate the school-to-prison pipeline. SN Technologies’ algorithm was included in the 2019 NIST study that showed extensive racial bias in face surveillance systems.
EPIC advocates for a moratorium on facial recognition technologies and urges policymakers to increase algorithmic accountability and transparency around the adoption and use of these tools.
Another space story not making the headlines of mainstream news. Can you remember when the US did things like this?
Japan is about to bring back samples of an asteroid 180 million miles away
Back in 1963 we had a much different view of politicians. The contrast is not amusing. This novella is readable online or your can download it in multiple formats for free.
https://manybooks.net/titles/garrettgr2610926109.html
Hail to the Chief
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