Two new laws with major implications for how AI is used in society are being considered in Canada. Both lack protections for the public from the harms of AI, including racial profiling by police.
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The vast majority of people alive today are subject to tracking through a number of overlapping and entrenched surveillance systems.
Mass data collection and surveillance have become ubiquitous. For marginalized communities, the stakes of having their privacy violated are high.
Once analysts gain access to our private data, they can use that information to influence and alter our behaviour and choices. If you’re marginalized in some way, the consequences are worse.
In the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal, Facebook users seek answers on how their data is scraped and targeted.
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Policy Lead on Technology, Cybersecurity and Democracy, Leadership Lab, Toronto Metropolitan University
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Lecturer in Technology and Crime, Griffith University
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PhD Candidate – Geography, Social Movements and the Internet, Trinity College Dublin
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Law Student and Mitacs Research Intern, Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa (UEPG)
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Assistant Professor of Computer Science, University of Winnipeg
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Professor of Criminal Justice, University of Winnipeg