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Gotham Gazette - Surveillance and The City: NYC’s Delivery Data Dilemma
Gotham Gazette - Surveillance and The City: NYC’s Delivery Data Dilemma
communications staffJuly 16, 2021City Council, Data, Delivery, Small businesses
WIRED - I'm Not a Reporter. But I'm Verified as One on Twitter
WIRED - I'm Not a Reporter. But I'm Verified as One on Twitter
communications staffJuly 13, 2021twitter, social media
WIRED - Facial Verification Won't Fight Fraud
WIRED - Facial Verification Won't Fight Fraud
communications staffJune 9, 2021facial recognition
Daily News - How to tame New York's surveillance state: Three must-pass bills in Albany to protect immigrants and all of us
Daily News - How to tame New York's surveillance state: Three must-pass bills in Albany to protect immigrants and all of us
Op-edcommunications staffJune 2, 2021surveillance, immigration, ICE
Tampa Bay Times - ‘Predictive policing’ continues in Pasco’s school; it’s been amended, not ended
Tampa Bay Times - ‘Predictive policing’ continues in Pasco’s school; it’s been amended, not ended
Policing, Op-edcommunications staffMay 26, 2021surveillance, schools, police, Florida
Gotham Gazette - More Cops in the City Won’t Solve What's a National Gun Violence Spike
Gotham Gazette - More Cops in the City Won’t Solve What's a National Gun Violence Spike
Policing, Op-edcommunications staffMay 26, 2021NYPD, New York City, gun violence, crime
WIRED - Apple's AirTags Are a Gift to Stalkers
WIRED - Apple's AirTags Are a Gift to Stalkers
Op-ed, TechnologyWilliam OwenMay 13, 2021surveillance, apple
The Hill - Putting a price on privacy: Ending police data purchases
The Hill - Putting a price on privacy: Ending police data purchases
Op-ed, PolicingWilliam OwenMay 6, 2021privacy, police, ICE, FBI, CBP
Newsday - Differing views on COVID-19 vaccine passports
Newsday - Differing views on COVID-19 vaccine passports
Op-ed, COVIDcommunications staffApril 29, 2021covid-19, Excelsior Pass, vaccine passports
Wired - Vaccine Registries Are Good, Vaccine Apps Are Invasive
Wired - Vaccine Registries Are Good, Vaccine Apps Are Invasive
Op-ed, COVIDcommunications staffApril 27, 2021vaccine app, Excelsior Pass, New York, covid-19
NY Daily News - Corey Johnson should face the music: The Council speaker is bottling up a face recognition ban
NY Daily News - Corey Johnson should face the music: The Council speaker is bottling up a face recognition ban
Op-ed, NYCcommunications staffApril 27, 2021New York City, NYPD, facial recognition, City Council, ICE, police, Corey Johnson
Fast Company - We don’t need weak laws governing AI in hiring—we need a ban
Fast Company - We don’t need weak laws governing AI in hiring—we need a ban
NYC, TechnologyAlbert cahnApril 15, 2021albert2021-1, AI bias, New York City, artificial intelligence
The Daily Beast - I Forged New York’s Digital Vaccine Passport in 11 Minutes Flat
The Daily Beast - I Forged New York’s Digital Vaccine Passport in 11 Minutes Flat
COVIDAlbert cahnApril 14, 2021albert2021-1, vaccine passport, Excelsior Pass, Andrew Cuomo, covid-19
The Guardian - Your 'smart home' is watching – and possibly sharing your data with the police
The Guardian - Your 'smart home' is watching – and possibly sharing your data with the police
TechnologyAlbert cahnApril 5, 2021albert2021-1, smart home, ICE, surveillance, facial recognition
Fast Company - The CDC’s program to track vaccine effectiveness over time leaves out 60 million Americans
Fast Company - The CDC’s program to track vaccine effectiveness over time leaves out 60 million Americans
COVIDAlbert cahnMarch 15, 2021albert2021-1, surveillance, vaccine, COVID-19, CDC
Gotham Gazette - ‘Cuomo’s Coronavirus Coup’ Revisited – One Year Later
Gotham Gazette - ‘Cuomo’s Coronavirus Coup’ Revisited – One Year Later
COVIDAlbert cahnMarch 13, 2021New York, covid-19, Andrew Cuomo
NY Daily News - Ban ‘digital stop-and-frisk’: Facial recognition technology too prone to errors
NY Daily News - Ban ‘digital stop-and-frisk’: Facial recognition technology too prone to errors
Op-ed, TechnologyAlbert cahnMarch 10, 2021facial recognition, New York, surveillance
Wired - Vaccine Passports Can Help the US Reopen— or Further Divide Us
Wired - Vaccine Passports Can Help the US Reopen— or Further Divide Us
COVID, Op-edAlbert cahnMarch 2, 2021vaccine passports, covid-19
NY Daily News - The software behind the curtain: New York’s first attempt to let its people see the workings of government algorithms is woefully incomplete
NY Daily News - The software behind the curtain: New York’s first attempt to let its people see the workings of government algorithms is woefully incomplete
Op-ed, NYCAlbert cahnFebruary 9, 2021NYPD, surveillance, New York
NY Daily News - Ban ‘digital stop-and-frisk’: Facial recognition technology too prone to errors
NY Daily News - Ban ‘digital stop-and-frisk’: Facial recognition technology too prone to errors
Op-ed, NYCAlbert cahnFebruary 8, 2021New York, facial recognition, NYPD
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