Governments should play to their existing strengths in data collection to make AI safer for their citizens, including assessing what kinds of data are too risky to allow private companies to collect.
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The UK lacks a comprehensive system for recording hateful graffiti and imagery, something which researchers argue must change.
Existing regulations do not go far enough in protecting people’s information from being collected and shared when they visit websites.
It’s no surprise that corporations harvest vast amounts of data about people, but documents in an FTC lawsuit detail the stunning amount that data brokers know about you and everyone else.
Citizen data that is reliable for use at a national, regional or sub-regional scale does not automatically offer accurate portrayals of specific local and community conditions.
The draft bill has a number of issues, ranging from an insecure mechanism that leaves people’s data vulnerable to attacks, to a lack of mandatory disclosure of data breaches.
Not enough data is being collected about the impact taking prescription medication has on breastfeeding.
Mae gwyddoniaeth dinasyddion yn cynnig y posibilrwydd o wyddoniaeth i'r bobl, gan y bobl.
Does privacy law in Canada do enough to protect us from entities like tech platforms, retailers, the police, hackers and criminals?
Citizen science offers the possibility of a science for the people, by the people. And it could be used to challenge the status quo.
If decision makers don’t have up-to-date information about urban water use and demand, any policies they design are unlikely to deliver for communities or the environment.
New data from 2000 through 2019 shows that Ukraine’s human rights record is better than Russia’s – but worse than that of its Western European neighbors.
Women taking precautions to conceal their identities while seeking reproductive advice is akin to spies using tradecraft to avoid enemy agents.
Universal schemes aimed at classifying populations by ‘race’ or ‘ethnicity’ can force us into a game of competing for better positions within a racial hierarchy.
The Tim Hortons consumer app was found to have collected detailed user information, including location data. As a privacy violation, this challenges perception of Tim Hortons as a trusted brand.
Tropical forests are one of humanity’s best hopes for slowing climate change.
Latest figures show antisemitism in the UK is on the rise, with new expressions of anti-Jewish hatred merely reviving older ones.
Data collection has been used as a weapon against LGBTQ+ communities.
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.
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Associate Professor, School of Law, University of Canberra
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Associate Professor, School of Engineering, RMIT University
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Professor in science and technology studies, Cardiff University
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Research associate in environmental governance, Cardiff University
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Professor of Internet Studies, Curtin University
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Lecturer in sociology, Cardiff University
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Adjunct Fellow, Computer Science and Software Engineering, Swinburne University of Technology
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Senior Research Fellow, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Reseacher in Machine Learning, Data61
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The University of Queensland
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Associate Professor, School of Built Environment, UNSW Sydney
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Research Fellow in Science Communication, UNSW Sydney
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Pro Vice-Chancellor, Research Impact, Australian Catholic University
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Professor, Queensland University of Technology
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Deputy vice-chancellor (Research), Edith Cowan University
