Why the police should use machine learning—very carefully
The debate over the police using machine learning is intensifying—it is considered in some quarters as controversial as stop and search.
Aug 21, 2019
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Employees urge Google not to work with US immigration officials
Hundreds of Google employees on Wednesday called on the internet titan to avoid working for US immigration officials until they stop "engaging in human rights abuses."
Aug 15, 2019
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Internet
WhatsApp flaw let spies take control with calls alone (Update)
Spyware crafted by a sophisticated group of hackers-for-hire took advantage of a flaw in the popular WhatsApp communications program to remotely hijack dozens of targeted phones without any user interaction.
May 14, 2019
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The technology that gave Stephen Hawking a voice should be accessible to all who need it
Stephen Hawking was one of the most prominent people in history to use a high-tech communication aid known as augmentative and alternative communication (AAC).
Mar 16, 2018
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Robotics
Could intelligent machines of the future own the rights to their own creations?
Intellectual property may be the legal term for creations, including literary or artistic, but there is something inherently human about it as well.
Dec 1, 2017
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Robotics
Opinion: Robots and AI could soon have feelings, hopes and rights … we must prepare for the reckoning
Get used to hearing a lot more about artificial intelligence. Even if you discount the utopian and dystopian hyperbole, the 21st century will broadly be defined not just by advancements in artificial intelligence, robotics, ...
Feb 28, 2017
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Security
Should cybersecurity be a human right?
Having access to the internet is increasingly considered to be an emerging human right. International organizations and national governments have begun to formally recognize its importance to freedom of speech, expression ...
Feb 14, 2017
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iPhone hack attack shows why we need to rein in the trade in spyware
Downloading security updates for computers and mobile devices is a regular routine for most of us.
Sep 16, 2016
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Human rights
Human rights refer to the "basic rights and freedoms to which all humans are entitled." Examples of rights and freedoms which have come to be commonly thought of as human rights include civil and political rights, such as the right to life and liberty, freedom of expression, and equality before the law; and economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to participate in culture, the right to food, the right to work, and the right to education.
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