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2024-05-30 15:05:51

Algorithmic bias could “cost people’s lives”: The AI designed to prevent veteran suicide prioritizes White men and ignores survivors of sexual violence.
With @npub1n3v…rn2q: https://themarkup.org/news/2024/05/30/v-a-uses-a-suicide-prevention-algorithm-to-decide-who-gets-extra-help-it-favors-white-men

2024-05-15 12:06:38

#News: Major mortgage lenders are sharing sensitive user data with Facebook.
If you’ve been on the market for a #home, the platform could know about your credit, your address, and more.
https://themarkup.org/pixel-hunt/2024/05/15/mortgage-brokers-sent-peoples-estimated-credit-address-and-veteran-status-to-facebook

2024-05-04 13:04:58

Before you hit the streets, you should note that your cellphones may subject you to surveillance tactics by law enforcement.
We put together a guide on how to prepare your phone for a protest: https://themarkup.org/the-breakdown/2024/05/04/how-do-i-prepare-my-phone-for-a-protest-updated-2024

2024-05-03 22:04:37

Recent campus protests–and the push to ID protesters–have raised concerns about how colleges track their students every day.
We investigated on this back in 2023: https://themarkup.org/machine-learning/2023/11/30/he-wanted-privacy-his-college-gave-him-none

2024-04-15 13:34:07

NEW TOOL: Students can connect to school Wi-Fi and monitor their #school’s #censorship in just a few clicks.
Share with a K-12 student in your life ⬇️
https://themarkup.org/digital-book-banning/2024/04/13/does-your-school-block-these-sites

2024-04-13 13:01:02

#NEWS: Schools censor much of the web—and the practice is inhibiting students’ learning and even safety.
The Trevor Project? Blocked.
Planned Parenthood? Blocked.
NASA? Blocked.
With USA TODAY: https://mrkup.org/mZ9lR