#AlgorithmicBias

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in July issued a proposed policy statement “concerning the suppression of accuracy in artificial intelligence…

It’s time. Time for tinkerers, security researchers, hackers, and fellow nerds to gather together in signature black hoodies and utilikilts…

Artificial intelligence is rapidly changing education, and the way people search for information. Parents, teenagers, teachers, and schools are struggling…

This post is available as a printable one page handout in English and Spanish. Recordings of law enforcement, whether by…

The concept of “surveillance pricing” is just one part of a much larger problem and business model: corporations maximizing their…

For years, John Deere had actively made repairing their tractors near-impossible for anyone but itself and the few “authorized” repair…

A new report from the Government Accounting Office reveals that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) plans to nearly triple…

There’s a new boogeyman in the battles over AI: so-called “stealth crawlers.” We’ll admit it—the term “stealth crawlers” sounds quite…

The effort to age gate the internet is back in Washington—and now it has a new name. Recently passed by…

One of the best bulwarks against monopoly is interoperability—that is making a new product or service work with an existing…

In my first weeks as Executive Director of EFF, I’ve been reminded every day how consequential this moment is in…

This post is part 2 in a series about automated content moderation. Read the first post here. When whistleblower Frances…