Each week the Human Rights, Big Data and Technology Project prepares an overview of related news stories from the week.
Censorship
Facebook’s Content Blocking Sends Some Very Mixed Messages – MIT Technology Review
Facebook Said to Create Censorship Tool to Get Back Into China – The New York Times
Cybersecurity
Google warns journalists and professors: Your account is under attack – Ars Technica
Internet age checks are an overreaction – The Guardian
Thailand seeks to tighten cyber security, raising questions about privacy protection – Reuters
Israeli researchers prove headphones can be used as covert listening device – The Next Web
Data protection
Irish data Commissioner steps up investigation into Yahoo email scanning – Reuters
Health
Is DeepMind’s Health-Care App a Solution, or a Problem? – MIT Technology Review
NHS using Google technology to treat patients – BBC News
Who owns your genetic information when you’re a twin? – MIT Technology Review
Net neutrality
Net neutrality regulations under threat by Trump’s new FCC appointments – The Guardian
Predictive analytics
Convict-spotting algorithm criticised – BBC News
Technology
AI Machine Attempts to Understand Comic Books … and Fails – MIT Technology Review
AI Has Beaten Humans at Lip-reading – MIT Technology Review
What Lame Duck? Obama Isn’t Backing Down on These Tech Policies – MIT Technology Review
Google will now tell you whether a bar or shop is busy in real-time – The Guardian
James Simons’s Foundation Starts New Institute for Computing, Big Data – The New York Times
UK Investigatory Powers Bill
Tech firms seek to frustrate internet history log law – BBC News
The list of organisations that will be allowed to view your entire internet history – The Independent
Disclaimer: The views expressed herein are the author(s) alone.
