When I find myself on the verge of defending Google, Facebook and Twitter, I take a deep breath, a strong drink and decide it’s best to sleep on it. That’s what I did yesterday. But I am afraid that, even after a day of sunshine, I still feel the need to come to their defence….
Internet ‘Giants’ and Extremism on the Web
The Home Affairs Committee has published a new report which says that social media giants like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube are ‘consciously failing’ to combat the use of their sites to promote terrorism and killings and that these networks have become ‘the vehicle of choice in spreading propaganda and the recruiting platforms for terrorism’….
The Legal Consequences of Genetic Prediction
Aisling de Paor highlights some of the ethical and legal concerns arising with use of algorithms based on genetic information, and advocates the need to appropriately control and regulate these new technologies….
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When Algorithms Kill
Peter Gallagher considers the autonomous weapons debate in international humanitarian law…
SCL survey on data storage: “In-House Lawyers: Do you know if your Company has an email deletion policy?”
SCL is inviting in-house lawyers to take part in a short survey…
Algorithmic Decision-Making and the Problem of Opacity
John Danaher introduces our focus on algorithms in legal and governmental decision-making and explains some of the basic problems. You can find further linked articles in the side-panel….
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Algorithmic Governmentality: Techo-optimism and the Move towards the Dark Side
If algorithmic government does ever achieve its full potential, John Morison offers an intimidating insight into the world we might see…
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Towards Open Government
Niall Ó Brolcháin asks how sovereign governments that were constituted in a bygone age can move into a new technological era that demands openness and transparency….
From Algorithmic Law to Automation-friendly Legislation
Dag Wiese Schartum tells us how to build automated legal decision-making systems…
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Algorithmic Surveillance: True Negatives
Maria Helen Murphy explores surveillance algorithms and the interplay with fundamental rights…