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Human Rights
26
Sep

Urgent action needed over artificial intelligence risks to human rights

September 26, 2021
“The higher the risk for human rights, the stricter the legal requirements for the use of AI technology should be”. — Urgent action needed over artificial intelligence risks to human rights, warned @mbachelet : https://t.co/MSCYeTSpO6 pic.twitter.com/Np4M0G0euB— UN Geneva (@UNGeneva) September 19, 2021 https://twitter.com/UNHumanRights/status/1438111266015432711?s=20 15 September 2021Human Rights States should place moratoriums on the sale and...
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27
Jul

5G and the Future Internet: Implications for Developing Democracies and Human Rights

July 27, 2021
Link https://www.ndi.org/publications/5g-and-future-internet-implications-developing-democracies-and-human-rights 5G adoption is happening around the world, even in places with low internet penetration. As of February 2021, 131 countries had announced plans to invest in 5G and more than 60 of the 98 countries NDI works in were engaging corporations that have close ties to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in their 5G plans....
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18
Nov

The ethical questions that haunt facial-recognition research

November 18, 2020
Nature 587, 354-358 (2020)doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-020-03187-3 18 NOVEMBER 2020 Journals and researchers are under fire for controversial studies using this technology. And a Nature survey reveals that many researchers in this field think there is a problem. Richard Van Noorden In September 2019, four researchers wrote to the publisher Wiley to “respectfully ask” that it immediately retract a scientific paper....
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21
Jul

The momentum in favor of secure 5G is building

July 21, 2020
Source: https://www.state.gov/welcoming-the-united-kingdom-decision-to-prohibit-huawei-from-5g-networks/ Countries need to be able to trust that 5G equipment and software will not threaten national security, economic security, privacy, intellectual property, or human rights. The momentum in favor of secure 5G is building. The UK joins democracies such as the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Latvia, Poland, Romania, and Sweden in banning Huawei...
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09
Jul

Algorithmic state surveillance: Challenging the notion of agency in human rights

July 9, 2020
Eleni Kosta First published: 07 July 2020 https://doi.org/10.1111/rego.12331 Abstract This paper explores the extent to which current interpretations of the notion of agency, as traditionally perceived under human rights law, pose challenges to human rights protection in light of algorithmic surveillance. After examining the notion of agency under the European Convention on Human Rights as...
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26
May

Victory – After 6 Years! Cape Town, South Africa

May 26, 2020
A community stood together after having their voices silenced. The residents of Kleinvlei, under the leadership of Dr. Gavin Davis and Mrs L. October, refused to surrender their autonomy to the wireless industry, and can now claim victory after a hard won battle. The battle dates back from 2014. The tower at Erf 789, Kleinvlei,...
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20
Jan

Mobile Phone Whistleblower Project

January 20, 2020
For more information please see: https://www.mobile-phone-whistleblowing.org/
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16
Dec

Top tech firms sued over DR Congo cobalt mining deaths

December 16, 2019
Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-50812616?ocid=socialflow_twitter# Apple, Google, Tesla and Microsoft are among firms named in a lawsuit seeking damages over deaths and injuries of child miners in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The case has been filed by the International Rights Advocates on behalf of 14 Congolese families. They accuse the companies of knowing that cobalt used in...
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19
Nov

Opinion: AI For Good Is Often Bad

November 19, 2019
Source: https://www.wired.com/story/opinion-ai-for-good-is-often-bad/ 11.18.2019 Trying to solve poverty, crime, and disease with (often biased) technology doesn’t address their root causes. Excerpt: “While AI for good programs often warrant genuine excitement, they should also invite increased scrutiny. Good intentions are not enough when it comes to deploying AI for those in greatest need. In fact, the fanfare...
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29
May

Four cell towers metres from where children live and play – South Africa

May 29, 2017
The following cell towers have to be dismantled without any further delay: Copies of the letters and documents below were sent to all relevant officials within the City. 1. Forest Glade Eerste River : Perm Gardens Baptist Church  2. 4th Avenue, Heathfield  3. Manenberg (2nd Avenue, Sherwood Park), right beside a children’s playground. 4. Mitchells Plain...
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