Day archives: November 20th, 2023

Secretive White House Surveillance Program Gives Cops Access to Trillions of US Phone Records

Wired [read free]: “A little-known surveillance program tracks more than a trillion domestic phone records within the United States each year, according to a letter WIRED obtained that was sent by US senator Ron Wyden to the Department of Justice (DOJ) on Sunday, challenging the program’s legality. According to the letter, a surveillance program now …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, E-Records, Internet, Legal Research, Privacy

Trustworthy AI in Government + Public Services

“We are pleased to share the Oxford Insights Trustworthy AI Assessment tool. This self assessment tool is designed to help policymakers in government understand how prepared their government is to use AI in a trustworthy way in the public sector. Why did we create this tool? Governments are increasingly using AI in their public services. …

Subjects: AI, Economy, Environmental Law, Financial System, Government Documents, Health Care, Internet

Firefox 120 Now Available: Here’s What’s New

How to Geek: “Mozilla Firefox receives a major update about every four weeks, giving the web browser a steady stream of new features, bug fixes, and security enhancements. Firefox 120 will start rolling out today, with new link options, enhancements to data importing, new security features, and more. Firefox 120 has a few new improvements …

Subjects: Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Privacy, Search Engines

OCHA Centre for Humanitarian Data

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) OCHA Centre for Humanitarian Data – coordinates the global emergency response to save lives and protect people in humanitarian crises. We advocate for effective and principled humanitarian action by all, for all… As an example of the data repositories, please see the following – occupied Palestinian …

Subjects: Government Documents, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research

Italian Poetry Translated

“This website offers translations of Italian poems into English in an interactive format. It’s a work in progress. Poetry is something to recite aloud, in company, enjoying the sound. Meter and rhymes are good things. You really can’t translate poetry, so you should read it in the original language. Well, I would like first of …

Subjects: Education

Use of Artificial Intelligennce in Criminal Cases

Agarwal, Srishti, Use of Artificial Intelligennce in Criminal Cases (October 21, 2023). International Review of Law and Technology Volume 2 Issue 2, Forthcoming, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4609135 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4609135  – “This research article deals with the use of AI in criminal cases. Artificial Intelligence is not a well defined term as everyone has their own …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Courts, Government Documents, Legal Research

Democracy By Design

Accountable Tech: A Content-Agnostic Election Integrity Framework for Online Platforms. Published September 2023. “With over 50 countries set to hold elections amidst tectonic geopolitical and technological shifts, 2024 will present unprecedented challenges for democracy and the information gatekeepers who support it. Those challenges are compounded by increasing volatility of the content policy landscape, as partisan …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, E-Records, Government Documents, Legal Research

Worst and Best Companies for Employee Retention U.S. and UK

Visual Capitalist: The Worst Companies for Employee Retention (U.S. and UK) – “Employees consider various factors when committing to a company long term, including a positive work environment, fair compensation, job security, opportunities for professional growth, and resilience against disruptive changes in the economy or technology. So, which companies have the worst employee retention? To …

Subjects: Economy, Education, Knowledge Management, Social Media