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Oct 3, 2022

Algorithms Are Making Decisions About Health Care, Which May Only Worsen Medical Racism

Unclear regulation and a lack of transparency increase the risk that AI and algorithmic tools that exacerbate racial biases will be used in medical settings.
Unclear regulation and a lack of transparency increase the risk that AI and algorithmic tools that exacerbate racial biases will be used in medical settings.
A Doctor points to AI biomedical algorithm screen.
A Doctor points to AI biomedical algorithm screen.
Oct 3, 2022

Supreme Court Preview: Equal Protection on the Docket

In its new term, the court will hear several cases that, if overturned, could set efforts to protect vulnerable groups back decades.
In its new term, the court will hear several cases that, if overturned, could set efforts to protect vulnerable groups back decades.
The exterior of the US Supreme Court Building.
The exterior of the US Supreme Court Building.
Sep 29, 2022

Three People Share How Ankle Monitoring Devices Fail, Harm, and Stigmatize

Electronic monitoring typically uses GPS tracking systems in devices referred to as ankle bracelets, ankle shackles, or tethers to record the location of their wearers. This includes people awaiting trial,...
Electronic monitoring typically uses GPS tracking systems in devices referred to as ankle bracelets, ankle shackles, or tethers to record the location of their wearers. This includes people awaiting trial,...
A woman pulls up her pant leg and shows her ankle monitor.
A woman pulls up her pant leg and shows her ankle monitor.
Sep 29, 2022

For Defense Attorneys: Tips for Effectively Challenging Pretrial Electronic Monitoring

ACLU created a list of tips and resources to help challenge the imposition of electronic monitoring.
ACLU created a list of tips and resources to help challenge the imposition of electronic monitoring.
An individual wearing an ankle monitor.
An individual wearing an ankle monitor.
Sep 28, 2022

How to Navigate Mental Health Apps That May Share Your Data

As period-tracking apps draw scrutiny, we should also consider how a broader array of health apps may intrude on our privacy.
As period-tracking apps draw scrutiny, we should also consider how a broader array of health apps may intrude on our privacy.
Image of Talkspace app on a smartphone on a white background.
Image of Talkspace app on a smartphone on a white background.
Sep 28, 2022

Friends Ask Friends to Vote

The midterm elections are coming, but voting can be confusing and overwhelming. People want to be good voters. They want to make informed choices about who to vote for and how to vote on issues.
The midterm elections are coming, but voting can be confusing and overwhelming. People want to be good voters. They want to make informed choices about who to vote for and how to vote on issues.
A voting booth
A voting booth