News & Commentary

Sep 17, 2021

Public Trust in Artificial Intelligence Starts With Institutional Reform

How can institutions encourage public trust in AI? Make themselves more trustworthy.

Robot solving problems
Sep 07, 2021

The Privacy Lesson of 9/11: Mass Surveillance is Not the Way Forward

Congress must ensure that the next generation of Americans is able to speak and associate freely, without fear of surveillance.

Surveillance cameras on a street pole.
Sep 03, 2021

Six Children, One Mom, No Broadband Internet Connection

Getting accessible, affordable broadband would be a victory for all the parents and kids struggling just to get through each day during this painful past year.

Mother and child sitting on a bed in a bedroom
Jul 15, 2021

I Did Nothing Wrong. I Was Arrested Anyway.

Over a year after a police face recognition tool matched me to a crime I did not commit, my family still feels the impact. We must stop this dangerous technology.

Robert Williams and his daughter, Rosie Williams
Jul 13, 2021

How Artificial Intelligence Can Deepen Racial and Economic Inequities

The Biden administration must prioritize and address all the ways that AI and technology can exacerbate racial and other inequities.

Couple looking to buy a home
Apr 28, 2021

How Broadband Access Advances Systemic Equality

For millions of people who can't afford broadband, extending access would open the door to equal opportunities.

A picture of a black family smiling together as they stare at a computer, with a blue overlay on the photo.
Apr 21, 2021

Privacy Rights Do Not Come With a Price Tag

Apps you use every day collect and sell sensitive data that could wind up in government hands without your knowing it. A new bill would change that.

Social media apps on a smart phone.
Apr 20, 2021

The Public Should Have Access to the Surveillance Court’s Opinions

Decisions related to the surveillance of Americans should not be kept hidden from the public.

E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse information sign at the entrance to the Federal courthouse in Washington, D.C.
Apr 16, 2021

COVID-19 May Fade, But Will the Tracking Tools Built to Fight It?

We must ensure that temporary COVID-19 data surveillance infrastructures do not needlessly outlast this once-in-a-century pandemic.

An electronic ad inside DC's Metro Station for the the DC Department of Health's mobile Covid-19 contact tracing app.