David Nolan

Tech and Human Rights | Investigating state deployment of AI and technology @amnestytech @amnesty | Views my own

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[Yuval Abraham יובל אברהם @yuval_abraham]

Microsoft announced it is blocking Israel’s access to technology which allowed the mass surveillance of Palestinian civilians, following an investigation we wrote. The first time that a major US tech company sanctions the Israeli military for violating Palestinian rights >

[Donncha Ó Cearbhaill @DonnchaC]

Great Firewall Export: A new investigation by @Amnesty and partners, reveals Geedge Networks, a Chinese company, which is commercialized the tech behind China's notorious "Great Firewall".

Geedge surveillance and censorship products found used in Pakistan, Myanmar, and more.

[Amnesty Tech @AmnestyTech]

The U.S. authorities are using Artificial Intelligence tools by @PalantirTech & @BabelKnowledge (Babel Street) to deliberately target non-US citizens & those who speak out for Palestinian rights.

Here's how 👇

[Amnesty Tech @AmnestyTech]

🚨NEW: @Amnesty's latest investigation, "Too Much Technology, Not Enough Empathy", exposes how @DWPgovuk's unchecked use of tech & AI systems is creating an inaccessible social security system for people with disabilities and other marginalized groups.
https://t.co/6tmw4zkvY2

[David Nolan @DavidN1194]

Finally made the move to the other place, find me there https://t.co/fUGU2YDOiV

[Gabriel Geiger @gabriels_geiger]

I do a lot of FOIA and I’m used to stonewalling. But Sweden surprised me. After 3 years of telling me no, a high level official at Sweden’s welfare agency @fk_media accidentally left me on cc, writing “Now we must hope that we are done with him.”

[Lighthouse Reports @LHreports]

Secretive algorithms deployed in Sweden's vaunted welfare system cast suspicion on innocent women & migrants while ignoring men & the affluent. We reveal with @SvD how Sweden built this system then stonewalled journalists

[Amnesty Tech @AmnestyTech]

🚨NEW: @Amnesty research exposes how the Danish welfare authority, Udbetaling Danmark, is using artificial intelligence (AI) tools to flag individuals for social benefits fraud investigations, risking discrimination against marginalized groups.
https://t.co/MONEVV5tWo

[Likhita @lipstickkranti]

New: We @amnestyfrance @amnesty + 14 other coalition partnes led by La Quadrature du Net (LQDN) submitted a complaint to the Council of State, the highest administrative court in France, demanding the risk-scoring algorithmic system used by CNAF be stopped.

[Amnesty Tech @AmnestyTech]

🚨@Amnesty & fourteen other coalition partners led by @laquadrature submitted a complaint to the Council of State in France, demanding the discriminatory risk-scoring algorithmic system used by the National Family Allowance Fund (CNAF) be stopped. https://t.co/CQWyWJi4OF

[Nadim Nashif @NadimNashif]

📢 Join us for the event: "Palestinian Digital Rights, Genocide and Big Tech Accountability"
Moderated by Makan and anchored in 7amleh's and Amnesty Tech's critical work, t
🔗 Register here: https://t.co/HMoDrsqgW0

[Barbara Marcolini @babimarcolini]

New investigation: https://t.co/eWm8t6pC7U

With @AI_Micah, @DRovera and @milena_iul

[7amleh حملة @7amleh]

A new op-ed by 7amleh's EU Officer, Taysir Mathlouthi, that examines the EU AI Act and its failure to address the use of AI in Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territories, highlighting concerns about AI-driven surveillance and warfare in Gaza.
Read full article on @MiddleEastEye: https://t.co/C1WIgP9wW0

[Likhita @lipstickkranti]

As the EU AI Act comes into force today, EU lawmakers must ensure robust implementation, take measures to fill critical gaps left by the final Act, and ensure prohibitions on unacceptably harmful AI systems. 👇🏽

[Amnesty Tech @AmnestyTech]

With the #EUCouncil set to vote on the "Chat Control" proposal, a reminder:

It's impossible to create a technological system that can scan the contents of private electronic communication while preserving the right to privacy.

https://t.co/FeGITYR9dm

[TOI Hyderabad @TOIHyderabad]

Telangana govt’s ‘Samagra Vedika’ poses risk to human rights, says Amnesty International

https://t.co/QPlwQ2MyGV

Story by: @sudhakarudumula

[Amnesty Tech @AmnestyTech]

The first of a three-part investigative series into biometric ID systems in Africa, co-published by @LHreports and @Bloomberg, exposes a digital ID system in Uganda that has created a sweeping surveillance state, prompting significant rights concerns.
https://t.co/U2YVvQerVr

[Amnesty Tech @AmnestyTech]

🚨@Amnesty’s Security Lab introduce new website features to help protect human rights defenders, activists, journalists, and civil society organisations from rising digital threats such as spyware.
https://t.co/Z79quYF1HM