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Jeff Larson

Bias In Criminal Risk Scores Is Mathematically Inevitable, Researchers Say

An analysis of bias against black defendants in criminal risk scores has prompted research showing that the disparity can be addressed — if the algorithms focus on the fairness of outcomes.

December 31st, 2016

By Jeff Larson and
Julia Angwin

Bias In Criminal Risk Scores Is Mathematically Inevitable, Researchers Say

The racial bias that ProPublica found in a formula used by courts and parole boards to forecast future criminal behavior arises inevitably from the test’s design, according to new research. The findings were described in scholarly papers published or circulated over the past several months. Taken together, they represent the most far-reaching

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Chris Hedges: My Student Comes Home

Newly minted NYPD Officers attend the New York City Police Graduation Ceremony for the Graduating Class of December 2017 held at the Beacon Theater on December 28, 2017 in New York City. (Photo: Mpi43/MediaPunch/IPX)

Holding Top Cops Accountable: When the Brass Lead by Bad Example

Julie Pearson was found dead in Israel last November, allegedly beaten to death by her boyfriend. Her family in Scotland has waited, with increasing frustration, for the creaky wheels of Israeli justice to turn for Julie. This week marks the one-year anniversary of her tragic death.

The Wheels Of Justice Won’t Budge For A Scottish Woman Killed In Israel

FAQ About NSA’s Interest In Angry Birds And Other ‘Leaky Apps’

U.S. and British spy agencies have sought to intercept the information transmitted by the games and other apps that users download onto their smartphones.

January 30th, 2014

By Julia Angwin and
Jeff Larson

FAQ About NSA’s Interest In Angry Birds And Other ‘Leaky Apps’

What's new here? This article reveals how U.S. and British spy agencies have sought to intercept the information transmitted by the games and other apps that users download onto their smartphones. Previous stories have detailed how U.S. and British spies have been

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The Questionable Characters Behind the Kushner-Linked Insurance Giant Oscar Health

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A Trojan Horse? PathCheck’s Contact Tracing App Coming to Minnesota and the World

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With Microsoft Purchase of TikTok, US Tightens Grip Over International Media

Johns Hopkins Asks Professor To Remove Anti-NSA Blog Posts

Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins University, which is short drive from the NSA’s headquarters at Fort Meade, works closely with the spy agency.

September 10th, 2013

By Jeff Larson

Johns Hopkins Asks Professor To Remove Anti-NSA Blog Posts

Citing concerns about linking to classified material, Johns Hopkins University asked a professor this morning to remove a blog post discussing  last week’s revelations about the NSA’s efforts to break encryption. The post had linked to 

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Twitter Deletes QAnon to Protect US from Upheaval; Russia May Delete Twitter for the Same Reason

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Twitter’s Attempt to Suppress Grayzone Reporting Backfires as Warning Label Becomes Meme

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CNN Declares BBC ‘Banned’ but CGTN ‘Withdrawn’ as UK and China Fire off in Propaganda Battle

NSA: Responding To This FOIA Request Would Help ‘Our Adversaries’

The letter warns that any response to this particular Freedom of Information Act request for data would help the NSA’s adversaries. Whoever they are.

June 26th, 2013

By Jeff Larson

Shortly after the Guardian and Washington

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Digital Trails: How the FBI Identifies, Tracks and Rounds Up Dissidents

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Explore Hundreds Of Campaign Emails In The Message Machine

We’ve been collecting campaign emails for the last few months for a project we call theMessage Machine. If you’ve followed the project you may already know that campaigns have been using increasingly sophisticated strategies to target emails they send out, often sending variations of each message to different people based on their demographics and past […]

July 19th, 2012

By Jeff Larson

Explore Hundreds Of Campaign Emails In The Message Machine

We’ve been collecting campaign emails for the last few months for a project we call theMessage Machine. If you’ve followed the project you may already know that campaigns have been using increasingly sophisticated strategies to target emails they send out, often sending variations of each message

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