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The Do’s and Don’ts of Data: How to Keep Your Company Compliant in Today’s Data-Driven World

Karima Mariama-Arthur, Esq.January 15, 2020January 15, 2020

by Karima Mariama-Arthur, Esq.January 15, 2020January 15, 20202276

"Companies should concern themselves with data privacy and protection if they want to remain in business," says data privacy and protection expert Ambler Jackson....

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Black Facebook Employees Say The Tech Giant ‘Empowers Racism Against Its Employees of Color’

Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonNovember 21, 2019November 21, 2019

by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonNovember 21, 2019November 21, 20195960

Black employees at Facebook wrote an open letter to the company stating that every day they feel as if they don't belong there. ...

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Amazon’s Facial Recognition Software Falsely Identified Athletes As Criminals

Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonOctober 30, 2019October 30, 2019

by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonOctober 30, 2019October 30, 20191225

Amazon's facial recognition software, "Rekognition," falsely identified 27 professional athletes as criminals, according to an ACLU report....

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Google Suspends Facial Recognition Research After Reportedly Targeting Homeless Black People

Marie CyprienOctober 21, 2019October 21, 2019

by Marie CyprienOctober 21, 2019October 21, 20192521

Google suspends its facial recognition research after a report that its contractors were targeting black homeless people....

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Brooklyn Apartment Tenants Rise Up Against Landlord’s Plans to Install Facial Recognition Technology

Samara LynnMay 2, 2019May 3, 2019

by Samara LynnMay 2, 2019May 3, 20191186

African American tenants are fighting a landlord’s plans to install facial recognition technology in their Brooklyn building....

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This Week in Tech Racism, March 25, 2017

Samara LynnMarch 25, 2017March 24, 2017

by Samara LynnMarch 25, 2017March 24, 2017358

Social media flogs artist for tone-deaf painting; little kids are racially taunted after becoming champs at a robotics competition; and more....

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This Week in Tech Racism, March 10, 2017

Samara LynnMarch 10, 2017March 10, 2017

by Samara LynnMarch 10, 2017March 10, 2017340

In this week’s edition for news involving race, society, science, and technology: President Trump’s so-called “Muslim Banâ€ Executive Order gives rise to a new form...

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6 Times Uber’s CEO Got Dragged

Samara LynnMarch 3, 2017September 23, 2017

by Samara LynnMarch 3, 2017September 23, 2017918

Kalanick keeps getting into all sorts of trouble that leaves many Silicon Valley watchers left shaking-their-damn-heads. Social Media is not having it....

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