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Privacy technologies
fromFuturism
6 days ago

An AI Mistook a Doritos Bag for a Gun and Called the Cops on a Teenager

An AI gun-detection system misidentified a Doritos bag as a weapon, triggering armed police and raising concerns about false positives, privacy, and bias.
World news
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 month ago

In Colombia, false positives' ruling paves the way for new convictions

Colombian military units executed civilians and falsely labelled them as guerrillas; the JEP sanctioned 12 commanders, investigates senior officers, and thousands of victims remain.
World news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month ago

Colombian court ruling sentences 12 ex-military officers

Special Colombian court sentenced 12 former military officers to 5–8 years’ reparation work for involvement in 135 false-positive civilian killings (2002–2005).
#ai-surveillance
fromAbove the Law
1 month ago
Privacy technologies

Activists Are Using AI To 'Identify' ICE Officers And That's Definitely Not Good News - Above the Law

fromAbove the Law
1 month ago
Privacy technologies

Activists Are Using AI To 'Identify' ICE Officers And That's Definitely Not Good News - Above the Law

US news
fromABC7 San Francisco
1 month ago

More Facebook, Instagram accounts falsely linked to predatory behavior restored by 7 On Your Side

Meta's teen-safety measures erroneously flagged and banned many legitimate Facebook and Instagram accounts for child sexual exploitation, with many later restored after review.
California
fromLos Angeles Times
6 months ago

Thousands of California prisoners falsely tested positive for opioids. Did it cost them their freedom?

Thousands of inmates in California received false positive drug tests due to a laboratory error, risking their parole and freedom.
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