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🚨​🚨​🚨​ BREAKING: Civil Society hits out at Nadine Dorries over ‘rigged’ consultation! More than 30 civil society organisations have gone public with their concerns over what they believe may be an unlawful consultation process. Press release👇🏽 openrightsgroup.org/press-releases… 1/

Signatories include ADCU BID Big Brother Watch @UK_CAGE Chayn 💖🌈 Defend Digital Me Fair Trials Glitch HertsForRefugees Index on Censorship IRISi interventions JCWI Just Algorithms Action Group (JAAG) Keep Our NHS Public Liberty Medact Middle Eastern Women and Society Organisation Migrants Organise @migrants_rights 7/

We signed this open letter because, as Jim from Open Rights Group says, it's a "classic government stitch-up aimed at uprooting some of the most fundamental protections enjoyed by citizens."

What could possibly go wrong with trusting a defence contractor (also known as a secretive spy-tech business) with nation’s health data? theregister.com/2022/06/13/nhs…

📝 Final version of our paper on the Covid19-induced panopticon out doi.org/10.1111/ilr.12…. Focus on the interplay between technology-enabled intrusive monitoring & the augmentation of managerial prerogatives for essential & remote workers. Also available in French and Spanish.

We are developing an audit tool for digital systems, check our website for more on this: jaag.org.uk/ethical-auditi… #ethics #Digital #Audit

The ICO - Information Commissioner's Office is set to investigate AI recruitment bias. Information Commissioner John Edwards has promised to consider “the impact the use AI in recruitment could be having on neuro-diverse people or ethnic minorities, who weren’t part of the testing for this software”.

JAAG welcomes the delay in the #OnlineSafetyBill as an opportunity for improvement. Safeguarding children is a priority and the Bill must deliver on the protection all sectors are asking for. Department for Culture, Media and Sport #privacy #safeguarding #children

JAAG's 2nd AGM will take place online on Friday 30 Sep at 7.30pm. If you would like to attend, register here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/just-algorit…

‘The move to increased hybrid and remote working has fueled the debate on employee monitoring practices and what is acceptable.’ - Hayfa Mohdzaini, senior research adviser at CIPD View our research findings: ow.ly/tiZb50LoWj6 #CIPD #HiBob #RemoteWorking #HybridWorking

Check our Blog post on the Data Bill: jaag.org.uk/blog/the-data-…

Our member and research fellow at University College Hospital, Dr Zella King has kindly shared some material on her work around AI for operational purposes in health care. Read more about this one our blog: jaag.org.uk/blog

OPINION: Once Palantir is inside our health service, it will be hard to get rid of. The NHS should think carefully bit.ly/40iS6V9

👀 New report on worker surveillance 👀 As new tech is making it easier & cheaper than ever for companies to monitor their employees, this report shines a light on who is more at risk (young people, women & black workers) and what the consequences are. ippr.org/research/publi…

Join us on a call with Foxglove to learn more about the govt's dodgy plans for a 'Federated Data Platform' and how you can help challenge it. Let's ensure patient choice and consent are honoured in the use of #NHS patient data. Sign up now⬇️! actionnetwork.org/events/palanti…

🚨 The #Government's approach to #AI is not fit for purpose and will leave our #rightsontheline. We're pleased to be 1 of 30 signatories calling for a different approach that prioritises rights and accountability. Read our joint statement: bit.ly/43lviFT

New blog: Just Algorithms, Siani Morris calls for AI regulation. jaag.org.uk/blog/just-algo… "Visions of anthropomorphic machines causing the destruction of civilisation are common, but these take attention away from the very real problems we already have from the use of AI systems."

New blog: The UK's AI summit- a missed opportunity. jaag.org.uk/blog/the-uks-a… "JAAG is today pleased to join with over 100 concerned civil society organisations and individuals in addressing an open letter to the UK PM about the much – vaunted UK Global Summit on AI Safety."

Read our new blog: "Ethical dilemmas posed by Artificial Intelligence" jaag.org.uk/blog/ethical-d…