Be very wary of Trump’s health surveillance plans - The Washington Post
▻https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/04/16/be-very-wary-trumps-health-surveillance-plans
Early in the Trump presidency, senior officials pursued an “Extreme Vetting Initiative,” an automated system that would scour social media data to predict whether an immigrant would commit crimes. The project drew fire as soon as it became public : Computer scientists said such a predictive system was impossible, and lawyers said it would not only chill privacy and speech but also could serve as a “digital Muslim ban.” The idea was abandoned. That cautionary tale shows us that public oversight (...)
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