Het was te mooi om waar te zijn: een algoritme om fraude in de bijstand op te sporen. Ondanks waarschuwingen bleef de gemeente Rotterdam er bijna vier jaar lang in geloven. Een handjevol ambtenaren, zich onvoldoende bewust van ethische risico’s, kon jarenlang ongestoord experimenteren met de data van kwetsbare

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Discriminerend algoritme: Volgens een onderzoek discrimineerde het algoritme dat Buitenlandse Zaken gebruikt om visumaanvragen te beoordelen. Uit onvrede met die conclusie vroeg het ministerie om een second opinion. By Carola Houtekamer and Merijn Rengers for NRC on May 1, 2024 https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2024/05/01/let-op-zegt-de-computer-van-buitenlandse-zaken-bij-tienduizenden-visumaanvragen-is-dat-discriminatie-a4197697

Also in the year 2023, legislators, the judiciary and regulators were frequently busy in the field of privacy and data protection. Meanwhile, the AVG celebrated its fifth anniversary which provided a moment to look back and look forward. Or as AP Chairman Aleid Wolfsen described it: reason to celebrate and

EDPS issues Opinion on the proposed Regulation to extend the temporary derogation from certain provisions of the ePrivacy Directive to combat child sexual abuse online. Read Press Release & Opinion.Each year on 28 January, we celebrate Data Protection Day. This date commemorates the anniversary of the Council of Europe’s

Politico reports on a perceived lack of transparency around the establishment and work of the U.S. Data Protection Review Court. Created under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, the court's mandate is to tackle consumer redress concerning foreign surveillance claims against U.S. government access to non-U.S. residents'

Meta ignores the users’ right to easily withdraw consent If Instagram and Facebook users want to withdraw their consent, they have to buy an expensive subscription https://noyb.eu/en/meta-ignores-users-right-easily-withdraw-consent