Collaborate Disseminate
The EFF has raised concerns about how it impacts First Amendment rights to freedom of speech and religion. Continue reading Tattoo recognition technology “raises significant First Amendment questions”
Really good investigative reporting on the automatic algorithms used to predict recidivism rates…. Continue reading Inherent Bias in Recidivism Algorithm
This is a good summary article on the fallibility of DNA evidence. Most interesting to me are the parts on the proprietary algorithms used in DNA matching: William Thompson points out that Perlin has declined to make public the algorithm that drives the program. "You do have a black-box situation happening here," Thompson told me. "The data go in, and… Continue reading The Fallibility of DNA Evidence
Last year, the NSA announced its plans for transitioning to cryptography that is resistant to a quantum computer. Now, it’s NIST’s turn. Its just-released report talks about the importance of algorithm agility and quantum resistance. Sometime soon, it’s going to have a competition for quantum-resistant public-key algorithms: Creating those newer, safer algorithms is the longer-term goal, Moody says. A key… Continue reading NIST Starts Planning for Post-Quantum Cryptography
Instagram users aren’t taking this very well. Continue reading Instagram Is Trying to Stop a Global Panic Over Its Algorithmic Feed
NIST has published a draft of their new standard for encryption use: "NIST Special Publication 800-175B, Guideline for Using Cryptographic Standards in the Federal Government: Cryptographic Mechanisms." In it, the Escrowed Encryption Standard from the 1990s, FIPS-185, is no longer certified. And Skipjack, NSA’s symmetric algorithm from the same period, will no longer be certified. I see nothing sinister about… Continue reading New NIST Encryption Guidelines