Collaborate Disseminate
Ordinarily, when employers wish to assess the performance of their employees, they have them fill out questionnaires or take part in interviews. A new (and perhaps somewhat Orwellian) system is claimed to be more objective and thus more accur… Continue reading Smartphones and fitness trackers used to gauge employee performance
Algorithms like COMPAS that predict recidivism have flooded the criminal justice system—but do they work? Continue reading Bail Algorithms Are As Accurate As Random People Doing an Online Survey
Identity thieves have perfected a scam in which they impersonate existing customers at retail mobile phone stores, pay a small cash deposit on pricey new phones, and then charge the rest to the victim’s account. In most cases, switching on the new phones causes the victim account owner’s phone(s) to go dead. This is the story of a Pennsylvania man who allegedly died of a heart attack because his wife’s phone was switched off by ID thieves and she was temporarily unable to call for help. Continue reading A Life or Death Case of Identity Theft?