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Serbia, algorithmic discrimination rehearsals

By |December 14th, 2022|Tags: , , |

A new law on social services in Serbia provides for the collection of a large amount of personal data of beneficiaries, to be analysed with an algorithm that evaluates their socio-economic condition. The declared goal is to improve the distribution of resources, but over 22,000 people have already lost the subsidy, without knowing why.

Digital Fortress Europe #3: Automation and surveillance in Fortress Europe

By , , |May 2nd, 2022|Tags: , , |

Artificial intelligence and algorithms are at the heart of the EU’s new mobility-control system. High-risk automated decisions are being taken on human lives. It is an emerging multi-billion-euro unregulated market with dystopian 'smart' applications.

Power imbalances and freedom of consent in migration management

By |April 28th, 2022|Tags: , , , |

The collection of personal information, including biometric and ethnicity data, is being used as a standard tool in migration management. The notion of consent is often disregarded, which is particularly problematic when minority and vulnerable groups are concerned.

Digital Fortress Europe #1: The ecosystem of European biometric monitoring and surveillance data

By , , |April 28th, 2022|Tags: , , |

A description of the main systems in use in Europe to manage the mobility of people across Europe's borders and across its countries, with a focus on current mechanisms that can be improved.

European cloud services: Big Tech’s profits grow thanks to public sector contracts

By |April 14th, 2022|Tags: , , |

The giants of Silicon Valley are taking in 70% of the profits generated by cloud computing in Europe. Despite the problems thrown up by GDPR, some of this money continues to flow through beefy public contracts.

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