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Vice President Kamala Harris held a meeting with civil rights leaders and consumer protection experts about the societal impact of AI on July 12, 2023. Mandel NGAN/AFP via Getty Images

November 3, 2023

Biden’s executive order puts civil rights in the middle of the AI regulation discussion

Margaret Hu, William & Mary

If safety is the heart of the Biden administration’s executive order on AI, then civil rights is its soul.

While security forces in Kazakhstan cracked down on street protests, the country’s internet service went dark. AP Photo/Vladimir Tretyakov

January 24, 2022

Kazakhstan’s internet shutdown is the latest episode in an ominous trend: digital authoritarianism

Margaret Hu, Penn State

By shutting off internet access completely, the government of Kazakhstan was able to silence dissent, hinder protesters’ coordination and keep the populace in the dark.

Les soldats américains ont massivement utilisé l'identification biométrique durant leur présence en Afghanistan. Tauseef Mustafa/AFP

September 2, 2021

Afghanistan : quand la protection des données biométriques devient une question de vie ou de mort

Margaret Hu, Penn State

Les données biométriques que l’US Army a récoltées sur la population afghane, et notamment sur les personnes ayant travaillé pour la coalition, pourraient désormais être exploitées par les talibans.

A U.S. Army soldier scans the irises of an Afghan civilian in 2012 as part of an effort by the military to collect biometric information from much of the Afghan population. Jose Cabezas/AFP via GettyImages

January 6, 2023

Afghanistan’s Taliban reportedly have control of US biometric devices – a lesson in life‑and‑death consequences of data privacy

Margaret Hu, William & Mary Law School

The potential failure of the US military to protect information that can identify Afghan citizens raises questions about whether and how biometric data should be collected in war zones.

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