David Folkenflik reports: You can’t forget what you’ve heard with your own ears. Thanks to the widespread broadcast of his beliefs on race, the disgrace of Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling is now cemented, and the NBA is seeking to force him to sell the team. NBA commissioner Adam Silver acknowledged as much at a news…
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Here’s How ‘Big Data’ Can Really Hurt The Poor
Eileen Sullivan of AP reports: A White House review of how the government and private sector use large sets of data has found that such information could be used to discriminate against Americans on issues such as housing and employment even as it makes their lives easier in many ways. “Big data” is everywhere. It…
NYC: City Council pushing creation of medical registry for disabled people
Corinne Lestch reports: The City Council is pushing for the creation of a medical registry for people with developmental disabilities along with access to GPS tracking devices in the wake of 14-year-old Avonte Oquendo’s death. The package of legislation, spearheaded by Council members Ruben Wills (D-Queens) and Vanessa Gibson (D-Bronx) calls for a new voluntary…
Article: Policing by Numbers: Big Data and the Fourth Amendment – Joh
Elizabeth Joh has an article in Washington Law Review that begins: The age of “big data” has come to policing. In Chicago, police officers are paying particular attention to members of a “heat list”: those identified by a risk analysis as most likely to be involved in future violence.1 In Charlotte, North Carolina, the police have…