In February 2021, MIT’s Schwarzman College of Computing launched a specially commissioned series that aims to address the opportunities and challenges of the computing age. The MIT Case Studies in Social and Ethical Responsibilities of Computing (SERC) series features peer-reviewed, freely available cases by topic-area experts that introduce readers to a range of questions about…
Category: U.S.
Tax fraud ring leader jailed for selling children’s stolen identities
Sergiu Gatlan reports: The owner of a fraudulent tax preparation business, Ariel Jimenez, was sentenced to 12 years in prison for selling the stolen identities of thousands of children on welfare and helping “customers” to falsely claim tax credits, causing tens of millions of dollars in tax loss. His “customers” used the stolen identity info…
EFF to California Governor: Protect Abortion Data Privacy
Adam Schwartz of EFF writes: In the wake of the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision, anti-choice sheriffs and bounty hunters will try to investigate and punish abortion seekers based on their internet browsing, private messaging, and phone app location data. Legislators must act now to protect this personal data. Reproductive justice requires data privacy. That’s why EFF urges California Governor Gavin Newsom to sign A.B….
ANALYSIS: Can New York Mandate Speed Governors on New Cars?
Eve Kessler reports: Advocates are cheering a first-in-the-nation New York bill that would mandate speed-limiting technology in new cars and would limit large passenger vehicles that have blind spots that endanger pedestrians and other vulnerable road users. But does New York even have the authority to regulate cars this way? And would the law be doomed to…