The War Over Genetic Privacy Is Just Beginning
Published: June 9, 2021
“Guilt by association” has taken on new connotations in the technological age.
All of those fascinating, genealogical searches that allow you to trace your family tree by way of a DNA sample can now be used against you and those you love.
As of 2019, more than 26 million people had added their DNA to ancestry databases. It’s estimated those databases could top 100 million profiles within the year, thanks to the aggressive marketing of companies such as Ancestry and 23andMe.
It’s a tempting proposition: provide some mega-corporation with a spit sample or a cheek swab, and in return, you get to learn everything about who you are, where you came from, and who is part of your extended your family.
Data and Computer Scientists, Ecologists, Pathologists, and Legal Scholars Study AI’s Biases
by Catherine Kenny
April 13, 2021
Artificial Intelligence touches almost every aspect of our lives, from mobile banking and online shopping to social media and real-time traffic maps. But what happens when artificial intelligence is biased? What if it makes mistakes on important decisions from who gets a job interview or a mortgage to who gets arrested and how much time they ultimately serve for a crime?
“These everyday decisions can greatly affect the trajectories of our lives and increasingly, they’re being made not by people, but by machines,” said UC Davis computer science professor Ian Davidson.
Published January 18. 2021 7:21AM
Bob Van Voris, Bloomberg News
NEW YORK In his four years in the White House, Donald Trump gave the U.S. Constitution an unprecedented workout, challenging norms and laws in ways that left few parts of America’s foundational legal document untouched.
The president throughout his term faced suspicion of colluding with a foreign government, worries that his business might create conflicts of interest and fears that his temperament and conduct would violate the norms of the nation’s highest office. Trump responded to almost all of these concerns with defiance rejecting most congressional oversight, stonewalling law enforcement, issuing executive orders by the seat of his pants and, in his final act, refusing to accept the results of a democratic election.
Beloved bowling alley Albany Bowl closing after 71 years
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Restaurant, sports bar and billiard room Albany Bowl is closing after 71 years.Michelle C. via YelpShow MoreShow Less
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Restaurant, sports bar and billiard room Albany Bowl is closing after 71 years.Jaynie F. via YelpShow MoreShow Less
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Because COVID-19 is determined to kill everything that we hold dear, Albany Bowl announced it is closing after 71 years, according to the East Bay Times. Owner John Tierney cited the lack of cash flow for most of the year and absence of government relief as the reasons behind the closure.
“I’ve spent $700,000 out-of-pocket (since the shutdown), and I can’t keep going that way, Tierney told the East Bay Times. . I can’t hold on for six more months.