mass surveillance
Will Trump Sanction China’s Use of Facial Recognition Software?
Ashley Deeks Fri, Sep 14, 2018, 12:27 PM
There is value in putting down a marker that using the technology this way is not acceptable.
Ashley Deeks is a Professor of Law at the University of Virginia Law School. She joined the Virginia faculty in 2012 after two years as an academic fellow at Columbia Law School. She served for ten years in the Legal Adviser's Office at the State Department, most recently as the Assistant Legal Adviser for Political-Military Affairs. In 2007-08 she held an International Affairs Fellowship from the Council on Foreign Relations. After graduating from the University of Chicago Law School, she clerked for Judge Edward Becker on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
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Western Europe
'One Nation Under CCTV': The U.K. Tackles Facial Recognition Technology
Shannon Togawa Mercer, Ashley Deeks Mon, May 7, 2018, 8:00 AM
The United Kingdom may be on the cusp of new Facial Recognition Software regulations, but for now, the technology is developing faster than the government’s ability to ensure its responsible use.
Artificial Intelligence
Predicting Enemies: Military Use of Predictive Algorithms
Ashley Deeks Tue, Apr 10, 2018, 7:00 AM
In the context of both criminal justice and military operations, predictive algorithms are likely to be used for a similar purpose: making individual predictions about dangerousness and anticipating the location of future acts of violence.
Privacy: Technology
Facial Recognition Software: Costs and Benefits
Ashley Deeks, Shannon Togawa Mercer Tue, Mar 27, 2018, 9:00 AM
Governments and businesses are using facial recognition software more and more often. The costs and benefits extend beyond what’s in plain sight.
International Law
Prime Minister May’s Use-of-Force Claim: Clarifying the Law That Governs the U.K.’s Options
Ashley Deeks Tue, Mar 13, 2018, 1:17 PM
After Prime Minister Theresa May referred to “unlawful use of force” in her speech concerning the poisoning of Sergei Skripal, it is worth clarifying the possible role of NATO and the range of potential British actions.
surveillance
China’s Total Information Awareness: Second-Order Challenges
Ashley Deeks Tue, Jan 16, 2018, 9:00 AM
The U.S. needs to start thinking about how to respond to domestic surveillance in other countries.
propaganda
Addressing Russian Influence: What Can We Learn From U.S. Cold War Counter-Propaganda Efforts?
Ashley Deeks, Sabrina McCubbin, Cody M. Poplin Wed, Oct 25, 2017, 7:00 AM
A review of anti-propaganda strategies from the Cold War may inform contemporary responses to Russian active measures.