International Journalism Festival’s Post

This week's IJF round-up: How investigative reporter networks leverage AI to fight crime, Jimmy Lai lawyer reveals daily online threats, and is work working for women?

South Korean police are taking action against the rise of politically motivated deepfakes with the deployment of a new deepfake detection tool. Developed by the Korean National Police Agency the AI-powered program was trained on over 5 million pieces of data from Korean citizens and can determine the authenticity of videos in just 5-10 minutes with an 80% accuracy rate. This tool will be used to aid potential criminal investigations. Learn more about this cutting-edge technology in the fight against deepfakes here: https://lnkd.in/dXsRthz6 #digitalidentity #biometrics #deepfakes #fraudprevention

Privacy Rights,Digital surveillance and threats to civil society by Professor Pete Fussey Collaboration on International ICT Policy for East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL) The mental health implications of surveillance, from a human rights perspective, integrated surveillance, accountability, transparency, how surveillance diminishes the power of protests for human rights defenders, what can be done to universalise activism and HR campaigns. The Human Rights Big Data and Technology Project; advancing human rights in the age of AI and the digital Society. New visibility as well as new vulnerabilities, what can we do to advance digital rights advocacy #digitalrights #data

News Update UK Government Introduces Crackdown on ‘Deepfakes’ Creation The British government has announced stringent measures to combat the creation of sexually explicit ‘deepfakes,’ a form of synthetic media that combines or replaces existing images or videos with manipulated content, often used to create non-consensual and demeaning material. Under the new law, individuals producing sexually explicit deepfake images without consent will face criminal prosecution and an unlimited fine. Moreover, if these images are shared, the offenders could potentially face imprisonment. The legislation aims to address the growing prevalence of deepfake images, which are increasingly being circulated worldwide, causing distress and harm to victims. #ai #deepfakes #unitedkingdom https://lnkd.in/dsGRNtEa

Check out the article by Daniel Jackson on officer.com about the great capabilities SNIPR.ai is bringing to the #lawenforcement community! https://lnkd.in/gKmm6824 DataShapes #security #policing #ai

The UK intelligence agencies are advocating for the government to establish a new category of data set that would not be subjected to the current level of judicial oversight as part of a review of the Investigatory Powers Act. This move aims to weaken data protection safeguards. It is worth noting that this proposal comes after careful consideration and could potentially have implications for privacy and civil liberties. https://lnkd.in/eUEqC4Nk Computerworld #TechNews #PrivacyMatters #PrivacyLaw

🌍 Today, with 11 CSOs, we have written to the EU Commission urging further scrutiny over its decision re-affirming Israel's data protection adequacy status - enabling unrestricted flow of data between Israel and the EU. Despite the presence of many red flags, in January of this year, the EC, after a review, concluded that Israel’s privacy and data protection standards align with those of the EU, reaching the "essentially equivalent" standard. We seek clarifications and explanations. In our letter we outline six critical legal considerations questioning the review of the European Commission of Israel's: current status of rule of law, privacy and data protection framework, provisions on national security and mass surveillance practices, onward transfers beyond its internationally recognised borders. Finally, we question the EC's review of "Israel's respect of international human rights norms and standards" (especially in light of the current accusations of genocide in Gaza).

ICYMI - my written testimony before the #USCivilRightsCommission on the use of #facialrecognitiontechnology. We really do need both #guidance and #guardrails to protect #humanbeings, especially those that look like me! #racialequity #AIEquityLab #policing #lawenforcement #civilrights https://lnkd.in/erTJANYP

In a piece for MM+M, Swoop CEO and Founder Ron Elwell discusses what healthcare marketers need to know about privacy and data ethics and notes the role of the NAI in creating guidelines around the handling of data for the creation of targeting for sensitive conditions.   Read the full article: https://bit.ly/3u5VNmi