@STOPSpyingNY founder; @CarrCenter @yaleisp, @ashoka, & @TEDTalks fellow; 100+ bylines in NYTimes, Guardian, Wired, etc. Was @WeilGotshal & @Harvard_Law. He/him
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Albert Fox Cahnš¦ (@[email protected]) retweeted
New laws that seek to verify a user's age when they attempt to access certain content onlineāsometimes by uploading their driver's license or a selfieāwon't make the internet safer, and may even introduce new problems, @FoxCahn argues. theatlantic.com/technology/aā¦
Albert Fox Cahnš¦ (@[email protected]) retweeted
BREAKING: S.T.O.P. Celebrates NYC Passage Of POST Act Amendments Closing NYPD Surveillance Loopholes
The bills force the NYPD to disclose many of its surveillance systems, what data it collects, and who has access. stopspying.org/latest-news/2ā¦
Albert Fox Cahnš¦ (@[email protected]) retweeted
while deleting your personal data is a measure of protection, in @FoxCahn's words, "the genetic horse is out the barn." unfortunately, the only way you can 100% protect your genetic data is to not share it with companies like 23andme in the first place.
snopes.com/news/2025/03/26/2ā¦
Albert Fox Cahnš¦ (@[email protected]) retweeted
My promise to New Yorkers: you will never see a billionaire who contributed 1 million to Trump's inauguration on my donor list.
A new letter from Indivisible Brooklyn takes aim at GOP-aligned donors to Maya Kornberg. Plus, it notes Kornberg's connection to one of those donors is a lot closer than she let on to us back in December.
cityandstateny.com/politics/ā¦
Albert Fox Cahnš¦ (@[email protected]) retweeted
This was such an interesting podcast. Thanks so much to @FoxCahn for chatting with us about AI, surveillance, and the future (death?) of democracy. Check it out, if you have a moment!
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Albert Fox Cahnš¦ (@[email protected]) retweeted
ICYMI, a police surveillance startup valued at $3.5 billion quietly hired the sitting mayor of an entire city...
from me & Margaux MacColl for @TechCrunch
adds to evidence US surveillance is "fueled by a broken revolving door between industry and government" says @FoxCahn
Wow. Flock Safety (backed by @a16z) hired a sitting mayor of a California city with 200k residents.
That mayor is now suing Flock for wrongful termination, alleging Flock pressured him to use his position as mayor to benefit the startup
techcrunch.com/2025/01/08/flā¦
via @TechCrunch
Albert Fox Cahnš¦ (@[email protected]) retweeted
āAdams is showing that when they go low we can go to the sewer. Heās selling out our undocumented neighbors in the hopes it will win him a pardon for his growing list of crimes.ā - @FoxCahn a surveillance and data tech watchdog
NEW from me: āHeās compromisedāāNYC Dems Fear Eric Adams Will Trade Deportations For Trump Pardon
thebulwark.com/p/hes-compromā¦? Via @BulwarkOnline
Albert Fox Cahnš¦ (@[email protected]) retweeted
āThese are panopticons on wheels. Thereās something deeply ironic that this emblem of personal autonomy, the idea of a car on the open road, might be one of the most heavily surveilled places in many of our lives.ā - @FoxCahn wapo.st/4gWZKwy
Albert Fox Cahnš¦ (@[email protected]) retweeted
For people with developmental disabilities, using chatbots brings particular and profound risks, @foxcahn writes. theatlantic.com/technology/aā¦
Albert Fox Cahnš¦ (@[email protected]) retweeted
šļø In the latest episode of Justice Matters, Albert Fox Cahn (@FoxCahn) discusses building the technologies of the future, and the ways in which AI is already undermining civil rights: bit.ly/3UB8pfm
Albert Fox Cahnš¦ (@[email protected]) retweeted
Second panel of Cato Surveillance Week: "State and Local Law Enforcement: Trends in Policing and the Law and Technology Surrounding It" with @radleybalko, @FoxCahn, @JayCStanley, and Catoās Patrick Eddington. xitter.cf/i/broadcasts/1YpKklAbdā¦
Albert Fox Cahnš¦ (@[email protected]) retweeted
NEW: @NYCMayor mayoral challengers, @CMJenGutierrez - chair of Council tech committee- and @FoxCahn raise concerns over findings in @politico exposƩ on Remark Holdings & Tim Pearson, per @mayakauf:
politico.com/news/2024/09/30ā¦
Albert Fox Cahnš¦ (@[email protected]) retweeted
āThe Fourth Amendment shouldnāt stop once you get up to drone level." @FoxCahn
STOP founder Albert Fox Cahn went on Fox Business to discuss insurance companies' violation of consumer privacy with drones and A.I. #drones #AI #HomeInsurance foxbusiness.com/video/636218ā¦
Albert Fox Cahnš¦ (@[email protected]) retweeted
Americans are already dealing with sky-high home insurance premiums, and now insurers are using drones and A.I. to surveil houses, which could lead to rate hikes. @FoxCahn discusses with @dagenmcdowell @SeanDuffyWI
Albert Fox Cahnš¦ (@[email protected]) retweeted
āAll of those tasked with upholding the rule of law have suddenly ignored the law as soon as itās broken by those in power and close to the mayor.ā
Opinion via @FoxCahn & Jessica Lynn of @STOPSpyingNY: bit.ly/3Xmh0V2
Albert Fox Cahnš¦ (@[email protected]) retweeted
Today at Citi Field @fightfortheftr and @STOPSpyingNY have gathered to protest the use of facial recognition and other biometric technology to identify fans, workers, and players, citing concerns around data privacy, identity theft, and misidentification ā esp of people of color
ALT Representatives from Fight for the Future and STOP hold signs that say āNo facial recognition on Mets fansā and āBan facial recognitionā outside a Mets game at Citi Field
ALT Fight for the Future and STOP disseminated fliers that said āWe call foul on facial recognition at sporting eventsā and contained other information also found at www.banfacialrecognition.com/stadiums
Albert Fox Cahnš¦ (@[email protected]) retweeted
šļø ON THE RECORD: @STOPSpyingNY Executive Director Albert @FoxCahn joined @SteveScottNEWS to discuss a plan to use drones equipped with loud speakers to alert New Yorkers of flash flooding. bit.ly/4fEK2GL
Albert Fox Cahnš¦ (@[email protected]) retweeted
As a Spanish speaker, I can confidently say that this is incomprehensible. The city couldnāt find a single person who spoke Spanish to deliver this alert?
Albert Fox Cahnš¦ (@[email protected]) retweeted
(1) We were already outraged to see the NYPD wasting tax dollars and all of our time on expensive and error-prone metal detectors, but we're even more concerned to see the NYPD threatening people with arrest if they refuse to enter the scanners. It's bad policy and it's illegal.
The @NYCMayor subway metal detector pilot underway: Mid concourse during rush hour. If youāre picked for the bag inspection and walk-through ā you also get to skip the fare apparently. You can decline bag search, but if you try to enter system youāre subject to arrest:
Albert Fox Cahnš¦ (@[email protected]) retweeted
Check out @FoxCahn's op-ed on pricing in the algorithmic age out now in @BusinessInsider!
businessinsider.com/ai-quietā¦
ALT Screenshot of an op-ed with the headline, "AI is quietly being used to pick your pocket: Retailers have figured out how to set prices based on your age, mood, and sexual orientation"