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Criminal Prediction Software Accuracy Under Scrutiny →

January 23, 2018 by Marc Handelman in Crime, CJIS, Predictive Studies, Data Sciences, Big Data, Recidivism, Recidivism Prediction, Physical Security

News of evidence - via a Dartmouth research program team (Julia Dressel and Hany Farid) - of potentially flawed prediction algorithms in a mission critical software product (Correctional Offender Management Profiling for Alternative Sanctions (COMPAS)) utilized by a large number of jurisdiction in the United States and Canada... Read the abstract and full research report in J. Dressel el al., “The accuracy, fairness, and limits of predicting recidivism,” Science Advances 4, No. 1 (17 January 2018) (DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aao5580) or download the study's PDF. Enjoy.

Citation: J. Dressel, H. Farid, The accuracy, fairness, and limits of predicting recidivism. Sci. Adv. 4, eaao5580 (2018).

January 23, 2018 /Marc Handelman
Crime, CJIS, Predictive Studies, Data Sciences, Big Data, Recidivism, Recidivism Prediction, Physical Security

33c3, Wolfie Christl's 'Corporate Surveillance, Digital Tracking, Big Data & Privacy' →

January 26, 2017 by Marc Handelman in All is Information, Conferences, Data That Is Big, Big Data, Data Leakage, Demise of Privacy, Corporate Evil, Surveillance, Bulk Data Collection, Information Security
January 26, 2017 /Marc Handelman
All is Information, Conferences, Data That Is Big, Big Data, Data Leakage, Demise of Privacy, Corporate Evil, Surveillance, Bulk Data Collection, Information Security

33c3, James Bridle's 'A New Dark Age' →

January 15, 2017 by Marc Handelman in Conferences, Information Security, Accountability, Big Data, Data That Is Big
January 15, 2017 /Marc Handelman
Conferences, Information Security, Accountability, Big Data, Data That Is Big