JTDL: ICE fails privacy assessment; Feds make noise about AI + New jobs
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News
The LAPD sued a journalist for using publicly available headshots of cops in a copwatch database. (Intercept)
New ICE privacy impact assessment showed all the ways the agency fails to protect immigrants’ privacy. (EPIC)
A computer system used to hunt fugitives is still down 10 weeks after a hack. (Washington Post)
Twitter abruptly stops reporting on government requests as data reveals Elon obeys demands more often than old Twitter. (Tech Dirt)
Lena Khan: We must regulate AI, here’s how. (New York Times) The Biden Administration announced new actions to promote responsible AI innovation that protects Americans’ rights and safety. (White House) Federal partners confirm automated Systems are not an excuse for lawbreaking behavior. (Consumer Fraud & Protection Bureau)
A Paris Agreement for AI bias. (AI & Society)
Nigerians blackmailed by loan apps are plotting revenge in Facebook groups. (Rest of World)
Bay Area Legal Services launched FosterPower, a collection of tools and resources for foster youth. (FP) (h/t David Gray)
Events
The American Bar Association’s Zero Privacy Post-Dobbs? How the Threat Landscape Has Changed is May 16. (ABA) (h/t Chris Frascella)
The Code for America Summit is May 16-17. (CfA)
The Privacy Law Scholars Conference is June 1-2. (PLSC)
RightsCon is June 5-8. (RC)
WeRobot is September 29-30. (WR)
Jobs & Opportunities
[New] Arizona State’s Center for Science and Imagination is accepting applications for the Leonardo Imagination Fellowship. (ASU)
The Brennan Center needs an editor for its new State Court Report program. (BC) (h/t Ashwin Ramaswami)
Center for Democracy and Technology has multiple open positions. (CDT) (h/t Alex Givens)
Cornell’s Clinic to End Tech Abuse needs remote volunteers. (CU) (h/t Alana Ramjit)
Data and Society is hiring for various roles. (DS)
The Federal Trade Commission needs technologists. (FTC)
The Free Law Project needs a development director. (FLP) (h/t Mike Lissner)
The Ford Foundation needs a program officer for tech and society. (FF) (h/t Keith Porcaro)
Frontline Justice needs a CEO. (FJ)
Georgetown is accepting applications for its masters in law and tech program. (GU) (h/t Mary Pat Dwyer)
Georgetown’s Institute for Tech Law and Policy has a student writing competition. (GU) (h/t Mary Pat Dwyer)
[New] Illinois Legal Aid Online needs a legal content manager. (ILAO)
The Journal of Science and Law is accepting papers on justice tech. (JSL) (h/t Sasha Davenport)
[New] Legal Services Corp. needs a research associate. (LSC) (h/t Dan Bernstein)
MacArthur Foundation needs a program officer focused on public interest tech. (MF) (h/t Keith Porcaro)
The National Center for State Courts needs an A2J consultant. (NCSC) (h/t Zach Zarnow)
The National Center for State Courts needs a tester for a court interpreter portal and database. (NCSC) (h/t Zach Zarnow)
Open Contracting Partnership has a grant for procurement reformers. (OCP) (h/t Reilly Martin)
The Oxford Internet Institute needs a post-doc researcher for their trustworthiness auditing AI project. (Ox)
The Philly District Attorney's Office is looking to fill a number of roles. (PDAO) (h/t Oren Gur)
The Policing Project has multiple openings. (PP) (h/t Kaylynn Lopez)
Raheem is hiring for numerous roles. (R)
SimpleCitizen, an immigration tech company, has engineering, product and sales roles. (SC) (h/t Eleni Manis)
Stanford University needs a civil justice and innovation fellow. (SU)
Tech Matters needs a research assistant for a new book and a data commons project. (TM)
The Tech Talent Project is hiring for multiple roles. (TTP)
Theory and Principle, a legal software development boutique, is hiring. (T&P)
UCLA Law Behind Bars Data Project seeks Research Director. (UCLA)
The University of Virginia needs a fellow focused on data and democracy. (UVA)
Willful is hiring a head of legal. (W) (h/t Erin Bury)