JTDL: Justice tech art; smartphone parole + New jobs
News
The “Legal Tune Up” app helps people check public records for legal issues in Wisconsin. (LawSites)
Suffolk Law School debuts a free online legal tool in Massachusetts. (NBC)
Apps are putting parole agents in your pocket. (Wired)
Europe is adopting stricter rules on surveillance tech. (MIT Tech Review) How the EU funds global iPhone and Facebook surveillance. (Forbes)
It took researchers just five minutes of movement data to identify “anonymous” VR users. (Tech Dirt)
China’s national security camera network still has room to grow. (South China Morning Post) To the west, leaks and lawsuits blight Russia’s facial recognition network. (Thomson Reuters Foundation)
The US Justice Department made its largest cryptocurrency seizure to date. (Nextgov)
Ethical frameworks for AI aren't enough. (Harvard Business Review)
How a digital texting operation allowed incarcerated people to take part in a public art exhibit. (Frontline SMS)
Events
Decolonizing Justice, a conference on community-based justice and legal aid, will take place online from Nov. 16-19. (DJ) (h/t Sam Harden)
Jobs & Opportunities
[New] 18F, the federal government’s in-house tech shop, is hiring. (18F)
The ACLU needs a technology fellow to look at tech that impacts civil rights. (ACLU) (h/t Irene Mo)
The ACLU of Northern California is looking for interns. (ACLU NorCal)
The Algorithmic Justice League needs a director of ops. (AJL) (h/t Keith Porcaro)
Arnold Ventures has a bunch of job openings in their various criminal justice tracks. (Arnold)
ATJ Tech Fellows has a science fiction writing competition for law students. (ATJ)
The Brennan Center is looking for a bunch of legal interns. (BC) (h/t Eleni Manis)
Callisto needs a senior dev. (C)
The Center for Democracy and Technology is growing and hiring a number of upper-level positions. (CDT) (h/t Alex Givens)
The Center for Policing Equity needs a data analyst and full stack engineer. (CPE) (h/t Eleni Manis)
The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative has openings in their Justice and Opportunity vertical. (CZI)
The Civil Resolution Tribunal in British Columbia needs tribunal members and a law student. (CRT) (h/t Legal Tech Jobs)
Cornell’s Digital Life Initiative has a new technology law and policy fellowship. (CDLI)
Data and Society is looking for fellows. (DnS) (h/t Eleni Manis)
Data for Black Lives needs a national organizing director. (DfBL)
DataKind is looking for a director of volunteers. (DK) (h/t Eleni Manis)
DC’s Criminal Code Reform Commission needs a social scientist. (CCRC)
The Edinburgh Futures Institute’s Centre for Technomoral Futures has four funded PhDs to give away. (EFI)
The Electronic Frontier Foundation has a fellowship for recent law grads. (EFF) (h/t Eleni Manis)
Everytown for Gun Safety needs a data engineer. (EGS) (h/t Eleni Manis)
Fastcase needs a technical product manager. (FC) (h/t Sam Harden)
Future Tense is looking for a research and events associate. (FT)
Georgetown’s Beek Center for Social Impact is hiring for numerous roles. (BC)
Georgetown Law’s Center on Privacy and Technology needs an associate. (CPT)
The Harvard Ash Center needs a research assistant. (HAC) (h/t Eleni Manis)
The Harvard Berkman Klein Center opened its fellowship application. (BKC) (h/t Eleni Manis)
The Harvard Law Library’s Innovation Lab needs a outreach coordinator. (HLL)
The Journal of Science and Law is rebooting and is taking submissions. (JSL) (h/t Sasha Davenport)
JustFix.nyc is looking to fill multiple roles. (JF)
Just Tech has numerous openings. (JT) (h/t Legal Tech Jobs)
LawHelpNY needs a new director. (CFW)
Lagniappe Law Lab needs a legal content manager. (LLL) (h/t Amanda Brown)
Microsoft needs a PM focused on justice and equity. (MSFT) (h/t Eleni Manis)
Next Chapter, a coding bootcamp for the previously incarcerated, is accepting applications. (NC) (h/t Emma Simpson)
Paladin needs a full stack engineer. (P)
The Partnership on AI is looking for a director of research. (PAI) (h/t Eleni Manis)
The Patrick McGovern Foundation has a slew of positions. (PMF)
The Philly District Attorney's Office is looking for an engineering lead to run the creation of their new CMS. (PDAO)
Presidential Innovation Fellowship is open for applications. (PIF) (h/t Eleni Manis)
Pro Bono Net has an open position. (PBN)
Raheem, a platform for reporting police violence, needs a software engineer. (R)
RapidSoS, a data platform for first responders, is hiring. (RSoS) (h/t Eleni Manis)
Recidiviz has a number of openings. (R)
Ryerson University’s Legal Innovation Zone has multiple openings. (RU) (h/t Legal Tech Jobs)
[New] The Safra Center for Ethics at Harvard has a fellowship for PhDs. (SCE)
San Francisco city government needs a business analyst for their criminal justice data work. (SF) (h/t Eleni Manis)
Schmidt Futures has numerous open roles. (SF)
SimpleCitizen, an immigration tech company, has engineering, product and sales roles. (SC) (h/t Eleni Manis)
Theory and Principle, a legal software development boutique, needs a full stack dev. (T&P)
TuitApp needs a legal researcher. (TA) (h/t Legal Tech Jobs)
[New] University College London is offering a fully funded PhD for someone interested in technology-facilitated abuse in intimate partner violence (UCL) (h/t Leonie Tanczer)
The Vera Institute of Justice has numerous open positions, including a director of innovation. (VIJ) (h/t Eleni Manis)
Yale Law School is looking for visiting fellows for the Information Society Project. (ISP)