While Republicans on the House Oversight Committee called Biden’s actions on AI “overreach,” Democrats asserted a need to fill the gaps left by Congressional inaction.

Melanie Geller and Julian Melendi of @brennancenter take us through the hearing:

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Out recently from our student fellow Julian Melendi: “Advances in AI Increase Risks of Government Social Media Monitoring”

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'The pervasiveness — and problems — of social media surveillance are almost certain to be exacerbated by new #AI tools.'

Faiza Patel & Julian Melendi examine the risks:
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Thrilled to share my latest article with Faiza Patel in Just Security about the potential impact of AI tools on privacy and civil liberties online. Check it out here:

Today, Brennan Center has a new report on Homeland Security. We explain the broken oversight, weakened accountability, & lack of remedies that permit abuse in many DHS programs.

And we offer structural solutions: “Holding Homeland Security Accountable” 1/ brennancenter.org/our-work/polic…

Thrilled to have contributed to this important report. Check out Brennan Center's latest paper on the need for DHS accountability and transparency.

What in the world is Congress doing about artificial intelligence? They've actually got numerous proposals on the table in both chambers. Check out the Brennan Center's new AI bill tracker I've been working on for more: brennancenter.org/our-work/resea…

Reminder that the 4th Circuit has pending the first federal appellate case on geofence warrants. The reply brief was filed in May, and we're waiting on an announcement re oral argument. Reply brief here (which finally engages with the search question):
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My first piece for Business Insider! I detail how targeted ads led me into a world of easy online #Adderall access and how #AI is making it worse. businessinsider.com/ai-adderall-ta…

Out now from our student fellow Julian Melendi: 'New Jersey Just Made It a Lot Harder for Police to Snoop on Social Media'

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Julian Melendi argues that more states ought to re-evaluate pre-internet laws allowing police to obtain digitally stored data with no more justification than probable cause... and we agree. Read more below:  slate.com/news-and-polit…

.Julian Melendi’s latest piece on protest surveillance and the recent New Jersey judgment on the SCA

Practices like the one now illegal in New Jersey could enable real-time monitoring of activists’ digital communications during a protest. slate.trib.al/2LWUzfK

Just out from Julian Melendi:
Practices like the one now illegal in New Jersey could enable real-time monitoring of activists’ digital communications during a protest. slate.com/news-and-polit… via @slate

The Garden State just handed down a major win for privacy rights in the state, but more work needs to be done to ensure these invasive surveillance practices don't become the norm. Read my latest in Slate below.

It’s time for Supreme Court term limits. A staggered 18-year limit would bring regular turnover to the bench. The result would be a Court that better reflects public values. Here’s our proposal on how this would work:
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Today Joseph Cox at Motherboard published a great piece on a set of FOIA documents that have been burning a hole in our pockets. 1/ vice.com/en/article/dy3…

The Liman Center welcomed Bryan Stevenson, Director, Equal Justice Initiative, and recipient of President Biden's National Humanities Medal, who gave a moving speech on The Costs of Punishment. #26thAnnualLimanColloquium

Looking forward to presenting a new paper on using law, code, and norms to bolster atrocity prevention in the digital era with David Simon (not that David Simon) at the 9:30am Humanitarianism Tech Governance panel hosted by Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution. Tune in!

Facial recognition and creepy surveillance technology will not stop infringing on our privacy and rights unless we do something about it. It’s time for facial recognition bans. Full stop.

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