Hajira Maryam

Nov 29, 2024 | thenews.com.pk | Jurre van Bergen |Hajira Maryam

Over the past year, Pakistan has teetered on the edge of digital oppression, and the proposed ban on ‘unregistered’ VPNs could be the tipping point toward becoming a fully mass-surveilled state. The ban will not only hinder access to information within the country and restrict the rights to privacy and freedom of expression in digital spaces, but it will also have grave implications for socio-economic rights and create an internet isolated from the rest of the world.

Nov 14, 2024 | gijn.org | Hellen Mukiri-Smith |Hajira Maryam |David Nolan

Editor’s Note: In their responses, the Danish authorities pushed back on specific parts of our findings. Where relevant, their responses are reflected in the full text of the report. For more than two years, Amnesty International’s Algorithmic Accountability Lab (AAL) has led a sweeping probe into Udbetaling Danmark (UDK), Denmark’s welfare agency.

Jan 16, 2024 | amnesty.org | David Nolan |Hajira Maryam |Michael Kleinman

By David Nolan, Hajira Maryam & Michael Kleinman, Amnesty TechWhilst AI developments do present new opportunities and benefits, we must not ignore the documented dangers posed by AI tools when they are used as a means of societal control, mass surveillance and discrimination. All too often, AI systems are trained on massive amounts of private and public data–data which reflects societal injustices, often leading to biased outcomes and exacerbating inequalities.

Jun 13, 2023 | amnesty.org.nz | David Nolan |Hajira Maryam |Michael Kleinman

A new era The year 2023 marked a new era of “AI hype”, rapidly steering policy makers towards discussions on the safety and regulation of new artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. The feverish year in tech started with the launch of ChatGPT in late 2022 and ended with a landmark agreement on the EU AI Act being reached. The final text of this legislation is still being ironed out in technical meetings, but early signs indicate that the western world’s first “AI rulebook” falls short .

Apr 14, 2023 | euronews.com | Ella Jakubowska |Hajira Maryam |Matt Mahmoudi

-  Copyright  AP Photo/Euronews By Ella Jakubowska, EDRi, Hajira Maryam and Matt Mahmoudi, Amnesty International  •  Updated: 14/04/2023 - 13:22 The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not represent in any way the editorial position of Euronews. Following the burglary of a French logistics company in 2019, facial recognition technology (FRT) was used on security camera footage of the incident in an attempt to identify the perpetrators.