Clarence Okoh

A new federal order spotlighted AI in schools. But schools will rely on state guidance to navigate the new technology. Do those plans ignore thorny ...

Surveillance technology is everywhere — from security cameras on streets and doorbell cameras on neighbors’ porches to mobile phones tracking where people go and vacuums that can record images in homes. The city of Pittsburgh employs more than 20

Councilors invited a panel of experts to speak following the release earlier this month of a report inventorying surveillance technologies used by the city.

In Maryland, a Baltimore County student was handcuffed by police last year after an AI system misconstrued a Doritos bag as a weapon. The calls for reconsidering how the student’s high school uses the technology were not new. Only two years ago, the

Does the technology prevent shootings? The evidence is thin. Critics suggest security companies are preying on fear.

Local police assisted federal immigration agents by repeatedly searching school cameras that record license plate numbers, data show

Schools in the US are installing vape-detection tech in bathrooms to thwart student nicotine and cannabis use. A new investigation reveals the impact of using spying to solve a problem.

Big Tech is known to “move fast and break things.” But who is left in pieces? Residents in Baltimore County recently witnessed a new technology nearly shatter a child’s life. Last week, a squad of police officers pulled out their weapons and

Police use of facial recognition and drones is subject to “rigorous” review, officials say.

The marketing of AI-driven surveillance solutions to schools is outpacing administrators’ capacity to establish good policies, says a team of researchers.

Artificial intelligence in Philly government is a black box: There is no public process for communities to review proposed tech and determine if it’s truly safe for us — let alone beneficial.

As civil rights rollbacks escalate, a new generation of Black lawyers is organizing for the long fight — in courtrooms and communities.

Despite post-George Floyd promises to prioritize student wellness and care, Black kids face more policing than in 2020.

The Student Privacy Pledge was recently retired. But that doesn’t mean that student privacy is safe from threat.

Data broker LiveRamp Holdings, Inc. (RAMP) operates a vast digital marketplace that exchanges the personal information of hundreds of millions of individuals grouped into highly specific audience “segments”—many of which include potentially

Federal and state governments are now using AI for everything from determining eligibility for welfare benefits to predicting child abuse and criminal activity. Critics say faulty algorithms are ruining people’s lives and leaving victims little

The Columbia City Council recently allowed the police department to use cameras that scan motorists' license plates.

For all the excitement around artificial intelligence in education, its use in surveilling students in the name of safety has been met with resistance ...

Schools across the country have widely adopted computer monitoring platforms that track what students say and signal worrying language.

School districts nationwide have widely adopted platforms to track what students search online; roughly half of U.S. K-12 public schools use a system from GoGuardian. Critics, however, raise concerns about privacy, free speech, lack of transparency,