A coalition of civil rights groups has asked lawmakers to address problems with data-driven discrimination in forthcoming privacy rules, CNET reports. A letter addressed to members of Congress was signed by more than 40 advocacy groups, such as the American Civil Liberties Union, Consumer Watchdog and National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. The letter calls for privacy laws to “stop high-tech profiling,” give users more control over their data, and protect data subjects from inaccurate information. “Privacy rights are civil rights,” the letter states. “Protecting privacy in the era of big data means protecting against uses of consumer information that concentrate harms on marginalized communities while concentrating profits elsewhere.” Meanwhile, Wired reports on the tech industry’s continued struggles with algorithmic biases.
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