EPIC Obtains Documents About DC's Use of Automated 'Risk Scores' for Public Benefit Recipients
From the web site of the Electronic Privacy Information Center (and Issue 28-07 of EPIC Alert) EPIC Obtains Documents About DC's Use of Automated 'Risk Scores' for Public Benefit Recipients https://epic.org/2021/08/epic-obtains-documents-about-d-3.html Diego From the web site of the Electronic Privacy Information Center (and Issue 28-07 of EPIC Alert) EPIC Obtains Documents About DC's Use of Automated 'Risk Scores' for Public Benefit Recipients https://epic.org/2021/08/epic-obtains-documents-about-d-3.html Diego -- Dott. Diego Latella - Senior Researcher CNR/ISTI, Via Moruzzi 1, 56124 Pisa, Italy (http:www.isti.cnr.it [1]) FM&&T Lab. (http://fmt.isti.cnr.it) CNR/GI-STS (http://gists.pi.cnr.it) https://www.isti.cnr.it/People/D.Latella - ph: +390506212982, mob: +39 348 8283101, fax: +390506212040 =================== I don't quite know whether it is especially computer science or its subdiscipline Artificial Intelligence that has such an enormous affection for euphemism. We speak so spectacularly and so readily of computer systems that understand, that see, decide, make judgments, and so on, without ourselves recognizing our own superficiality and immeasurable naivete with respect to these concepts. And, in the process of so speaking, we anesthetise our ability to evaluate the quality of our work and, what is more important, to identify and become conscious of its end use. […] One can't escape this state without asking, again and again: "What do I actually do? What is the final application and use of the products of my work?" and ultimately, "am I content or ashamed to have contributed to this use?" -- Prof. Joseph Weizenbaum ["Not without us", ACM SIGCAS 16(2-3) 2--7 - Aug. 1986] Links: ------ [1] http://www.isti.cnr.it
Buongiorno, grazie Diego, per completezza aggiungo sotto il testo del comunicato stampa così si capisce meglio di cosa stiamo parlando: social scoring. Aggiungo "solo" che il costo del sistema di gestione di questi benefit non è del tutto trascurabile: solo per _questo_ programma gli USA spenderanno 1,271,485.00 USD in tre anni (se non interpreto male le tabelle): quanto costerà all'annno gestire il sistema? A quanto ammonta il totale di fondi "dirottati" per mezzo delle truffe? "Diego.Latella" <diego.latella@isti.cnr.it> writes:
From the web site of the Electronic Privacy Information Center (and Issue 28-07 of EPIC Alert)
EPIC Obtains Documents About DC's Use of Automated 'Risk Scores' for Public Benefit Recipients
https://epic.org/2021/08/epic-obtains-documents-about-d-3.html
--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- EPIC, through a freedom of information request, has obtained new records about the D.C. Department of Human Services’ use of automated systems to track and assign “risk score[s]” to recipients of public benefits. The documents show that DCDHS has contracted with Pondera, a Thomson Reuters subsidiary, for case management software and a tool known as “Fraudcaster.” Fraudcaster tracks location history and other information about people receiving public benefits, combining this information with “DHS data and pre-integrated third-party data sets” to yield supposed risk scores. Factors that may cause the system to label someone as riskier include “travel[ing] long distances to retailers” and “display[ing] suspect activity.” Thomson Reuters also offered a free trial of its CLEAR service to the DCDHS as an incentive to sign the Pondera contract quickly. CLEAR is “powered by billions of data points” and claims to “identif[y] potential concerns associated with people.” The system is used by Immigration & Customs Enforcement and other law enforcement agencies in the U.S. EPIC is pursuing more information about DCDHS’s use of Pondera systems and mapping out automated decision-making tools used in D.C. through the EPIC Scoring and Screening Project. EPIC advocates for algorithmic transparency and accountability, particularly for systems used to make high-impact decisions like public benefit determinations. --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- il documento completo è questo: https://epic.org/foia/dc/dhs/screening-scoring/EPIC-21-06-25-DC-DHS-FOIA-202... --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- [...] The goals of the System are: 1) to implement a fraud detection service that leverages the data of recipient eligibility, EBT transactions, and third party information in a single platform; 2) to enhance the efficiency of DHS SNAP FID activities by generating leads which increase desired performance outcomes of catching and reducing fraud; 3) to proactively flag and triage instances of potential EBT trafficking; 4) to map relationships among fraudulent actors through the analysis of data used by the system and social media data mining; 5) to monitor and track outcomes of investigations and suspected individuals to mitigate fraud at the point of application for high risk applicants; 6) to improve fraud case management and reporting from initial fraud referral through disposition. [...] --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- Saluti, 380° -- 380° (Giovanni Biscuolo public alter ego) «Noi, incompetenti come siamo, non abbiamo alcun titolo per suggerire alcunché» Disinformation flourishes because many people care deeply about injustice but very few check the facts. Ask me about <https://stallmansupport.org>.
380° <g380@biscuolo.net> writes: [...]
EPIC Obtains Documents About DC's Use of Automated 'Risk Scores' for Public Benefit Recipients
https://epic.org/2021/08/epic-obtains-documents-about-d-3.html
Il software Fraudcaster https://www.ponderasolutions.com/solutions/fraudcaster/ annovera tra le features: --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- Profiles A comprehensive view of program participant’s eligibility information, alerts, behaviors, and transactions Network Analyzer Link charts connect program participants and display changes to the network over time Social Media Analyzer Social media footprint to analyze unusual behaviors and previously unknown relationships --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- Il software CLEAR https://legal.thomsonreuters.com/en/c/clear-investigation-solution --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- Use today's best investigative technology to locate assets Close gaps in your investigations and locate hard-to-find information on your subject with CLEAR. Quickly and easily locate the subject's most recent address and phone information, as well as who their associates are. Quickly identify key information Use Quick Analysis Flags to see key information that indicates level of risk associated with a person or business. Efficiently evaluate a subject to determine if additional investigation is needed. Easily analyze your subject's connections Go deeper in your investigations and reveal connections other resources miss. Easily connect information about people, businesses, assets, affiliations, and other vital data. --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- ATTENZIONE: alla fine DI ENTRABE le pagine dei prodotti c'è scritto --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- Thomson Reuters is not a consumer reporting agency and none of its services or the data contained therein constitute a ‘consumer report’ as such term is defined in the Federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), 15 U.S.C. sec. 1681 et seq. The data provided to you may not be used as a factor in consumer debt collection decisioning, establishing a consumer’s eligibility for credit, insurance, employment, government benefits, or housing, or for any other purpose authorized under the FCRA. By accessing one of our services, you agree not to use the service or data for any purpose authorized under the FCRA or in relation to taking an adverse action relating to a consumer application. --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- Se non fossero anche pericolosi sarebbero solo ridicoli. Saluti, 380° -- 380° (Giovanni Biscuolo public alter ego) «Noi, incompetenti come siamo, non abbiamo alcun titolo per suggerire alcunché» Disinformation flourishes because many people care deeply about injustice but very few check the facts. Ask me about <https://stallmansupport.org>.
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