Topic
Algorithms
97 published works
Legal Theory Blog
Miller on Algorithmic Consumer Profiling
Andrew C. Miller (Yale Law School - Center for Private Law; Brooklyn Law School) has posted Invisible Allies: Algorithmic Consumer Profiling and the Rise of New Group Harms (Forthcoming, to…
Hall Benefits Law Blog
Federal Court Refuses to Dismiss Challenge to Plan Administrator’s Use of Automated Algorithm for Benefit Decisions
By Anne Hall
A California federal district court has declined a plan administrator’s motion to dismiss a class action lawsuit for wrongful denial of benefits and breach of fiduciary duty. The plaintiffs, a…
California Workplace Law Blog
Navigating California’s New Regulations on Automated Decision-Making Tools
The California Civil Rights Department (CRD) has recently approved regulations under the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) to address discrimination in employment resulting from the use of automated decision-making…
Legal Theory Blog
Martin-Bariteau on Regulating Autonomous Systems in Canada
Florian Martin-Bariteau (Harvard University - Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society; University of Ottawa - Common Law Section; University of Ottawa - Centre for Law, Technology and Society) has…
ImmigrationProf Blog
The Algorithm Knows
I've heard many people say that "the algorithm" determined that they were gay before they themselves realized that they were gay. See, e.g., here, here, and here.If that same logic…
Sentencing Law and Policy
"Algorithms in Judges’ Hands: Incarceration and Inequity in Broward County, Florida"
The title of this post is the title of this article recently posted to SSRN authored by Utsav Bahl, Chad M. Topaz and others. Here is its abstract: Judicial and…
Legal Marketing Blog
How Do Algorithms Work? An Explanation
By John Hinson
ALL HAIL THE MIGHTY ALGORITHM. You've likely heard that term a lot, but it usually doesn't come with much explanation because search engines and social media sites like to keep…
Law Times News
School boards’ lawyer suing social media platforms hopes trial reveals inner workings of algorithms
Studies link social media use among youth to depression and anxiety
Data Protection Report
EU confirms agreement on rules to improve working conditions of platform workers
By Marcus Evans, Amanda Sanders (UK)
On 11 March the Council of the EU confirmed the provisional agreement reached on the Platform Workers Directive (the Directive). The Directive aims to improve the working conditions of those…
Health Industry Washington Watch
ONC Finalizes Information Sharing and Algorithm Transparency Rule
By Nancy Halstead, Nicole Aiken-Shaban, Matthew Loughran
The Department of Health and Human Services Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) has published its first final rule on Health Data, Technology and Interoperability. The…