AI Data Risks for Whistleblowers and Activists
Surveillance systems and AI tools create overlapping dangers for activists and whistleblowers.
Deja Okonkwo-Harris
Investigative Reporter, High-Stakes AI
Deja Okonkwo-Harris
Deja Okonkwo-Harris investigates the deployment of automated decision systems in criminal justice, healthcare, and public benefits, with a focus on auditing vendor claims against real-world outcomes. Before journalism she worked as a public defender in Atlanta, an experience that shapes her skeptical approach to algorithmic accountability reporting.
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Why Free AI Products Are Structurally Incentivized to Harvest Data
The infrastructure costs of AI demand a revenue source, and user data is the asset already in hand.
Deja Okonkwo-Harris
Microsoft Copilot Enterprise Data Retention Practices
Enterprises must understand where Copilot data lives to avoid compliance gaps.
Deja Okonkwo-Harris
Meta AI Data Collection Inside WhatsApp and Instagram
Meta AI conversations with users now feed directly into ad targeting with no opt-out option.
Deja Okonkwo-Harris
Patient Data Exposure When Healthcare Workers Use Consumer AI
Physicians are adopting AI faster than hospitals can govern its patient data risks.
Deja Okonkwo-Harris