Carina C. Zona

2 videos · 2 events · 2015–2020 · 1h 21m of video

Talks

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KEYNOTE: Biometric Unsecurity

DjangoCon Europe 2020 · October 15, 2020

Carina C. Zona argues that biometrics should not be treated as a more secure replacement for passwords: unlike exact authentication, biometric verification and classification rely on probabilistic guesses about changing bodies and behavior. Because biometric data cannot be reset after a breach, linking it across…

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Consequences of an Insightful Algorithm

DjangoCon US 2015 · September 24, 2015

Carina C. Zona argues that algorithms can infer intimate facts and impose serious consequences without people understanding, expecting, or consenting to those inferences. Through examples including Target’s pregnancy predictions, Shutterfly’s and Facebook’s grief-related mistakes, Fitbit’s public sexual-history data, Uber’s misuse of location data, biased advertising,…

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