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Ethical Hurdles to Combating Racially Biased Police Algorithms

Adjusting the weight of variables for algorithms used in criminal justice could be promising, or problematic.

Jan 6, 2020

Ethical Hurdles to Combating Racially Biased Police Algorithms

Jan 6, 2020

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The Berkeley Table

Proposed APRA Bill Is a Bad Attempt at Data Privacy Protection

State privacy laws shouldn't be preempted

Jun 12

Proposed APRA Bill Is a Bad Attempt at Data Privacy Protection

Jun 12

Jonathan Hofer

Proposed California Law to Protect Neurorights?

The California Senate is in the early stages of deliberating Senate Bill 1223, introduced by Josh Becker (D-District 13). The bill aims to…

May 24

Proposed California Law to Protect Neurorights?

May 24

Jonathan Hofer

Phantom Parrot and the Orwellian Reality of Surveillance

A recently released documentary, Phantom Parrot, sheds light on the United Kingdom’s extensive state surveillance apparatus. The movie’s…

Apr 12

Phantom Parrot and the Orwellian Reality of Surveillance

Apr 12

Jonathan Hofer
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The Berkeley Table

S.F. Proposition B’s ‘Cop Tax’ Would Increase Budget Uncertainty without Guaranteeing Better…

The San Francisco Police Department is facing staffing challenges, with the current number of officers falling below recommended levels…

Mar 1

S.F. Proposition B’s ‘Cop Tax’ Would Increase Budget Uncertainty without Guaranteeing Better…

Mar 1

Jonathan Hofer
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The Berkeley Table

Proposition E Is a Step Backward for San Francisco’s Crime Woes

How Prop E. Unecessarily weakens city ordinances

Feb 29

Proposition E Is a Step Backward for San Francisco’s Crime Woes

Feb 29

Jonathan Hofer
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The Berkeley Table

The Ongoing Legal Battle: Biometrics, 5th Amendment, and Phone Decryption

Does the Fifth Amendment’s protection against self-incrimination mean that police cannot unlock your smartphone? It might be concerning to…

Jan 6

The Ongoing Legal Battle: Biometrics, 5th Amendment, and Phone Decryption

Jan 6

Jonathan Hofer
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The Berkeley Table

Authoritarian Governments with Kernel-Level Anti-Cheat Software

The precedent set by Saudi Arabia’s questionable record in sports washing, coupled with its alleged involvement in human rights abuses…

Dec 20, 2023

Authoritarian Governments with Kernel-Level Anti-Cheat Software

Dec 20, 2023

Jonathan Hofer

Beware the Rise of Esports Washing

How Saudi Arabia exploits video games for PR

Oct 18, 2023

Beware the Rise of Esports Washing

Oct 18, 2023

Jonathan Hofer
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The Berkeley Table

Unveiling the Mary, Queen of Scots Cipher

A historical prelude to the modern surveillance state

Jun 7, 2023

Unveiling the Mary, Queen of Scots Cipher

Jun 7, 2023

Jonathan Hofer

Jonathan Hofer

Public Policy Research Associate| Ad hoc consultant| Former Comparative Political Economy Researcher| Oakland, CA. B.A Political Science, UC Berkeley

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