WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE
What Is Secondhand Surveillance ?
We've been here before where bystanders are put at risk by the actions of others. Secondhand smoke was once normal, but individuals and communities pushed back. Now it is illegal to smoke in high risk spaces like on airplanes. No-smoking zones are common so individual choices do not lead to collective harm. Like secondhand smoke, secondhand surveillance puts bystanders at risk based on the action of others.
What Can We Do About It?
Local governments and venues are banning products that make it easy to record people with out permission. In Australia local governments have restricted these products in public pools, gyms, childcare centers, libraries and town halls. In the UK, the pub chain Wetherspoons restricts smart glasses recording inside their establishments showing the immediate power business owners have alongside widespread government action.
PARTNERS
Create the Spaces We Want
Do you run an organization that values consent, own a business that protects the privacy of your patrons, or convene an event where you want to elevate human-to-human connection? Become a partner and receive resources to make your space an Off Record Zone.
"People should not have to surrender their privacy simply because someone nearby chooses to wear an AI recording device. We created smoke-free spaces to protect people from secondhand smoke. Now we need spaces that protect us from secondhand surveillance. Off Record Zones give everyday people a way to act now and establish consent as the expectation, not the exception."
To foster presence and human-to-human connection the 10-year anniversary celebration of AJL is the first registered Off Record Zone Event.
Dr. Joy Buolamwini, Founder of the Algorithmic Justice League and Author of "Unmasking AI"
Protect People
"Companies have a responsibility to respect human rights, which means identifying and preventing foreseeable harm before products reach the market. Safety must be a condition of launch, not a patch applied after the harm. Companies must ensure safety throughout the lifecycle of their products, and governments must close the legal gaps that allow covert recording and other harms to go unchallenged."
Mona Sinha, CEO of Equality Now
Support Creatives
"Voice actors have spent years fighting for a simple principle: no one should be able to take your voice and use it without your consent. Everyone deserves that same protection."
Tim Friedlander, President and Co-Founder of NAVA
Build Community
All Tech Is Human is a non-profit organization that has intentionally brought together a diverse range of individuals and organizations across civil society, government, and industry that value responsible AI. Their Responsible Tech Summit; all-day conferenc held at The Times Center in Manhattan is the first registered New York City Off Record Zone Event.
