Meta and Lavender
A little-discussed detail in the Lavender AI article is that Israel is killing people based on being in the same Whatsapp group [1] as a suspected militant [2]. Where are they getting this data? Is WhatsApp sharing it? Lavender is Israel's system of "pre-crime" [3] - they use AI to
Hasnain says:
Given past work I’ve done here I can say it sucks that things have gotten to this point
“To ensure that the world can trust WhatsApps claims of privacy and safety, Meta must answer the following questions:
Did Meta provide information (including inputs or training data) used by Lavender, Gospel, or Where's Daddy to the Israeli government?
How will Meta prevent private information being used by governments to kill WhatsApp users and their families?
Does Meta believe that Israel's actions towards civilians in Gaza and with Lavender comply Meta's Human Rights Policy?
If not, why has Meta not revoked all access to the Israeli government that may put civilians at risk?
Why has Meta not released their transparency report for the 2nd half of 2023?
What was the level of knowledge of WhatsApp metadata sharing with the Israeli government, including whether it was to be used for military purposes, among Meta leadership, including CEO Mark Zuckerberg and CISO Guy Rosen?
Will Meta immediately rescind access to any WhatsApp information from the Israeli government, army, and law enforcement?
Without answering these questions, it seems impossible to take seriously any claim that WhatsApp is a private messaging application.”
Posted on 2024-04-16T22:13:19+0000