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Julia Angwin

Business

Minority Neighborhoods Pay Higher Car Insurance Premiums Than White Areas With the Same Risk

An investigation into “a subtler form of redlining.”

Julia Angwin, Jeff Larson, Lauren Kirchner, Surya Mattu ProPublica Apr 2017 20min Permalink

Crime Tech

Machine Bias

There’s software used across the country to predict future criminals. It’s racist.

Julia Angwin, Jeff Larson, Surya Mattu, Lauren Kirchner ProPublica Mar 2016 Permalink

Crime

Hotter Than Lava

The barely monitored use by cops of flashbangs, or military-style grenades.

Julia Angwin, Abbie Nehring ProPublica Jan 2015 15min Permalink