Civio investigations
Algorithms
We investigate and monitor the apps used by public authorities. From the BOSCO case—the app that decides who is entitled to the electricity discount rate, to the most opaque of ‘black boxes’.
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Transparency of public-sector algorithms at stake: Civio files BOSCO appeal with the Supreme Court
Can the government actually refuse to disclose how programs that decide on our rights operate? And do so using intellectual property as an excuse? We say no, they can’t, and the High Court already has our arguments in its hands.
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"Being ruled through secret source code or algorithms should never be allowed in a democratic country under the rule of law"
Spanish administration refuses to share code of app that dismissed at-risk applicants of energy subsidy, as Civio revealed.
