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Across the FieldInterested in redistributing power around technology to the people most impacted by it. Aspiring poet.
Emily Paul is a project director at Upturn. She was previously a 2019 TechCongress Fellow in the Office of Congressman Mark Takano (CA-41). In Congressman Takano’s office she drafted and helped introduce the Justice in Forensic Algorithms Act and the Office of Technology Assessment Improvement and Enhancement Act, and also ran a series of design thinking workshops for Congressional staffers. Prior to TechCongress she was a user experience researcher at Salesforce, where she conducted research with customer service workers to inform the design and development of Salesforce’s customer service software. While at Salesforce she co-authored an open letter to the company’s CEO challenging Salesforce’s contract with Customs and Border Protection, which was signed by over 900 employees. Prior to working in technology, Emily worked in fundraising and communications at The New Press and at the Center for Global Development.
Emily has a master’s from UC Berkeley’s School of Information and a B.A. in Economics and International Studies from Emory University.
Interested in redistributing power around technology to the people most impacted by it. Aspiring poet.
Testimony on DC's Stop Discrimination by Algorithms Act of 2021
We submitted testimony to DC Council on the Stop Discrimination by Algorithms Act of 2021.
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All work by EmilyWe’re partnering with Legal Aid of Arkansas and the National Health Law Program to provide tools for advocates to fight harmful benefits technology and to build a community of advocates and technologists working to challenge tech that keeps people from accessing benefits.
Public BenefitsWe submitted comments in response to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ request for information on Access to Care and Coverage for People Enrolled in Medicaid and CHIP. These comments focus on the ways that the technology used to administer Medicaid — in particular, Medicaid Long-Term Services & Supports — can increase barriers to accessing care.
Public BenefitsWe submitted comments in response to the Office of Science and Technology Policy’s request for information on public and private sector uses of biometric technologies.
Across the FieldWorking with the Cyberlaw Clinic at Harvard Law School, we filed a brief in New Jersey v. Pickett supporting the defense’s request to fully examine TrueAllele, the probabilistic DNA analysis software used in the case, in order to assess its reliability.
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