HOW WE PLAY OUR ROLE

We recognize that AI is transformational, opening up whole new frontiers of human progress and potential, but also that the speed of technology-facilitated change can be rapid and raise important questions of legitimate public interest.   

That’s why we take seriously our obligation to innovate responsibly.

In providing support to those on the frontlines of public safety:  

• Our technology draws only on data from the public internet. We do not access any private communications or surveillance data.

• We don’t advocate for, or engage in, unrestricted, widespread use of facial recognition. We advocate for limited use in our case: to help stop exploitation using publicly available data on the internet.

• Due to the importance and ethical value of our work, as well as our reputation in this space, Amazon selected us as one of only 3 organizations that would be allowed to continue use of Rekognition tools to aid in the recovery of sex trafficking victims and rescue of missing children, during their police moratorium on use of this technology (which they further extended in May 2021).

• We only access data from hotspots of potential exploitation on the Internet that are directly relevant to our mission. We do not explore the wider internet on the speculative basis that its data may prove useful at some point in future.

• Access to our tools is limited to those with specialized functions related to the investigation or prevention of major trafficking, missing children, or child abuse and neglect cases.

We also maintain a commitment to the highest possible standards of data privacy and security, as well as adhering to emerging ethical standards on use of these powerful technologies.

OUR IMPACT

Leadership Team

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 
CARA JONES

DIRECTOR, UK AND EUROPE
DR. IAN KEARNS

Ian has over 25 years of experience working in the public, private and NGO sectors, the last 15 of them in organizational leadership positions, and brings deep expertise on progressive approaches to national security, public safety and the use of new technology to deliver social benefit. He is a former Specialist Adviser to the UK House of Commons/House of Lords Committee on National Security Strategy, a co-Founder, former Director and current Board Member of the European Leadership Network, and former Deputy Director of the UK’s leading progressive public policy think-tank, the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR). He also previously served as a Director in the Global Government Industry Practice of Electronic Data Systems (EDS), a $20bn a year IT services firm, where he worked to develop ground-breaking ideas on the use of technology to deliver public value. He is the author, with Rick Muir, of Data-Driven Policing and Public Value.

VICE PRESIDENT OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
ALYSON STOCKTON, CPA

Vice President of Business Administration, Alyson is responsible to the CEO for short- and long-term financial management, team oversight and communication, and human resources functions. She worked as a CPA providing financial leadership and public accounting services for five years before starting at Marinus in 2019. An Air Force veteran, Alyson is passionate about serving the public sector and the local community. She is a mother of two elementary-age girls, enjoys running, and volunteers her professional services to her church and parent-teacher association.

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