• Jan 17, 2024
  • Glyn Moody
  • General Privacy News, Governments, Surveillance,

LAPD Plans to Build a Real-Time Crime Center

We’ve previously warned that the rise of internet-connected doorbell cameras could give local police forces a powerful new surveillance tool. A follow-up article looked at the increasing number of partnerships between US police departments and Amazon’s Ring network. There’s was a 2021 story by the Los Angeles Times that reveals how close the relationship between … Continue reading “LAPD Plans to Build a Real-Time Crime Center”

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  • Dec 15, 2023
  • Glyn Moody
  • Announcements, General Privacy News, Governments, Online Privacy, Online Security, Surveillance,

What’s in the New EU Artificial Intelligence Act, and What Will It Mean for Global Privacy?

The EU has reached a political agreement on its groundbreaking Artificial Intelligence Act, which was first proposed back in 2021. All the main elements have been agreed, but some of the technical details still need to be filled in over the next few weeks. There’s no final text yet, but press releases from the European … Continue reading “What’s in the New EU Artificial Intelligence Act, and What Will It Mean for Global Privacy?”

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  • Dec 8, 2023
  • Glyn Moody
  • General Privacy News, Governments, Online Privacy, Social Media, Surveillance,

ChatGPT Is One Year Old: Here’s AI’s Next Attack on Privacy, and What to Do About It

Although it’s hard to believe, it’s only a year since ChatGPT appeared and ignited the current frenzy over AI and large language models. As an article in the New York Times makes clear, the feverish pace of development since then has been driven by companies that are afraid of being left behind in the race … Continue reading “ChatGPT Is One Year Old: Here’s AI’s Next Attack on Privacy, and What to Do About It”

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  • Nov 10, 2023
  • Glyn Moody
  • General Privacy News, Online Privacy, Online Security, Social Media, Studies,

Advanced AI Chatbots Can Now Infer Detailed Personal Attributes from General Social Media Posts

It’s old news that the exciting new generation of LLM-based AI chatbots posed a serious threat to people’s privacy. But nine months is a long time in the world of AI, and large language models have made huge strides in their capabilities since then. It’s no surprise that the privacy risks they bring have grown, … Continue reading “Advanced AI Chatbots Can Now Infer Detailed Personal Attributes from General Social Media Posts”

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  • Oct 25, 2023
  • Glyn Moody
  • General Privacy News, Online Privacy, Online Security, Social Media, Surveillance,

Contextual Advertising Should Be Great for Privacy, But It Risks Being Undermined

We’ve been discussing the privacy advantages of contextual advertising – a system that places ads based on a webpage’s content and not who’s viewing it (also known as behavioral advertising) – for over four years now. In a clear sign that the tide is turning against surveillance-led behavioral advertising, the adtech industry itself is starting … Continue reading “Contextual Advertising Should Be Great for Privacy, But It Risks Being Undermined”

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  • Aug 20, 2023
  • Glyn Moody
  • Cybersecurity, General Privacy News, Online Privacy, Online Security,

What Zoom’s AI Blunder Can Teach Us About Future Threats to Privacy

It’s no surprise that AI is starting to seep into every kind of digital service, even if the frenzy over generative AI seems to be dying down somewhat. But over on Stackdiary, Alex Ivanovs spotted something rather remarkable in Zoom’s updated terms and conditions that involved AI. The new wording seemed to give Zoom the right to … Continue reading “What Zoom’s AI Blunder Can Teach Us About Future Threats to Privacy”

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  • Aug 10, 2023
  • Glyn Moody
  • Cryptocurrency, General Privacy News, Governments, Online Privacy, Online Security, Social Media,

Worldcoin Crypto Project Aims to Let You Prove Your Identity While Remaining Anonymous

A few weeks ago, we wrote about the threat to privacy that central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) represent. Worldcoin is a potential answer to this problem. The project aims to create a new cryptocurrency “to enable universal access to the global economy,” while tackling two key issues that are increasingly relevant today: proving you are human, … Continue reading “Worldcoin Crypto Project Aims to Let You Prove Your Identity While Remaining Anonymous”

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