• Dec 9, 2022
  • Glyn Moody
  • General Privacy News, Governments, Online Privacy, Social Media, Surveillance,

Will GDPR’s Win Against Facebook Change Advertising?

We’ve just written about the mounting problems for Facebook and its parent company Meta. And to that list of issues can be added another one, potentially the biggest so far, since it goes to the heart of the business model used by Meta for Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp: micro-targeted advertising based on constant online surveillance. … Continue reading “Will GDPR’s Win Against Facebook Change Advertising?”

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  • May 11, 2022
  • Glyn Moody
  • General Privacy News, Governments, Surveillance,

The Next Level of Surveillance: Real-Time AI Detection of Emotions in Video Streams

Surveillance once meant large-scale government spying on citizens, mostly to identify criminal activity, such as terrorism. But things have advanced quite a lot now. Surveillance has even moved into the workplace, where it’s advancing on several fronts. Advancing Artificial Intelligence The most common advancement in AI involves algorithmic, automated management — which includes analysis of … Continue reading “The Next Level of Surveillance: Real-Time AI Detection of Emotions in Video Streams”

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  • Oct 25, 2021
  • Glyn Moody
  • Governments, Social Media, Surveillance,

European Parliament Calls for Bans on AI-based Biometric Recognition in Public Spaces, Predictive Policing, and Social Scoring

Back in April, Privacy News Online reported on an important set of proposals from the European Commission to regulate the use of artificial intelligence within the EU. It contained some good ideas, and warned that AI-based facial recognition systems were “high risk”. But that didn’t go far enough for the European Data Protection Board (EDPB), … Continue reading “European Parliament Calls for Bans on AI-based Biometric Recognition in Public Spaces, Predictive Policing, and Social Scoring”

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  • Jun 14, 2021
  • Glyn Moody
  • General Privacy News, Social Media,

Markpainting: how to fight deceptive AI-manipulated images with a sprinkle of digital cleverness

One way of looking at privacy is in terms of controlling personal data. That means stopping others from accessing existing private information or collecting new personal data; and not allowing the creation of false information that relates to a person. The first of these can be thought of as “classical” privacy – making sure that … Continue reading “Markpainting: how to fight deceptive AI-manipulated images with a sprinkle of digital cleverness”

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  • Jun 14, 2021
  • Glyn Moody
  • General Privacy News, Governments, Surveillance,

Yet another biometric surveillance system: using a person’s “micro-movements” to detect emotions

Surveillance systems often use biometrics to identify key aspects of individuals. A previous blog post discussed the use of gait recognition, behavioral biometrics, and even cardiac signatures for this purpose. But without doubt, the main technique here is facial recognition, and this has been discussed many times on this blog. The problems with this approach … Continue reading “Yet another biometric surveillance system: using a person’s “micro-movements” to detect emotions”

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