Tag: AI
  • May 25, 2021 |
  • Glyn Moody |
  • Censorship, Encryption, General Privacy News, Governments, Social Media, Surveillance,

How data minimization can protect privacy and reduce the harms of collecting personal information

It’s no secret that many companies and governments try to collect as much personal information as possible. This might be because they believe this will improve the results of their analyses, or simply “just in case” they need something at a later date. According to a new paper from the digital rights organization, Access Now, … Continue reading “How data minimization can protect privacy and reduce the harms of collecting personal information”

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Privacy News Online | Weekly Review: May 7, 2021

Featured: Privacy News Online – Week of May 7, 2021 What happens to privacy once AIs start hacking systems – and people? Artificial Intelligence (AI) has mostly figured in this blog because of its ability to sift through information – for example, finding patterns in data, or matching faces. A new paper by security expert … Continue reading “Privacy News Online | Weekly Review: May 7, 2021”

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  • May 3, 2021 |
  • Glyn Moody |
  • Cybersecurity, General Privacy News, Social Media, Surveillance,

What happens to privacy once AIs start hacking systems – and people?

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has mostly figured in this blog because of its ability to sift through information – for example, finding patterns in data, or matching faces. But one of the reasons that AI is such a powerful and important technology is that it is completely general: it can be applied to almost anything. As … Continue reading “What happens to privacy once AIs start hacking systems – and people?”

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  • Apr 27, 2021 |
  • Glyn Moody |
  • Censorship, Encryption, General Privacy News, Governments, Surveillance,

As the battle to set 6G standards begins, UK spy agency warns China seeks to “control the global operating system”

Two years ago, this blog noted that the latest generation of mobile communications, 5G, brought with it undoubted benefits, but also real risks to privacy. Even today, the threat of ubiquitous surveillance from devices linked wirelessly using 5G is little discussed. Instead, governments fret about the slow pace of 5G roll-out. The fear of being … Continue reading “As the battle to set 6G standards begins, UK spy agency warns China seeks to “control the global operating system””

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  • Apr 27, 2021 |
  • Glyn Moody |
  • General Privacy News, Governments, Social Media, Surveillance,

EU unveils proposals for wide-ranging AI regulation with a global reach, and facial recognition systems flagged up as “high risk”

The European Commission has unveiled proposals for what it terms “new rules and actions aiming to turn Europe into the global hub for trustworthy Artificial Intelligence”. Evidently hoping that the new regulation will set standards for AI as the GDPR set them for privacy, the Commission says: “With these landmark rules, the EU is spearheading … Continue reading “EU unveils proposals for wide-ranging AI regulation with a global reach, and facial recognition systems flagged up as “high risk””

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Privacy News Online | Weekly Review: April 2, 2021

Featured: Privacy News Online – Week of April 2, 2021 Are smartphone apps that constantly monitor a person’s movements and actions the future of parole – and parenting? A company called Shadowtrack makes it possible for parolee’s ditch the ankle monitor in favor of a simple smartphone app. The parolee simply checks in with the … Continue reading “Privacy News Online | Weekly Review: April 2, 2021”

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  • Apr 1, 2021 |
  • Glyn Moody |
  • General Privacy News, Governments, Surveillance,

How workplace surveillance is entering our homes and driving through our streets

Workplace surveillance has become increasingly common since this blog first wrote about it back in 2017. One recent development is that it has moved into the home as more people now work there routinely. But there’s a big difference between monitoring everyone in a work environment, and doing so in a home, where there are … Continue reading “How workplace surveillance is entering our homes and driving through our streets”

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  • Mar 24, 2021 |
  • Glyn Moody |
  • General Privacy News, Governments, Surveillance,

Are smartphone apps that constantly monitor a person’s movements and actions the future of parole – and parenting?

A couple of years ago, Privacy News Online wrote about the use by parents of ankle bracelets to track their childrens’ whereabouts. That’s a relatively rare application of the technology; the use of ankle bracelets to monitor people on parole is more widespread. An interesting article in the Guardian points out that some parole systems … Continue reading “Are smartphone apps that constantly monitor a person’s movements and actions the future of parole – and parenting?”

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  • Mar 11, 2021 |
  • Glyn Moody |
  • General Privacy News, Governments, Surveillance,

Algorithmic bias: how automated decision making has become an assault on privacy – and what to do about it

Trying to detect welfare fraud, where people claim benefits they are not entitled to, is not new. Nor is it unreasonable: taxpayers rightly want to know that their money is going to those who truly need it. But a natural tendency by the authorities to turn to computers to help with the process of spotting … Continue reading “Algorithmic bias: how automated decision making has become an assault on privacy – and what to do about it”

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