Tag: EU
  • Oct 6, 2022 |
  • Glyn Moody |
  • General Privacy News, Governments, Surveillance,

White House “Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights” – Big Boost for Privacy or More of The Same?

The White House has taken a major step towards codifying key rights in the age of artificial intelligence (AI) with the release of its “Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights“. It has been drawn up by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, which has identified five principles that should guide the … Continue reading “White House “Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights” – Big Boost for Privacy or More of The Same?”

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  • Apr 28, 2022 |
  • Glyn Moody |
  • Censorship, Copyright, General Privacy News, Social Media, Surveillance,

How New Copyright Laws Threaten Privacy and Freedom of Speech

There’s a new US bill that everyone in the privacy world should know about — it goes by the name of “Strengthening Measures to Advance Rights Technologies Copyright Act of 2022” or the “SMART Copyright Act of 2022” for short. Although the bill is mostly geared toward tackling copyright infringement, the way it does so … Continue reading “How New Copyright Laws Threaten Privacy and Freedom of Speech”

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  • Apr 4, 2022 |
  • Glyn Moody |
  • Governments, Social Media, Surveillance,

Clearview AI Fined in Italy, Starts Scanning Dead Russian Soldiers in Ukraine

Ever since the facial recognition company Clearview AI appeared from nowhere two years ago, it has remained at the leading edge of its field, not least in terms of ethics. As a recent PIA blog post reported, the company claims to be building a database holding 100 billion facial images, so that “almost everyone in … Continue reading “Clearview AI Fined in Italy, Starts Scanning Dead Russian Soldiers in Ukraine”

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  • Feb 25, 2022 |
  • Glyn Moody |
  • General Privacy News, Governments, Social Media, Surveillance,

Clearview AI Offers to Eliminate Public Anonymity and Destroy Privacy around the World for a Mere $50 Million

PIA blog first wrote about the facial recognition start-up Clearview AI two years ago, when news about its huge database of three billion facial images appeared. Its main market is currently law enforcement, with which it has already had considerable success in the US. But two years is a long time in digital technology, and … Continue reading “Clearview AI Offers to Eliminate Public Anonymity and Destroy Privacy around the World for a Mere $50 Million”

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  • Jan 10, 2022 |
  • Glyn Moody |
  • General Privacy News, Governments, Social Media,

Here Comes the Digital Markets Act, Important New Legislation From the EU Boosting Privacy and Interoperability

Back in June 2021, this blog noted that there were two important proposals for new laws moving their way through the European Union’s legislative system. One, the Digital Services Act (DSA), aims to regulate how all digital services, notably social media, operate in the EU. For example, it will stipulate rules for the removal of … Continue reading “Here Comes the Digital Markets Act, Important New Legislation From the EU Boosting Privacy and Interoperability”

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  • Dec 9, 2021 |
  • Glyn Moody |
  • General Privacy News, Governments, Social Media, Surveillance,

Schrems vs. DPC Battle Heats Up, as New Document Suggests Irish Privacy Body Tried to Weaken GDPR

The privacy campaigner Max Schrems has been doggedly fighting to force Facebook to respect EU users’ privacy for nearly a decade now. As this blog has reported, there have been many twists and turns in the saga. Earlier this year, it seemed that the key player responsible for enforcing the protection of Facebook users in … Continue reading “Schrems vs. DPC Battle Heats Up, as New Document Suggests Irish Privacy Body Tried to Weaken GDPR”

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  • Nov 4, 2021 |
  • Glyn Moody |
  • General Privacy News, Social Media, Surveillance,

“Complexity is Fraud”: Why We Must Drop Micro-Targeted Ads to Help Publishers and to Protect Online Privacy

It has been clear for years that the widespread use of micro-targeted advertising and real-time bidding represents a huge threat to online privacy. Fortunately, an alternative approach is already to hand. Using contextual advertising, where ads are placed according to the editorial material, rather than based on who is viewing it, would allow the entire … Continue reading ““Complexity is Fraud”: Why We Must Drop Micro-Targeted Ads to Help Publishers and to Protect Online Privacy”

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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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  • Sep 27, 2021 |
  • Glyn Moody |
  • Cybersecurity, Governments, Surveillance,

EU is Spending More Than a Billion Dollars Expanding Biometric Honeypots, Despite Risks to Privacy and Freedom

Privacy News Online has just reported on a major privacy disaster in Afghanistan, where biometric and other highly personal data is now in the hands of the Taliban. That makes clear, in a dramatic fashion, the folly of creating huge databases of unique and unchangeable personal data. Of course, it could be argued that the … Continue reading “EU is Spending More Than a Billion Dollars Expanding Biometric Honeypots, Despite Risks to Privacy and Freedom”

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