• Dec 21, 2023
  • Glyn Moody
  • General Privacy News, Governments, Studies, Surveillance,

Body Cameras Impact Privacy – And It’s Only Getting Worse

Constant surveillance from CCTV cameras, which often use AI software to identify people, is common across the world. While problematic, mounted cameras are at fixed locations, which you can avoid to a certain extent. A new frontier in privacy harm is being opened up by body-worn cameras, which are far more difficult to dodge. In … Continue reading “Body Cameras Impact Privacy – And It’s Only Getting Worse”

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  • Nov 8, 2022
  • Glyn Moody
  • General Privacy News, Governments, Surveillance,

Politicians Still Underestimate Smart Cars’ Threat to Privacy

It was three years ago that we blog wrote about the privacy problems raised by “smartphones on wheels” – the fact that today’s vehicles contain powerful computer systems and a wide range of sensors that are constantly sending back data to manufacturers. The politicians are finally starting to wake up to the threat. Elizabeth Warren, … Continue reading “Politicians Still Underestimate Smart Cars’ Threat to Privacy”

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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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