Technologist, researcher & consultant; IoT, privacy & data protection, information policy, IDM & e-ID, US & EU policy analysis; founder of @IoTPrivacyForum
I am proud to announce the publication of Clearly Opaque - Privacy Risks of the IoT, written by me & Erin Kenneally. It’s new empirical research on #IoTprivacy & governance, including emerging strategies to address the privacy challenges. Please share! https://t.co/oBnxmSd51v
"Companies worth billions of dollars are, without permission, training generative AI models on creators’ works, which are then being used to create new content that in many cases can compete with the original works."
A while back, I stumbled upon a file I consider the largest piece of evidence revealing how hundreds of data brokers trade personal data on everyone, including very sensitive data, globally.
Massive investigation by @themarkup and German @netzpolitik_org:
https://t.co/uJ7MpmIJ69
okay, obviously a point worth repeating again and again
the idea of human extinction from AI is a scam created by those who push problematic models into the public as a way of diverting attention away from their responsibility and accountability
A Court in Argentina recently declared unconstitutional the Facial Recognition system used by the city of Buenos Aires to "identify" fugitives. One fascinating aspect of the decision? Privacy as a collective right! Read @MariaJoseBJ's analysis at the link below!
@hypervisible Algorithm: there will be crime in this city.
Media: Really? When? Where?
Algorithm: next week. In the city.
Media: is this algorithm sentient?
this and other recent reversals of FRT bans are a reminder that regulatory wins aren't permanent. We need sustained organizing and pressure to expand these policies and prevent retraction.
Few interested in emo-tech will have missed Microsoft's announcement on Tuesday and the 'retiring' of emotion recognition due to the "Responsible AI Standard". Here's the Lab's take, authored by Andy:
https://t.co/XIPQtRQfDe
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