Congressman Wants US to Part With Europe on Data Privacy
As the number of devices quietly gathering your data increases, so does the risk of exposure. Source: Congressman Wants U.S. […]
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Understanding the economic value of your personal data
Your personal data is worthless – it’s only when it’s processed by the Facebooks or Googles of this world that […]
Forget Killer Robots—Bias Is the Real AI Danger
John Giannandrea, who leads AI at Google, is worried about intelligent systems learning human prejudices. Source: Forget Killer Robots—Bias Is […]
Takeaways from the ECHR employee monitoring decision
A recent ruling by the European Court of Human Rights in Barbulescu v. Romania, no. 61496/08 affirms the right of […]
Let’s take back control of our data – it’s too precious to leave to the tech giants
Almost everything we do – keeping in touch, online shopping, watching television – leaves a data trail. The resulting data-sets […]
For everyone to benefit from technology, we need to ensure the free flow of information
Europe’s new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which will take effect next May and which Microsoft supports, is a good […]
Three very different sources of bias in AI, and how to fix them
It’s been evident that people are surprised that machines can be biased. They assume machines are necessarily neutral and objective, […]
On monetizing personal information: A series
Estimations of the value of the digital economy range from nearly 3 trillion dollars, to 8 trillion on the high […]
What happens when diagnosis is automated?
In some trials, “deep learning” systems have outperformed human experts. But can we relay only on AI? Source: A.I. Versus […]
Is iPhone X’s Face ID secure? Apple takes on lingering questions
An Apple report should quell most privacy concerns about the iPhone X’s facial recognition tech. But the company leaves a […]
What Anonymous Location Data Reveals About Us
Using code and the web, a data scientist follows two unnamed people and learns just how much our anonymous location […]
Moscow Deploys Facial Recognition to Spy on Citizens in Streets
Moscow is adding facial-recognition technology to its network of 170,000 surveillance cameras across the city in a move to identify criminals […]