Embedded chips and privacy and security considerations
“Cyborgification” raises a host of ethical questions, but employer-driven “chipping” poses at least three immediate challenges. Source: Embedded chip on […]
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Your Roomba May Be Mapping Your Home, Collecting Data That Could Be Sold
iRobot, the company that makes the Roomba robotic vacuum, is considering selling the mapping data the devices collect to a […]
Technology Is Biased Too. How Do We Fix It?
Algorithms were supposed to free us from our unconscious mistakes. But now there’s a new set of problems to solve. […]
Microchip Implants for Employees? One Company Says Yes!
Employees at a Wisconsin technology company are volunteering to have microchips implanted in their hands to make unlocking doors and […]
32M employees offered biochip hand implants for work monitoring, payments
The chips can be used to login to PCs, use company machines, and make purchases – but how many will […]
D-ID’s tech protects your privacy by confounding face recognition algorithms
Unless you literally wear a mask all the time, it is almost impossible to completely avoid cameras and face recognition […]
TSB to deploy iris recognition technology to enable customer authentication
TSB is set to become the first European bank to deploy eye-scanning technology to allow customers to login in securely […]
Future of cloud-related opportunities discussed
On June 29, the European Commission hosted the Digital Single Market Cloud Stakeholder Meeting. The purpose of the meeting was to […]
Evidon Launches Consent Platform As The Clock Ticks Down On GDPR
Evidon rolled out a platform to help companies comply with the consent requirements of GDPR, which go into effect next […]
Even teenagers are creeped out by Snapchat’s new map feature
The real purpose of Snap Map may be to prove to your contacts that you are indeed social. Source: Even […]
The Privacy Implications of Autonomous Vehicles
This is the first of a two-part series discussing the privacy and security issues associated with the widespread use of […]
How can we stop algorithms telling lies?
Algorithms can dictate whether you get a mortgage or how much you pay for insurance. But sometimes they’re wrong – […]