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"I can tell you this—things are always being watched."
How we learn to rely on tech to tell us when something is wrong, only to misinterpret the signals.
The increasing popularity of genetic tests poses concerns about the accessibility of personal information.
If an Airbnb host were to list their biggest fears, "guests throwing a party and creating thousands of dollars of damage" would probably be featured at the top. NoiseAware’s line of internet-connected microphones is an attempt to assuage these fears.
Apple’s CEO Tim Cook has joined the chorus of voices warning that data itself is being weaponized against people and societies — arguing that the trade in digital data has exploded into a “data industrial complex”. Cook did not namecheck the adtech elephants in the room: Goo…
Google is being sent repeated "reverse location" orders from federal agents. Privacy activists warn they threaten the privacy of thousands of innocent people.
A short talk for the Biometrics Congress, explaining the digital identity vision in contrast to the dead-end digitised identity vision. Here are what people tw…
Implications for the whole of society of the data policies of collaborative economy platforms.
Despite the largest scandal in data collection history, there are no signs of consumers taking majors steps to further protect their privacy. Facebook hasn’t tried to conceal its relief. What’s next…
The country is perfecting a vast network of digital espionage as a means of social control—with implications for democracies worldwide.
Facebook patent uses different data sources to guess what income bracket you're in.
How Thousands of Companies Monitor, Analyze, and Influence the Lives of Billions. Report + Web Publication.
A new report from Human Rights Watch sheds light on a troubling law enforcement practice called “parallel construction.”
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BEIJING (AP) — Chinese authorities have begun deploying a new surveillance tool: "gait recognition" software that uses people's body shapes and how they walk to identify them, even when their faces are hidden from cameras. Already used by police on the streets of Beijing and Shanghai, "gait recognition" is part of a push across China to develop artificial-intelligence and data-driven surveillance that is raising concern about how far the technology will go.
In December, I converted my one-bedroom apartment in San Francisco into a “smart home.” I connected as many of my appliances and belongings as I could to the internet: an Amazon Echo, my lights, my coffee maker, my baby monitor, my kid’s toys, my vacuum, my TV, my toothbrush, a photo frame, a sex toy, and even my bed.
In the introduction to her new book, Hannah Fry points out something interesting about the phrase “Hello World.” It’s never…
Internet Identity Workshop Uses Sovrin Network
In her new book, author Alex Rosenblat talked with Uber drivers in 25 cities to trace the story of how ride-hailing disrupted the very definition of labor.
Blockchain Identity Experts Working Together
Data & Society is pleased to present its 2017-18 Annual Report. This report chronicles a dynamic, expanding network that is using rigorous interdisciplinary research to challenge existing narratives about the purpose and power of technology in society.
Google smart division hands over data to governments regularly, but critics say Nest could be more transparent.
If the Internet is truly such a revolutionary break from the past, why are companies like Google in bed with cops and spies?
Privacy International is celebrating Data Privacy Week, where we’ll be talking about privacy and issues related to control, data protection, surveillance and identity. Join the conversation on…
The lives of internet users are overflowing with choices to be made about our personal data. Should this app be allowed to use my location? Are my Facebook sharing settings letting the right people…
Classified documents from the Snowden archive reveal the NSA has been developing technology to automatically identify a speaker from the sound of their voice.
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