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Open data could tame Big Tech’s power
On July 29, the heads of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google testified (virtually) in front of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee’s antitrust subcommittee to defend their...
Coronavirus contact-tracing apps face challenges of privacy, perceptions, and effectiveness
To control the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic, more than 50 countries have implemented applications to trace the contacts of people who may be infected.
The installation and...
Police should not have access to data from COVID-19 contact tracing apps
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau recently announced the release of a nationwide contact tracing app. He remarked that it would be “something you can just...
Amazon Echo and Alexa privacy issues go way beyond voice recordings
Amazon Echo and the Alexa voice assistant have had widely publicised issues with privacy. Whether it is the amount of data they collect or the fact...
Ten reasons why you should be worried about the facial recognition technology
Facial recognition technology is spreading fast. Already widespread in China, software that identifies people by comparing images of their faces against a database of records...
