Tag: mass surveillance
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Tracking everyone’s whereabouts won’t stop COVID-19
Written by Albert Fox Cahn and Alyssa Domino on Fast Company.
“Rather than simply accepting tracking with open arms, Americans should be wary of geeks bearing gifts. Today’s startups could do more than squander venture capital dollars—their misguided COVID-19 surveillance measures may cost lives and undermine our democracy.
… This points to one of the most fundamental concerns in any new health surveillance tool: Who else gets the data? Even if a tool is shown to be effective, even if it’s deployable at scale, how else might the data be used by government agencies?”
Read ‘Tracking everyone’s whereabouts won’t stop COVID-19’ on the Fast Company site.
Tagged with: coronavirus, mass surveillance, Silicon Valley.
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Coronavirus, facial recognition, and the future of privacy
Written by Khari Johnson on Venturebeat.
“If quarantines are ineffective or improperly carried out, millions of people could die, according to some estimates, but that doesn’t mean we can throw civil liberties out the window.
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Aside from the spread of COVID-19, the other prevailing story this week was a rush of revelations about companies peddling AI-powered surveillance technology to businesses, governments, and law enforcement agencies.
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Global economies are bracing for recession, and no one knows exactly how the spread of COVID-19 will impact global supply chains, public events, travel, and other industries. And even as we’re actively discussing whether a company like Clearview AI will mean the end of privacy, COVID-19 could easily be used as an excuse to spread mass surveillance.
This is not intended to be alarmist, but it’s important to keep an eye on mission creep in this space.”
Read ‘Coronavirus, facial recognition, and the future of privacy’ on the Venturebeat site.
Tagged with: coronavirus, facial recognition, mass surveillance.
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Mass surveillance for national security does conflict with EU privacy rights, court advisor suggests
Written by Natasha Lomas on Techcrunch.
“If the Court agrees with the [Advocate general]’s opinion, then unlawful bulk surveillance schemes, including one operated by the UK, will be reined in.”
Tagged with: mass surveillance, government surveillance, privacy.