Strip searches and ads: 10 tech and privacy hot spots for 2020
Tbilisi, GeorgiaThomson Reuters Foundation From whether governments should use facial recognition for surveillance to what data internet giants should be allowed to collect, 2019 was marked by a heated global debate around privacy and technology. Visitors are seen on a screen displaying facial recognition technology at the Consumer Electronics Show Asia 2019 in Shanghai, China, […]
South Africa’s ‘Boris the BabyBot’ opens children’s eyes to digital privacy
Johannesburg, South AfricaThomson Reuters Foundation When Boris the BabyBot, a red robot with long wiggly arms who tracks and profiles babies for The Factory, meets a baby who’s too messy to be tracked, the book’s young readers join the droid in exploring questions about data privacy. Boris beeps as he scans babies’ smiles and fingerprints and […]
Privacy concerns pushing people to change online behaviour, poll shows
Tbilisi, GeorgiaThomson Reuters Foundation Privacy concerns are pushing people to change their behaviour online, according to an international poll published on Wednesday that found one in three avoid specific search terms or web pages to elude tracking. More than seven in 10 respondents to a survey of almost 10,000 people in nine countries said they […]
Quick facts – From airports to schools to hotels, the spaces scanning faces
LondonThomson Reuters Foundation From speeding up boarding at airports to boosting security at malls and concerts, facial recognition technology has become increasingly pervasive, raising concerns about privacy. Britain’s data protection watchdog said last week it was looking into use of the technology after reports that a property developer had set up facial recognition cameras in […]
Facial recognition push at India airports raises privacy concerns
Bangkok, ThailandThomson Reuters Foundation The launch of facial recognition technology at two Indian airports and plans to place it in police stations have stoked fears over privacy and increased surveillance among human rights groups in the country. The “paperless biometric technology” launched in Bengaluru airport last week identifies passengers by their face, doing away with […]
ESSAY: FACEAPP – A RECIPE FOR ID THEFT
MAL FLETCHER, writing from London, highlights privacy concerns when using apps like FaceApp…
ESSAY: PRIVACY IS THE FUTURE? NOT ON LONDON’S TRAINS
Writing from London, MAL FLETCHER looks at how a decision by transport authorities in London raises questions over the future of privacy…
THE BIG PICTURE: ‘YOU CAN TRUST GOD WITH YOU DATA’
See OUTREACH MEDIA’s May poster…
ESSAY: WHY WE SHOULD KNOW BBC STAR SALARIES
As the salaries of BBC stars were made public in the UK this week (and there are calls for the same to be done in Australia in regard to public broadcaster the ABC), MAL FLETCHER, writing from London, looks at the arguments in support…