iot and data ethics

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"CoBox is a distributed, encrypted, offline-enabled data hosting cloud platform."

Object detection kit, scanning objects for a cleaner city

"Trustable Technology: The Trustable Technology project empowers consumers to make informed decisions & enables companies to prove their connected products are trustworthy"

"User Data Cloud 3Box makes it simple to store data securely with your users, letting you focus on building great products. #BuildBetter"

The Atlas of Surveillance is a database of the surveillance technologies deployed by law enforcement in communities across the United States. This includes drones, body-worn camera, automated license plate readers, facial recognition, and more.

Session is a secure messaging app that protects your metadata, encrypts your communications and makes sure your messaging activities leave no digital trail behind.

Dyson smart rooms is a crystal maze - style pop-up to find new software engineers

"ActivityWatch is an app that automatically tracks how you spend time on your devices. It is open source, privacy-first, cross-platform, and a great alternative to services like RescueTime, ManicTime, and WakaTime. It can help you keep track of time spent on different projects, kick bad screen habits, or just understand how you spend your time."

Excellent growing resource explaining the origins of hacking in a balanced way through different interviews and press coverage

"webxray is a tool for analyzing third-party content on webpages and identifying the companies which collect user data. A command line user interface makes webxray easy to use for non-programmers, and those with advanced needs may analyze millions of pages with proper configuration. webxray is a professional tool designed for academic research, and may be used by privacy compliance officers, regulators, and those who are generally curious about hidden data flows on the web."

BotSentinel to help diminish the effectiveness of trollbot accounts that infest Twitter.

Use your smartphone as a mobile lab

Facial recognition technology stealing our feelings

"Information Exposure for Consumer IoT Devices: A Multidimensional, Network-Informed Measurement Approach."

Guard is a site that uses AI to read epically long privacy policies and then highlight any aspects of them that might be problematic.

"As technology-especially computer, information, and Internet technology-permeates all aspects of our society, people who understand that technology need to be part of public-policy discussions. We need technologists who work in the public interest. We need public-interest technologists. Defining this term is difficult. One Ford Foundation blog post described public-interest technologists as "technology practitioners who focus on social justice, the common good, and/or the public interest." A group of academics in this field wrote that "public-interest technology refers to the study and application of technology expertise to advance the public interest/generate public benefits/promote the public good.""

"This discussion paper explores the rapidly evolving landscape of how we behave and interact online, and how businesses respond. The internet has transformed how we live, work and relate to one another. We can make 'friends' around the world without ever saying 'hello', compare products from dozens of shops without leaving the house, or plan a date with a stranger without breaking a sweat. Overall it has proven a powerful force for good; delivering significant benefits to the economy and to consumers in the form of greater choice, personalisation, and incredible convenience."