Group items tagged uk - Public Service Internet

Here's What TfL Learned From Tracking Your Phone On the Tube | Gizmodo UK - 0 views

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"At the end of last year, between 21st November and 19th December, Transport for London carried out an intriguing trial: It was going to track your phone on the London Underground. Today, thanks to the Freedom of Information Act, Gizmodo UK can exclusively reveal some of the utterly fascinating findings that the agency has been able to make from all of our data "

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"At the end of last year, between 21st November and 19th December, Transport for London carried out an intriguing trial: It was going to track your phone on the London Underground. Today, thanks to the Freedom of Information Act, Gizmodo UK can exclusively reveal some of the utterly fascinating findings that the agency has been able to make from all of our data "</div>

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BBC - iWonder - When did the state start to spy on us? - 0 views

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"The extraordinary growth of state surveillance of the UK population has been fuelled by political and technological developments in recent decades. But in the name of national security, the state has been eavesdropping on us for far longer than that."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"The extraordinary growth of state surveillance of the UK population has been fuelled by political and technological developments in recent decades. But in the name of national security, the state has been eavesdropping on us for far longer than that."</div>

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Will you tell Starbucks your name? - BBC News - 0 views

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shared by Ian Forrester on 07 Dec 15 - No Cached

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Coffee chain Starbucks has begun asking its UK customers their names in a bid to appear more friendly. But do people really want to be on first name terms with their barista?

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Coffee chain Starbucks has begun asking its UK customers their names in a bid to appear more friendly. But do people really want to be on first name terms with their barista?</div>

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WhatsApp-Facebook data-sharing deal probed by UK privacy watchdog | TechCrunch - 0 views

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"Just one day after WhatsApp revealed a sea-change in its attitude to user data, by detailing plans to share the mobile numbers and last seen status of its users with parent company Facebook for ad-targeting and marketing purposes, the UK's data protection watchdog has fired a warning shot across Zuckerberg's bows by announcing it intends to investigate the arrangement"

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Just one day after WhatsApp revealed a sea-change in its attitude to user data, by detailing plans to share the mobile numbers and last seen status of its users with parent company Facebook for ad-targeting and marketing purposes, the UK's data protection watchdog has fired a warning shot across Zuckerberg's bows by announcing it intends to investigate the arrangement"</div>

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House of Commons - Responsible Use of Data - Science and Technology Committee - 0 views

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London's 'smart' bins track 4m phones a week over Wi-Fi | CNET UK - 0 views

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NHS England patient data 'uploaded to Google servers', Tory MP says | Society | theguar... - 0 views

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"Health select committee member Sarah Wollaston queries how data was secured by PA Consulting and uploaded to servers outside UK"

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Health select committee member Sarah Wollaston queries how data was secured by PA Consulting and uploaded to servers outside UK"</div>

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Dyslexic donors turned away from largest UK sperm bank | Society | The Guardian - 0 views

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The giant Piccadilly billboard is going to track cars to target ads | WIRED UK - 0 views

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shared by Ian Forrester on 11 Oct 17 - No Cached

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Coca-Cola, Hyundai, Samsung and L'Oréal have all signed up to the new screen, which can recognise vehicle make, model and colour to target adverts

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Coca-Cola, Hyundai, Samsung and L'Oréal have all signed up to the new screen, which can recognise vehicle make, model and colour to target adverts</div>

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France is ditching Google to reclaim its online independence | WIRED UK - 0 views

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About the project | Charting the Digital Lifespan - 1 views

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shared by Ian Forrester on 12 Nov 15 - No Cached

Ian Forrester on 12 Nov 15

"EPSRC-funded research project, we use the concept of the 'Digital Lifespan' to investigate how digital identities are created and managed across the human lifespan by UK citizens"

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"EPSRC-funded research project, we use the concept of the 'Digital Lifespan' to investigate how digital identities are created and managed across the human lifespan by UK citizens"</div>

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The BBC's radical new data plan takes aim at Netflix | WIRED UK - 0 views

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"The BBC's R&D team has built experimental systems that pull in data from Netflix and Spotify. The goal? More personalisation "

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"The BBC's R&D team has built experimental systems that pull in data from Netflix and Spotify. The goal? More personalisation "</div>

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Future of public service broadcasting - House of Lords Library - 0 views

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Brain's activity map makes stable 'fingerprint' - 0 views

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"Neuroscientists have found that they can identify individuals based on a coarse map of which brain regions "pair up" in scans of brain activity. The map is stable enough that the researchers could pick one person's pattern from a set of 126, by matching it to a scan taken on another day. "

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Neuroscientists have found that they can identify individuals based on a coarse map of which brain regions "pair up" in scans of brain activity. The map is stable enough that the researchers could pick one person's pattern from a set of 126, by matching it to a scan taken on another day. "</div>

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Facebook blocks Admiral's car insurance discount plan - BBC News - 0 views

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Facebook has blocked plans by an insurer to view young drivers' profiles to help set car insurance premiums.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Facebook has blocked plans by an insurer to view young drivers' profiles to help set car insurance premiums.</div>

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Amazon Echos activated by TV comment - BBC News - 0 views

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An on-air comment by a US TV presenter activated Amazon Echo gadgets in viewers' homes across San Diego.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">An on-air comment by a US TV presenter activated Amazon Echo gadgets in viewers' homes across San Diego.</div>

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Databox Project - EPSRC Project on Privacy-Aware Personal Data Platform - 0 views

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Ian Forrester on 13 May 16

Databox project is a new £1.5M EPSRC project led by Dr. Hamed Haddadi (QMUL) in collaboration with Dr. Richard Mortier (University of Cambridge) and Professors Derek McAuley, Tom Rodden, and Andy Crabtree (University of Nottingham) who will explore the development of the Databox as means of enhancing accountability and giving individuals control over the use of their personal data.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Databox project is a new £1.5M EPSRC project led by Dr. Hamed Haddadi (QMUL) in collaboration with Dr. Richard Mortier (University of Cambridge) and Professors Derek McAuley, Tom Rodden, and Andy Crabtree (University of Nottingham) who will explore the development of the Databox as means of enhancing accountability and giving individuals control over the use of their personal data.</div>

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Cheating Frenchman sues Uber for tipping off wife about affair - BBC News - 0 views

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A businessman in southern France is suing ride-hailing company Uber over his wife's discovery of rides he took to see his lover, his lawyer said.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">A businessman in southern France is suing ride-hailing company Uber over his wife's discovery of rides he took to see his lover, his lawyer said.</div>

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Why your car servicing costs could be about to rise - BBC News - 0 views

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Is your connected car spying on you? - BBC News - 0 views

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