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"Amazon, Apple and Google all employ staff who listen to customer voice recordings from their smart speakers and voice assistant apps."

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

Big data project for those on low incomes

Big data project for those on low incomes

"Facebook's collection of data makes it one of the most influential organisations in the world. Share Lab wanted to look "under the bonnet" at the tech giant's algorithms and connections to better understand the social structure and power relations within the company. "

burger King will start televising a commercial for its signature Whopper sandwich that is designed to activate Google voice-controlled devices, raising questions about whether marketing tactics have become too invasive.

London's Metropolitan Police have been urged to back down on plans to once again use facial recognition software at next weekend's Notting Hill Carnival. Privacy groups including Big Brother Watch, Liberty and Privacy International have written to police commissioner Cressida Dick (PDF) calling for a U-turn on the use of the tech. Automated facial recognition technology will snap the party-goers' faces, and run them against a database. The aim is to alert cops to people who are banned from the festival or are wanted by the police, presumably so they can take immediate action. The tech was first tested at the festival - where relations between police and revellers are often strained - last year, but it failed to identify anyone.

"rather than try to build the next Google, should we not focus on building the infrastructures that prevent the next Google instead?"

"Rachel Coldicutt;s talk at the 2019 publicspaces/BBC conference"

BBC development of a personal data store