Group items tagged

In the US this year, there was outrage when people in job interviews and in schools were asked to hand over their Facebook passwords. Dwyer said that in the future and with the arrival of the semantic web and linkable data there is a danger that insurance companies may be able to find out if applicants had done a search for keywords like cancer stretching back 15 years.

But the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers expressed concern that California was moving too quickly to embrace self-driving cars and needed to first sort out liability issues

Autonomous cars can make roads safer, free commuters from the drudgery of driving, reduce congestion and provide transport to people who can't drive themselves, such as the blind, disabled, elderly and intoxicated,

Autonomous cars use computers, sensors and other technology to operate independently, but a human driver can override the autopilot function and take control of the vehicle at any time.

A device using the technology would use built-in accelerometers to detect when a user puts it down, and would then log its owner off to keep unauthorized people from getting in

requires new software and biometric sensors built into consumer devices, but does not require the development of any new kinds of chips

Kissinger keeps promise to attend match

These strange-looking planes carry a wealth of sensors in their bulbous noses: colour and black-and-white TV cameras, image intensifiers, radar, infra-red imaging for low-light conditions and lasers for targeting. They can also be armed with laser-guided missiles.

Each multi-million dollar Predator or Reaper system comprises four aircraft, a ground control station and a satellite link.

Although drones are unmanned, they are not unpiloted - trained crew at base steer the craft, analyse the images which the cameras send back and act on what they see

The data includes passport and National Insurance numbers and bank details. They relate to people who had expressed an interest in, or joined, the Royal Navy, Royal Marines and the RAF.