If
Google has been keeping accurate records, this is Blog post # 5,000.
Will
all new privacy bills try to be the toughest?
With
Enhanced Facial Recognition Technology Protections, the New
Washington Privacy Act Would Be the Strongest U.S. Privacy Bill
… This new bill is noteworthy due to the
strength of its terms, which compare favorably to the California
Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). The Washington Privacy Act goes farther
in certain areas, however; ability to control personal data, opt-out
rights and requirements of explicit consent in the use of facial
recognition technology.
A
side-by-side analysis provided
by the Future of Privacy Forum compares
the Washington Privacy Act’s terms to both the CCPA and the
European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
(Related)
Tassanai
Kiratisountorn, Pimchanok Eianleng, Anna Gamvros, and Ruby Kwok of
Norton Rose Fulbright write:
The Personal Data Protection Act B.E. 2562 (2019) (PDPA) was published on 27 May 2019 in Thailand’s Government Gazette and became effective the following day. However, most of the operational provisions, including provisions relating to the rights of a data subject, the obligations of a data controller and the penalties for non-compliance, will become effective on 27 May 2020, 1 year after the PDPA is published.
The PDPA is under the supervision of the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society and the main supervising authority of the PDPA is the Office of Data Protection Committee (Office).
Read
their summary of the key features of the law on Data
Protection Report.
More
on Clearview and the growing Face war…
A face
recognition app used by thousands of law enforcement agencies, which
has drawn considerable scrutiny in past weeks over its creator’s
dubious data collection methods, contains code hinting at an
unreported range of potential features, based on a version of the app
discovered by Gizmodo.
Reporters
were able to download the most recent Android version of the app
… The
app, which will not access Clearview’s face recognition system
without a login, was found on an Amazon server that is publicly
accessible.
… While not all of
the app’s activity can be observed without a user account,
reporters inspected data being sent to Google Analytics, Crashlytics,
and App-Measurement, three companies that record basic details about
any mobile devices running the app and tell Clearview whether the app
is running smoothly. The app also grants access to Android’s Fine
Location API, which determines the most precise location possible
from available location providers, including the Global Positioning
System (GPS) as well as wifi and mobile cell data.
Other bits of code
appear to hint at features under development, such as references to a
voice search option; an in-app feature that would allow police to
take photos of people to run through Clearview’s database; and a
“private search mode,” no further descriptions of which are
available through surface-level access.
… The app also
contains a script created by Google for scanning barcodes in
connection with drivers licenses. (The file is named
“Barcode$DriverLicense.smali”) Asked about the feature, Ton-That
responded: “It doesn’t scan drivers licenses.”
… In addition to
more than 2,200 law enforcement agencies, BuzzFeed said, Clearview’s
software had been sold to companies in 27 countries, including major
U.S. retailers such as Macy’s, Walmart, and Best Buy.
(Related)
ICE has run
facial-recognition searches on millions of Maryland drivers
The agency’s
unlimited access to drivers’ photos has alarmed immigration and
privacy activists, who fear it is being used to target immigrants who
sought driver’s licenses after 2013
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials
have been permitted to run facial-recognition searches on millions of
Maryland driver’s license photos without first seeking state or
court approval, state officials said — access that goes far beyond
what other states allow and that alarms immigration activists in a
state that grants special driver’s licenses to undocumented
immigrants.
Are you sure your mail
is secure? The ‘scanning for evil’ technology could easily be
modified to scan for other stuff.
Google
Confirms New AI Tool Scans 300 Billion Gmail Attachments Every Week
… Google reckons
that malicious documents currently represent 58% of all malware that
targets Gmail users. Now Google is fighting back by employing "Deep
Learning" AI to prevent this malware from reaching your inbox.
I’m trying to keep my
students from becoming Luddites.
Einride
shows how AI will create new kinds of jobs
Artificial
intelligence (AI) will either destroy
jobs or
create new
jobs —
depending on which report you read. In truth, it’s probably
a little of both —
AI will undoubtedly replace human workers in some spheres, but it
will also create new roles, many of which we can’t yet imagine. A
recent report from PA Consulting, titled “People
and machines: From hype to reality,”
supports this theory and predicts AI is more likely to create jobs
than destroy them.
The
research behind this report, based on 750 cross-industry businesses
in the U.K., found that 32% of respondents had invested in AI and
automation in the last five years, split evenly across tools for
cognitive and physical tasks. Of those that had invested, 43%
reported an increase in jobs as a result, while 40% reported a
reduction.
Ford
sees itself as a transportation company, not just a car manufacturer.
The scooter business allows them to create tools they want for their
“car sharing service.”
Ford
Takes Its Electric Scooter Company for a Spin Outside U.S.
Spin,
the scooter-sharing
service
owned by Ford
Motor Co.,
is expanding to new markets outside of the U.S.
The
company will launch its first international fleet of electric
scooters in Cologne, Germany, as soon as the spring, according to a
statement.
It will start with several hundred scooters and plans to increase
the number quickly, though pricing hasn’t been decided. Spin also
will apply in Paris for a scooter-sharing permit next month.
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