Select your tools carefully when using the wrong one could make you a target.
https://thenextweb.com/news/ukrainians-turning-to-telegram-during-war
Why Ukrainians are turning to Telegram during the war
My GDPR compliant face…
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13600834.2022.2054076
(Do not) remember my face: uses of facial recognition technology in light of the general data protection regulation
Facial recognition technology is a state-of-the-art digital tool widely used by private and public entities. Its benefits are notable, but the challenges that it presents cannot be overlooked, as this paper will expose. In Europe, a major challenge is ensuring compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation, starting with the search of a proper legal ground for data processing and the identification of an adequate exception to allow the processing of biometric data. The implementation of security measures and the risks associated with data transfer to third countries must also be considered. A further issue is the reliability of facial recognition technology, which relates to data accuracy. These challenges are substantial, but they are not insurmountable. More comprehensive and in-depth knowledge of the legal intricacies of the General Data Protection Regulation, more secure and transparent data-processing procedures, and full acknowledgement of the technology’s limitations might provide a liability shield.
(Related) Could be very useful!
This Facial Recognition Website Can Turn Anyone into a Cop—or a Stalker
PimEyes has become a hit among digital “creeps” and others eager to investigate strangers. Researchers fear there's no way to prevent it from being abused.
May explain why police (and intelligence) organizations love facial recognition.
Surveillance and Power
New forms of data collection—online and offline—make surveillance more common and even its own industry. Surveillance can be by a single actor, such as an employer or government agency. However, surveillance is also the byproduct of the systematic collection, aggregation and use of individual data. Companies that buy and sell consumer data create a destructive demand where their thirst for consumer data pressures consumer-facing firms to collect and sell increasing amounts of information without regard to how the collection breaches privacy expectations. Surveillance is important for the ethics of data and analytics since companies collecting, aggregating, selling, and using consumer data create a negative externality when they contribute to a larger system of surveillance. As our readings will illustrate, surveillance is all about power. Surveillance is the persistent tracking of individuals—tracking that cannot be avoided—to control the surveilled. The readings include David Lyon on surveillance and the panopticon and Julie Cohen on surveillance as different than privacy. The two related cases provided are on location data aggregators and Clearview AI, a facial recognition company.
Seems wrong is a red flag.
Privacy, Data, and Shared Responsibility
How we define privacy is important to the ethics of data and analytics because both the data being analyzed and the possible categorization of subjects can have privacy expectations. The summary gives an overview of the traditional control version and restricted access version of privacy. Both versions of privacy—the restricted access and control view of privacy—place an enormous focus on the handoff of information to others. In other words, when information is turned over to a person or company, access to that information is no longer restricted and the individual no longer has control of that information. For most of us, that just seems wrong. We regularly disclose information to people and companies with strong expectations as to how it would be used or further shared. The summary covers the privacy paradox and the idea of privacy in public. The readings include Helen Nissenbaum on privacy as contextual integrity, Kirsten Martin on privacy as a social contract, and Clarissa Wilbur Berger on US privacy law. The related case is a new case on ad tech, “Finding Consumers, No Matter Where They Hide,” and an article on Walgreens selling access to customer data. A second reading is by Timnit Gebru et al. on “Datasheets for Datasets” with the related case on a wrongful arrest using facial recognition.
(Related) Is there a valid use?
The Quiet Growth of Race-Detection Software Sparks Concerns over Bias
More than a dozen companies offer artificial intelligence programs that promise to identify a person's race, but researchers and even some vendors worry it will fuel discrimination.
I thought we only interacted with clowns during election campaigns.
https://www.psfk.com/2022/03/animatico-is-improving-customer-interactions-with-ai-based-avatars.html
Animatico Is Improving Customer Interactions With AI-based Avatars
By combining artificial intelligence and voice control technology with fun, engaging and customizable avatars, Animatico creates seamless interactions for store and brand customers and visitors.
Avatars are increasingly taking center stage as retailers and brands look to improve their customer experience offerings and drive more engaging shopper interactions. While not necessarily a new technology, for years most of the backend engineering and tech underpinning avatars has been clunky with poor conversational capability and a lack of effective voice control. Swiss company Animatico is looking to change that with its voice-enabled, human-like interface avatar platform. Taking cues from Disney’s popular character designs, where Animatico poached some of its team members, the company is hoping to power the next generation of avatar deployments and make the technology known as less of a gimmick and more of a valuable business tool.
Murderbot: AI angst as told by an AI.
https://www.tor.com/2022/03/25/for-murderbot-fans-who-want-more-five-books-by-martha-wells/
For Murderbot Fans Who Want More: Five Books by Martha Wells
… If you are only familiar with Well’s Murderbot books, know that there are plenty more Wells books to read. Allow me to suggest five Martha Wells books that Murderbot fans might like.
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