Smart Cities: Mapping Current Technologies, Funding New Developments
The importance and impact of technology in the smart city will lead to a big brother-ish city of surveillance or a rewarding smorgasbord of urban independence and opportunity.
Tag: data protection
Privacy in Public: Nothing to Hide or Nothing of Value?
by Lee Rickwood
We’re learning very quickly about the value of information in the digital age: we don’t have to hide our data, we need to control it!
Accountability Should be Social Media’s next big Innovation
The benefits of services like Facebook and Twitter are undeniable. They connect billions of people, enable communication at the speed of thought, and they have also, for better or worse, made it possible for anyone to voice out their opinions and beliefs. But what happens when these services are abused?
Facebook’s ‘privacy’ pivot reveals smoke and mirrors
By Ted Kritsonis
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg wrote a long blog post exclaiming the social network’s new vigour towards building a “privacy-focused communications platform,” but it’s what he hasn’t said that speaks louder.
New Web Browsers Promise Data Safety, Personal Security, Internet Control
by Lee Rickwood
We need more and more tools to keep our information safe in an environment that was supposed to make information open, available and accessible.
Ethical AI Initiatives from Canadian Business, Government, Concerned Individuals
by Lee Rickwood
Open source software concepts; quality control mechanisms; licensing and regulatory standards; industry peer review mechanisms and even product recall provisions for AI-enabled products and services must be considered.
Third Parties Are First Threat to Online Privacy, Data Security: Canadian Tech Report
by Lee Rickwood
A new Canadian tech report says the large-scale collection and sale of user private data has grave implications for our online safety, security and protection.
Face the Facts: Privacy and Security Tools Needed to Block Facial Recognition
by Lee Rickwood
Facial recognition is bringing new ways to collect demographic information about each and every one of us by linking visual imagery with existing datasets of shopping habits, personal preferences, stated opinions and more.