Are AI and surveillance at a crossroads over privacy?
Artificial intelligence (AI) and surveillance are at an increasingly prevalent and controversial crossroads. AI-powered surveillance has the potential to revolutionise various aspects of our lives, but it must be accompanied by a strong commitment to protecting privacy rights. Should these technologies be improperly used, they can have damning effects on the privacy rights of us all, especially the most vulnerable in society.?
Surveillance tools, including those equipped with facial recognition and AI, have been installed by local officials in?public housing across the US?- all without clear guidance or limits on their use. The cameras, intended to enhance safety, are instead allegedly being used to punish and evict residents.?
The US White?House and intelligence agencies are calling for a split Congress to?renew section 702 of FISA. Referenced in the Max Schrems 2020 privacy case against Facebook, it has enabled?government surveillance of individuals both inside and outside of the US.?This current debate highlights the expansion of surveillance culture and how these means can be misused and compromise privacy.?
By implementing robust legal frameworks, adhering to ethical principles, and fostering public awareness, we can ensure that AI surveillance respects privacy whilst benefiting society as a whole.
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Pimloc
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News
White House pushes lawmakers to renew FISA section on government surveillance
The White House is currently pushing lawmakers to renew section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) which is set to expire at the end of this year. The section permits the?government to conduct targeted surveillance of those outside of the?US.
Ring settles with FTC for $5.8 million over employee privacy violations?
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced a $5.8 million settlement with Amazon's Ring doorbell camera unit over privacy violations. The settlement stems from a case where a former employee spied on female customers for months by placing cameras in their bedrooms and bathrooms.
New Jersey: criminal defendants can access facial recognition information?
A New Jersey appeals court has ruled that defendants in criminal trials have the right to access information about the facial recognition systems used to incriminate them. This includes details about the AI algorithm's error rate, performance metrics, and the management of the database used.
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AI surveillance?cameras used to monitor US public housing?
Local officials are installing advanced surveillance tools, including those equipped with facial recognition and AI, without clear guidance or limits on their use. The cameras, intended to enhance safety, have impacted 1.6 million people and have been used to punish and evict residents.
Massive vaccination data leak of Indian citizens leaked to?Telegram?
The personal information of hundreds of thousands who received the Covid-19 vaccine has allegedly been leaked on a Telegram channel.?The data,?which includes names, dates of birth, genders, and IDs of Indian citizens, originated from the online platform for vaccine booking, CoWIN.
AI News Snippet of the Week
AI creates “last Beatles record” from old cassette recordings
Paul McCartney has announced that AI has been used to help create a “last Beatles record” which will be released this year. The technology was able to extract John Lennon’s vocals from a low-quality cassette recording to help make the foundation of the song.
Policy Updates
The?UK and US forge “data bridge” to support transatlantic data flows
The UK and the US have announced a commitment in principle to establish a "data bridge" that would facilitate the free flow of personal data between the two countries.?
No it hasn't, please stop spreading this false information. The EU Parliament (one of 3 legislating bodies in the EU) voted in plenary to adopt the Parliaments response to the Commission's proposal. This is just one part (and often the easiest part) of creating legislation in the EU. Now it will go to trilogue where the Parliament, the Council of Ministers and the Commission will attempt to reach a compromise between the original proposal and the other two draft responses - this can take months to years and sometimes will not result in final legislation (where differences cannot be settled between the Council and Parliament). Saying this has passed is not just wrong - it is creating FUD as smaller companies who do not have any idea how the legislative process works are now suddenly scrambling to comply with a law which does not yet exist. In just the last 24 hours I have seen scores of companies commenting on this based on the false information that it has passed - so please stop making these demonstrably untrue claims.
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1 年Simon Randall great newsletter.