Geoffrey A. Fowler, The Washington Post; The doorbells have eyes: The privacy battle brewing over home security cameras
"We should recognize this pattern: Tech that seems like an obvious good
can develop darker dimensions as capabilities improve and data shifts
into new hands. A terms-of-service update, a face-recognition upgrade or
a hack could turn your doorbell into a privacy invasion you didn’t see
coming."
Issues and developments related to ethics, information, and technologies, examined in the ethics and intellectual property graduate courses I teach at the University of Pittsburgh School of Computing and Information. My Bloomsbury book "Ethics, Information, and Technology" will be published in Summer 2025. Kip Currier, PhD, JD
Showing posts with label personal safety. Show all posts
Showing posts with label personal safety. Show all posts
Thursday, January 31, 2019
The doorbells have eyes: The privacy battle brewing over home security cameras; The Washington Post, January 31, 2019
Monday, January 29, 2018
Strava suggests military users 'opt out' of heatmap as row deepens; Guardian, January 29, 2018
Alex Hern, Guardian; Strava suggests military users 'opt out' of heatmap as row deepens
"Fitness-tracking company Strava has defended its publication of heatmaps that accidentally reveal sensitive military positions, arguing that the information was already made public by the users who uploaded it.
"Fitness-tracking company Strava has defended its publication of heatmaps that accidentally reveal sensitive military positions, arguing that the information was already made public by the users who uploaded it.
Following the revelations, militaries around the world are contemplating bans on fitness trackers to prevent future breaches. As well as the location of military bases, the identities of individual service members can also be uncovered, if they are using the service with the default privacy settings.
The “global heatmap” shows, in aggregate form, every public activity uploaded to the app over its history. In major cities, it lights up popular running routes, but in less trafficked locales it can highlight areas with an unusually high concentration of connected, exercise-focused individuals – such as active military personnel serving overseas."
Friday, May 22, 2015
Google Wins Copyright And Speech Case Over 'Innocence Of Muslims' Video; NPR, 5/18/15
Bill Chappell, NPR; Google Wins Copyright And Speech Case Over 'Innocence Of Muslims' Video:
"In a complicated legal battle that touches on questions of free speech, copyright law and personal safety, a federal appeals court has overturned an order that had forced the Google-owned YouTube to remove an anti-Muslim video from its website last year. Both of the recent decisions about the controversial "Innocence Of Muslims" video originated with the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Last year, a three-judge panel agreed with actress Cindy Lee Garcia's request to have the film taken down from YouTube on the basis of a copyright claim. But Monday, the full en banc court rejected Garcia's claim. "The appeal teaches a simple lesson — a weak copyright claim cannot justify censorship in the guise of authorship," Circuit Judge M. Margaret McKeown wrote in the court's opinion."
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