A surprising number of business leaders admit to unethical data harvesting, according to KPMG. Read More
Tag: data privacy
Apple’s government subpoenas raise a much bigger tech issue
The Department of Justice issued Apple subpoenas for information on several high-profile politician, reviving concerns about the privacy of user data. Read More
How ‘blind learning’ could solve A.I.’s ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ dilemma
A.I. systems need data to learn, but privacy and. governance concerns make sharing it difficult. Read More
Mandatory opt-out, data breach notification part of new privacy bill
Enlarge / Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), during a Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee hearing on Jan. 21, 2021. (credit: Stefani Reynolds – pool | Getty Images) Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and a trio of her colleagues have reintroduced a bill to protect people’s privacy when their data is collected by big tech companies like […]
Apple’s unholy compromises in China
Apple’s iCloud data policies empower Beijing at the expense of Chinese customers, the New York Times reports. Read More
Law firms are building A.I. expertise as regulation looms
There’s a wide gulf between A.I. system builders and legal experts. One boutique law firm is hoping to bridge it. Read More
The sun is setting on A.I.’s Wild West
The EU’s new A.I. regulatory proposal and the FTC’s stark warning signal the era of freewheeling “self-regulation” is over Read More
No-code A.I. is coming. Is your company ready?
A lot of A.I. software companies are increasingly putting the power to build specific A.I. algorithms in their customers’ hands. It’s a powerful development—but also possibly dangerous. Read More
Humans are plagued by hidden biases. A.I. can help.
Startup Text IQ has built a system to reveal unconscious bias in workplace performance reviews Read More
One company wants to sell the feds location data from every car on Earth
Enlarge / Cars driving down I-80 in Berkeley, California, in May, 2018 when there were still places to go. (credit: David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images) There is a strange sort of symmetry in the world of personal data this week: one new report has identified a company that wants to sell the […]