Joe Cadillic writes: It is hard to imagine a more intrusive home surveillance device than a faucet or toilet that listens to everyone’s conversations, but that is just what Delta Faucet and Kohler have done. Delta Faucet’s “Voice IQ” takes advantage of where lots of people like to congregate and turns it into an Alexa eavesdropping…
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Artificial intelligence being used in schools to detect self-harm and bullying
Rowland Manthorpe reports: One of England’s biggest academy chains is testing pupils’ mental health using an AI (artificial intelligence) tool which can predict self-harm, drug abuse and eating disorders, Sky News can reveal. A leading technology think tank has called the move “concerning”, saying “mission creep” could mean the test is used to stream pupils…
Hong Kong protesters personal data leaked by Russian website
DW reports: A website registered on a Russian domain has shared detailed personal information of dozens of Hong Kong protesters and journalists. Observers view it as another serious blow to the city’s dwindling civil liberties. Amid continuing tensions between pro-democracy protesters and the government in Hong Kong, a website named “HK Leaks” has been collecting…
Belgian DPA: Requiring Customers to Allow Their ID Cards To Be Scanned To Receive Loyalty Cards Violates GDPR
Odia Kagan of Fox Rothschild writes: Asking to read an electronic ID card as a condition for the provision of a service (issuing a rewards/loyalty card) is disproportionate and in violation of GDPR, says the Belgian data protection authority. The company was fined €10,000. Read more on Privacy Compliance & Data Security.