How to talk to your loved ones about privacy this holiday season – Heterodoxy in the Stacks
‘Tis the season for hats and mitts, cozy knits, and… snooping gifts? When it comes to seasonally-inspired surveillance, I prefer… read more
Naomi Brockwell TV (NBTV)
NBTV is a project of the Ludlow Institute, a research and media institute dedicated to helping you reclaim control of… read more
Amazon’s Ring plans to scan everyone’s face at the door – Washington Post
Privacy experts said that Ring’s use of the technology risks crossing ethical boundaries because of its potential for widespread use… read more
Here’s what ads on your $2,000 Samsung smart fridge will look like – The Verge
These appliances are in our homes. It’s one thing to have cookies tracking you on websites on your computer or… read more
Your Smart TV Knows What You’re Watching – The Markup
The most popular smart TVs sold today use automatic content recognition (ACR), a kind of ad surveillance technology that collects… read more
Watching TV with the Second-Party: A First Look at Automatic Content Recognition Tracking in Smart TVs (Anselmi et al., 2024)
Smart TVs implement a unique tracking approach called Automatic Content Recognition (ACR) to profile viewing activity of their users. ACR… read more
Yes, Your TV Is Probably Spying on You. Your Fridge, Too. Here’s What They Know. – New York Times
This is not a conspiracy theory: Many of the devices living in your home are quietly collecting towering heaps of… read more
Vergecast [podcast]
The Vergecast is the flagship podcast from The Verge about small gadgets, Big Tech, and everything in between. Every Friday,… read more
Your smart speaker data is used in ways you might not expect – Tech Xplore
“My collaborators and I uncovered that Amazon uses smart speaker interaction data to infer user interests and then uses those… read more
A Day in the Life of AI – The Guardian
Discussions about AI often focus on the futuristic threat posed by superhuman intelligence. But AI is already woven into the… read more