Tag: Location Data
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Downside of Fitness Trackers and Health Apps is Loss of Privacy
Author: Victoria J. Palmer; Publisher: The Conversation; Publication Year: 2016. The following article starts off with a bold statement to capture the audience, saying the public have now become the study subjects and the collection…
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Protecting Lives & Liberty: How Contact Tracing Apps Can Foil Both COVID-19 and Big Brother
Author: Nicky Case; Publisher: ncase.me; Publication Year: N/A. The following resource considers how should we balance leveraging sensitive data to combat important social issues (e.g., COVID-19 contact tracing) while ensuring data privacy? One answer is…
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City Raises Concerns About ShotSpotter Gunshot Detection Technology
Audio Data, Data Collection, Law, Law Enforcement, Location Data, People of Color, Police Activity, Portland, Portland City Council, ShotSpotterAuthor: Alex Zielinksi; Publisher: Portland Mercury; Publication Date: 2022. The following article discusses ShotSpotter, a technology implemented by cities that uses microphones placed on streetlights, telephone poles, or other tall structures to collect audio data.…