Cyberespionage and the New Hacktivism
- April 30, 2021
- Clayton Rice, K.C.
Cyberespionage is the act of obtaining information from individuals, governments and private-sector entities without permission for political or military advantage. In the cyber universe espionage involves access to computers or networks for a strategic gain. It is distinct from cyber…
Machine Learning: Privacy in Processing
- April 15, 2021
- Heather Ferg
Machine learning is shaping our society. It is used virtually everywhere. Simply living modern life has created an explosion of data. Improvements in processing capabilities allow for unprecedented levels of analysis. Machine learning is a core component of artificial intelligence….
Apple’s New iOS to End Invisible Tracking
- March 31, 2021
- Heather Ferg
We are tracked. All day, every day. We are tracked so that data brokers can learn what we are susceptible to and refine how to profit from exploiting what they know about us. The nature of this tracking is about…
Privacy and Aerial Surveillance
- March 15, 2021
- Clayton Rice, K.C.
Aerial surveillance includes monitoring by drones, unmanned aircraft and surveillance planes operated by human pilots. The concern about the privacy implications arising from the warrantless use of aircraft to take photographs and videos has increased over the last year with…
Dancing With Killer Robots
- February 28, 2021
- Clayton Rice, K.C.
Lethal autonomous weapons are a type of robot that can independently search out and engage targets without meaningful human control. They are also called lethal autonomous weapon systems (LAWS), lethal autonomous robots (LAR) and autonomous weapons systems (AWS). The international…