Published May 27, 2021 •
Updated on May 27, 2021 at 2:27 am
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According to Brian Honan, a cybersecurity consultant and former advisor to Europol, introducing AI-powered work tracking tools like facial recognition brings a whole host of risks for companies.
A recent report said that algorithmic systems typically used in monitoring the performance of warehouse workers have pervaded more and more industries.
The majority of respondents in one survey said they were uncomfortable with the likes of camera monitoring or keystroke monitoring.
With many companies working from home during the pandemic, managers and employers have found themselves in a difficult position with running scattered teams away from the office.
A recent report said that algorithmic systems typically used in monitoring the performance of warehouse workers have pervaded more and more industries.
Remote Workers Leery Of Employer Surveillance By Cullen Paradis
on May 28 2021 3:21 AM A mobile app reportedly used by a Middle East government for mass surveillance has been removed from Apple and Google online marketplaces
The pandemic has more companies than ever turning to digital tracking services to monitor employees, but experts warn the technology could accidentally run afoul of privacy laws. Even beyond legal implications, installing invasive tracking measures could drive employees away.
With so many companies switching to work from home, there’s been a dramatic rise in the use of artificial intelligence and algorithms that automatically monitor employees to measure productivity.
CogX Festival and Hopin Agree 3-year Partnership to Deliver the World s Largest Hybrid Event
LONDON, May 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Today the CogX Festival announced it has entered into a three-year partnership with Hopin a virtual experiences platform redefining how people around the world connect through immersive video experiences, starting with delivering the largest hybrid event of its kind to date - the CogX Global Leadership Summit and Festival of AI and Transformational Technology. The festival takes place in Kings Cross, London, from Monday June 14th to 16th and returns to address the theme:
How do we get the next 10 years right?
Tony Blair s retrograde confidence in technological progress leads him astray The former prime minister s unshakeable faith in machines suggests a technocratic politics unfit for today s most pressing challenges.
Tony Blair at an election rally in Edmonton, London in 1997.
New Statesman, got one thing correct in his latest “rare intervention”: without fundamental change, Labour will die. There is, as he says, no God-given right for parties to continue to exist, and the set of results in last weekend’s elections should be a spur to change. Sadly, his core argument has barely altered from his election as Labour leader almost 30 years ago, notwithstanding the novel sprinkling of attention-seeking anti-woke talking points.