"Why Certain Technologies Are Creepy - And What Engineers Can Do About It" - This week's edition of The Privacy Whisperer is out, and it's about #privacy and creepy #technologies: theprivacywhisperer.com/p/why-certain-…

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Technology is immensely powerful, it can bring so many positive transformations. However, humans must always be the focus. It does not matter how innovative a certain technology is, there should always be adequate constraints and mechanisms to support humans & prevent harm.
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I show how AirTags used by abusive ex-partners and stalkers, deepfakes in non-consensual pornography, and automated gender recognition software are forms of creepy technologies that can be used to oppress and harm people.

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For any product that deals with the collection and processing of personal data, in addition to a #dataprotection impact assessment, a thorough evaluation to verify its potential abusive use is needed.

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Engineers should be trained to identify a broad set of possible impacts that technology can generate on individuals and society as a whole, paying special attention to children, minorities, protected groups, and vulnerable populations.

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Of course, it is not only the responsibility of engineers. Regulation should be tougher and more specific against abusive data use (this is a topic for another newsletter). Civil society groups can also get organized and defend human rights in a hyper-digitalized reality.

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@evacide's work at the @EFF and @StopStalkerware or @zephoria's work at @datasociety are some well-known examples of these efforts to bring back the focus to us humans.

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In your opinion: what makes some technologies creepy? What are the creepiest technologies you have encountered? What are possible ways to deal with these issues?

I would love to hear your opinion.

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