The dangers and delights of the web
The anonymity that the internet affords can foster lively and robust debate - but it also brings dangers
Having spent many a column espousing the wonders of the internet, my final column will sound a warning on the dangers. The first is anonymity. This can be a curse and a blessing online. Sites such...
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Facebook hired outside contractors to transcribe Messenger audio clips
Facebook hired contractors to listen-in and transcribe Messenger voice chats to check its AI algorithms were accurately interpreting audio snippets
Anonymous data can be 'de-anonymised' to reveal people's real identities, researchers warn
Machine learning algorithm can identify 99.98 per cent of people in any anonymised dataset, claim Imperial College researchers
Facebook to pay FTC $5bn fine over Cambridge Analytica
$5 billion Facebook fine would be the largest ever penalty imposed by the FTC
Home Secretary Sajid Javid supports police facial recognition trials despite human rights concerns
Sajid Javid backs police forces trialling facial recognition in the UK
Unsecured databases leak 90 million records of people and businesses in China
Jiangsu Provincial Public Security Department ElasticSearch database had been made publicly accessible with full admin rights