OpenAI rewrites Pentagon AI deal following backlash AI OpenAI has amended its newly signed contract with the US Department of War after chief executive Sam Altman admitted the original announcement “looked opportunistic and sloppy”. The news triggered fears the company’s technology could be used for domestic mass surveillance. The San Francisco-based AI firm signed the agreement with the Pentagon on Friday, hours after [...]
What happens if workers start wearing Meta glasses to the office? Opinion Meta smart glasses are going from niche to norm, so what happens when people start wearing them in the office, asks Paul Armstrong.
Big Brother: Can your employer monitor your whereabouts? Business As businesses grapple with the current economic challenges, the support measures previously offered to employees during the pandemic are being tightened. However, as companies adopt more stringent monitoring practices, the question arises: where is the line drawn between necessary oversight and the invasion of employee privacy? Headlines have been lighting up over the last year [...]
Is real-life Severance here? Inside the offices microchipping employees April 4, 2025 Is real life Severance already here? Anna Moloney talks to the companies using human microchips in the pursuit of productivity.
Facial recognition cameras in Croydon should alarm all Londoners March 25, 2025 The instalment of permanent facial recognition cameras in Croydon should worry us all, writes Big Brother Watch's Rebecca Vincent.
Digital IDs and biometric data: Welcome to Labour’s tech dystopia January 29, 2025 The approval of digital IDs heralds is heralding in a tech dystopia, and Labour is welcoming it, writes Silkie Carlo.
The surveillance economy: Employee-tracking software is a symptom of failed management December 2, 2024 Using surveillance software may deliver short-term gains, but it will cost employers in the end, writes Paul Armstrong.
The Notebook: Will workplaces start monitoring your Linkedin profile? October 21, 2024 Finance chiefs have chosen to leave Linkedin use unmonitored for decades, but could that be about to change?
Boom in Hikvision UK sales sparks calls for full ban on Chinese CCTV giant June 9, 2024 News that Hikvision's UK sales boomed last year has sparked calls for a complete ban on the Chinese CCTV giant.
The Notebook: How bank spying powers are being snuck into government bills March 25, 2024 Silkie Carlo, director of Big Brother Watch, takes the pen to talk about how new spying powers are being snuck into government bills.