Is this the end of facial recognition tech?
Facial recognition – what’s the future for the tech with the big names pulling out? Most of the big tech companies have now declared they will not sell facial recognition tech to police, but will thi...
16 Jun 202047min
Algorithm activism – a new type of protest
Sophia Smith-Galer reports on algorithm activism – ways of boosting protests online. With many people forced to protest digitally because of the pandemic, digital protesting, especially by young peopl...
9 Jun 202048min
Digital exclusion in Brazil
The number of COVID-19 cases continues to increase in Brazil, but access to digital services is getting harder for many of the country’s poorest residents. Emergency aid and state health advice about ...
2 Jun 202045min
Hacking internet-enabled cars
Hacking internet-enabled cars About 40% of cars in the US are connected to the internet. While this enables many useful functions, it also makes them vulnerable to hacks. As all the electronics system...
26 Mai 202042min
Testing EdTech
Across the globe, learning has been transformed over the last few months, often with the help of specialised tech. More and more educational technology, or EdTech for short, is entering the market. Bu...
19 Mai 202043min
Spain’s many COVID-19 apps
In Spain, there are a total of nine COVID-19 tracing apps, but is this too many? Which type is preferable and does there need to be a more coordinated technology across Europe to track COVID-19? Digit...
12 Mai 202040min
Chinese mobile data predicts Covid-19 Spread
Using anonymous mobile data, researchers tracked the movement of people from Wuhan to other regions of China and showed that it was possible to predict the spread of the virus throughout the country. ...
5 Mai 202044min
Privacy concerns over contact tracing apps
Contact tracing is an essential part of controlling the Coronavirus pandemic but how should this data be collected and shared? In previous pandemics the tech wasn’t advanced enough to be used widely,...
28 Apr 202044min
