App and infrastructure alert users about data collection around them
Billions of IoT devices—smart cameras, microphones, location trackers, and the like—are hidden in plain sight, and they’re tracking everything from our movements and activities to our voices or even our facial expressions. Fortunately, there’s an app and digital infrastructure that enables users to discover those devices, learn about the data they collect and any controls they might possibly give
us such as opting in or out of their data collection and use practices.
Date: 2020-12-03
URL: https://techxplore.com/news/2020-12-app-infrastructure-users.html
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