@cmangis react, producing a “land rush” in which
companies and government agencies deploy
new privacy-invasive technologies before
subjects are aware that they exist—and
certainly before we have consented to their use
through our democratic political system.The best way to stay safe? First, don’t assume for a
moment that your company isn’t watching you.
Nothing you do on a work device—not only
computers but also phones and tablets—is exempt,
so follow your employer’s rules. Also be aware of
and stay current with workplace surveillance
methods (because new ones are cropping up all the
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a great story this month for those who are curious
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Language Processing (NLP)?” AI expert Ben
Dickson explains this branch of computer science,
which is basically how computers extract meaning
from words.Ben writes, “NLP has become pivotal in many
applications that we use every day, including
digital assistants, web search, email, and machine
translation.” And employee monitoring software,
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