although it is from the specific perspective of increased risks of violence against women and girls
What kind of thing are you looking at? (if you can say that is)
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although it is from the specific perspective of increased risks of violence against women and girls
What kind of thing are you looking at? (if you can say that is)
Particularly around smart devices - things like siri and alexa, but also smart locks/meters/cameras (like door cameras where you don't have to be at home to see who is knocking on your door). These are all about surveillance (monitoring) and where information is shared through the internet. There are others, houses are being built now with sensors in the wall, ostensibly to monitor temperature etc. I haven't been to see the lab yet. We've already been involved in the earlier part of the research and that led to a variety of outcomes, including advising government about privacy issues, whether for any one of us, or how insufficient attention to what seems like a good (commercial, convenient) idea can be exploited by an abuser. Privacy International.
Separately, there is concern in the UK about health information and how that is being shared through eg apps like fitbit, especially when patient data is being sold to US big pharma companies.
That sounds like really interesting work and hopefully you are able to find some inroads into how to deal with some of this.
On the fitness app front, what is going to be interesting is when insurance companies use them to alter costs or to refuse coverage due to them identifying a heart flutter or something similar. The ability for pharma to target is immense.