Balancing public safety and privacy during COVID-19: The rise of mass surveillance
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to take its toll on populations and economies around the globe, governments and private industries are harnessing real-time monitoring solutions and artificial intelligence to mitigate the spread. However, these surveillance technologies also bring up a litany of concerns related to privacy, civil liberties, and data collection. Will governments and private industries deactivate these monitoring systems once the situation normalizes or is the proverbial panoptic genie out of the bottle?
Combating the coronavirus with real-time data
The software company, Vantiq, sees itself at the forefront of the effort to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus, but not by accident. Currently, the company and its partners are using a host of technologies including artificial intelligence, thermal imaging, facial recognition, IoT sensors, and more to develop operational systems and applications for clients around the globe.
Source: Balancing public safety and privacy during COVID-19: The rise of mass surveillance – TechRepublic