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Data obstacles and privacy concerns in artificial intelligence initiatives
2021
To become and remain competitive, many companies (especially large ones) are considering capitalising on data-based technologies, such as Artificial Intelligence (AI). However, whether these companies are structurally ready in terms of data collection and management remains unknown. This chapter discusses how privacy issues and reforms, such as the General Data and Protection Regulation (GDPR), affect companies’ AI initiatives and processes. For this purpose, we reviewed the relevant literature and collected empirical data using in-depth interviews with AI and data industry experts in five countries. Our main findings indicated that companies are lacking sound data collection and management…
Toimittajien kokemuksia ammatti-identiteetistä sekä ammattiin liittyvästä julkisuudesta ja sen hallinnasta
2011
Tässä tutkimuksessa pyrittiin kuvaamaan ja ymmärtämään niitä kokemuksia, joita toimittajilla on ammatti-identiteetistä, ammattiin liittyvästä julkisuudesta ja sen hallinnasta. Tutkimuksessa tarkasteltiin millaisena toimittajat kokevat oman työnsä ja kuinka he liittävät julkisuuden omaan ammatti-identiteettiinsä. Tutkimus suoritettiin laadullisena tutkimuksena ja tieteenfilosofisesti sitä ohjasi fenomenologia. Tutkimusaineisto kerättiin teemahaastatteluiden avulla. Tutkimusta varten haastateltiin seitsemää Yleisradiossa toimittajan tehtävissä työskentelevää henkilöä. Haastatteluiden avulla saatiin näkyväksi niitä kokemuksia ja keinoja, joita toimittajat käyttävät hallitakseen omaan ammattiin…
Samsung and Volkswagen Crisis Communication in Facebook and Twitter : A Comparative Study
2017
Since September 2015 at least two major crises have emerged where major industrial companies producing consumer products have been involved. In September 2015 diesel cars manufactured by Volkswagen turned out to be equipped with cheating software that caused NO2 and other emission values to be reduced to acceptable levels while tested from the real, unacceptable values in normal use. In August 2016 reports began to appear that the battery of a new smart phone produced by Samsung, Galaxy Note7, could begin to burn, or even explode, while the device was on. In Nov. 2016 also 34 washing machine models were reported to have caused damages due to disintegration. In all cases, the companies have …
La tutela dei lavoratori tra frammentazione organizzativa e sviluppo tecnologico
2018
L'A. rileva come nei processi di frammentazione organizzativa, realizzati attraverso molteplici strumenti giuridici di esternalizzazione, si assista sempre più frequentemente al ricorso alla contrattazione collettiva pirata, e quindi al ribasso dei trattamenti economico-normativi previsti per i lavoratori. Per far fronte a questo fenomeno, l'A. suggerisce di colmare le lacune del sistema costituzionale causate dalla mancata attuazione dell'art. 39, mediante una legge che vi provveda, imitando il modello del TU sulla rappresentanza del gennaio 2014. Per altro verso, l'A. pone in evidenza la necessità che il diritto del lavoro cerchi di inquadrare le nuove fattispecie di lavoro su piattaforma…
On the Prevalence of Addicted or Problematic Gaming in Finland
2019
Highlights • A dataset from Finland in 2015 (systematic random sampling N = 4511) suggests an (unweighted) prevalence rate of certain “addicted gaming” (videogame play) to be 0.6% among local gamers and 0.03% among the whole population. • The implied prevalence of certain “problematic gaming” (videogame play) climbs to 1.4% among local gamers and 0.6% among the whole population. • Of those “addicted” individuals to whom videogame play was a problem “almost always,” eight reported their hours of play during a week (72, 30, 10, 7, 4, 1, 1, 1), which indicate that “addicted gaming,” if understood as excessive play, might not be optimal for describing such problems.
The global flood of COVID-19 contact tracing apps: sailing with human rights and data protection standards against the wind of mass surveillance
2021
Research background: Countries all around the world are rapidly introducing contact tracing apps and other surveillance technologies to tackle the spread of COVID-19 raising serious concerns about human rights and democratic principles. Purpose of the article: The article aims to analyse how human rights and data protection law regulate the COVID-19 contact tracing apps and reveal the biggest challenges that countries face in applying the essential requirements. Methods: The article will analyse the legal framework and compare many guidance documents issued by the international organisations, including the Council of Europe, the OECD and many EU institutions on the data protection requireme…
Privacy protection in a mobile biomedical information collection service
2006
Masteroppgave i informasjons- og kommunikasjonsteknologi 2006 - Høgskolen i Agder, Grimstad This report presents a model in a mobile health care environment and uses a combination of existing technologies to build a privacy protection scheme. This work covers security issues in both the wireless and wired network, and proposes solutions to these issues. A framework using PKI to distribute digital certificates combined with strong encryption using the AES algorithm is described. Using this framework in combination with a RBAC model using location control we present some principles that will ensure privacy in a mobile wireless biomedical information collection service.
Mobile Phones and Health Risks
2008
Epidemiological studies which have been conducted up to date have found little evidence linking short-term mobile phone use to an increased risk of brain tumors. Some studies have shown slight increases in risk for long-term mobile phone users (>10 years). These results are however based on small numbers and need confirmation. Keywords: mobile phones; health risks; brain tumors; epidemiological studies
Personal health promotion through personalized health technologies — Nuadu experience
2009
Poor lifestyles — overweight, unhealthy diet, physical inactivity, sleep deprivation, and stress — are significant risk factors to chronic illnesses, which cause majority of the health care costs. Hence, behavioral change towards healthy lifestyles is one of the keys to health care cost containment. Personal health systems (PHS) offer tools to support behavioral change. As health risks, personal needs and preferences vary from an individual to another, personalization of the PHS is needed. In Nuadu project we have developed a PHS integrating several different personal health technologies. This system was studied in a large (N=354) randomized controlled trial where employees with several hea…
Emerging aspects of mobile phone use
2009
The mobile phone is a modern-day invention, which has managed to reach many parts of the world enabling telecommunications across areas where it was not possible before. Although these devices have proved to be life saving in certain circumstances (e.g., after accidents) and helped improve the quality of life in some sectors, concerns continue to be raised about potential adverse health impacts associated with their use. These range from cancer and cognitive deficiencies to subjective effects, such as a feeling of warmth around the ear used, headache and fatigue. We provide an overview of the concerns raised and summarise what is known about them. We conducted a literature search in Pubmed/…