A committee of MPs has been told of the danger of connected technology and data mining by experts who said Britain should bring in regulation to protect individuals and especially workers.
The Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee is investigating “the impacts of the increasing prevalence of smart and connected technology” such as Alexa, Siri, and Fitbits.
Matthew Cole, a post-doctoral researcher at the Fairwork Project, told the committee on Tuesday that Britain had become a leader in the data industry.
But he said: “We need to also lead on ensuring that tech is used to benefit the most amount of people and that means putting things in place like enforcement mechanisms, data protection … and also not allowing data brokers to sell on that data.”…