Ask Auckland: Technology is enabling surveillance by 'anyone'Your personal information could be sold to help enhance business opportunities. Technology advances in the past few decades have enabled an unprecedented level of surveillance to take place around the world, a security studies lecturer says. As part of the Ask Auckland series on Neighbourly.co.nz, Malay Daria from Birkdale wanted to know: "Who is watching me and tracking me in the name of surveillance?" * Yes to spies but the watchers do need watching* Ask Auckland: Australian traffic lights system keeps the city's traffic moving* Ask Auckland: Smart tech sorts 130,000 tonnes of recycling a year at Auckland plant"But we keep hearing or seeing these New Zealand examples that don't happen very often," he said. Technology is an enabler for surveillance and the technology is cheaper now than it has ever been.

Source: Stuff March 20, 2018 03:45 UTC