This chapter explores a listener's apprehensions about daycare providers using their child's image for AI facial recognition without consent, prompting discussions on privacy, surveillance, and parental consent for sharing children's images online. It also addresses concerns about people's behavior towards digital assistants and the potential desensitization in human-machine interactions. Additionally, the chapter delves into the risks and privacy implications of using period tracker apps, questioning the ethical aspects of data collection and emphasizing the need for informed decision-making.
Throw down a picnic blanket, and grab some snacks and drinks: It’s time for some Hard Questions with the food writer, YouTuber and podcaster Alison Roman. We tackle quandaries like, Should you sign away your children’s image rights in order to get them into your preferred day care? Is hacking people for fun ever OK? And does it matter if we’re rude to our digital assistants?
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