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Connected tech: smart or sinister?

Inquiry

The DCMS Committee will examine the impacts of the increasing prevalence of smart and connected technology and what needs to be done to ensure it is safe and secure for its users.

The Connected tech: smart or sinister? inquiry will explore how devices including smart speakers, virtual assistants such as Alexa and Siri and wearable tech such as Fitbits, are reshaping life in homes and workplaces and across towns and cities.

This inquiry is no longer accepting evidence

The deadline for submissions was 11:59pm on 23 June 2022.

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Past events

Tuesday 31 January 2023
9:30am Private
10:00am Public
Connected tech: smart or sinister? - Oral evidence 31 January 2023
10:00am
  • Julia Lopez MP (Minister of State for Media, Data and Digital Infrastructure at Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport)
  • Erika Lewis (Director, Cyber Security and Digital Identity at Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport)
  • Sam Cannicott (Deputy Director and Head of the Office for AI at Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport)
The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
Tuesday 17 January 2023
2:00pm Private
2:30pm Public
Connected tech: smart or sinister? - Oral evidence 17 January 2023
2:30pm
  • John Edwards (Information Commissioner at Information Commissioner's Office)
  • Stephen Almond (Director of Technology and Innovation at Information Commissioner's Office)
3:30pm
  • David Kleidermacher (Vice-President of Engineering for Android and Made-by-Google Security and Privacy at Google)
  • Leila Rouhi (Amazon Alexa Vice-President of Trust and Privacy at Amazon)
The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
Tuesday 22 November 2022
9:30am Private
10:00am Public
Connected tech: smart or sinister? - Oral evidence 22 November 2022
10:00am
  • Svana Gisla (Producer at ABBA Voyage)
  • Dr Yiyun Kang
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
Tuesday 1 November 2022
9:30am Private
10:00am Public
Connected tech: smart or sinister? - Oral evidence 1 November 2022
10:00am
  • Dr Matthew Cole
  • Dr Asieh Hosseini Tabaghdehi
  • Dr Efpraxia Zamani
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

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