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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.

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The deadline for submissions was Thursday 23 June 2022.

Reports, special reports and government responses

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19 July 2022
Inquiry Connected tech: smart or sinister?
Witnesses Big Brother Watch, Dr Lulu Shi (Research fellow, Oxford Internet Institute), Dr Leonie Tanczer (Lecturer, International Security and Emerging Technologies, UCL), and techUK
Committees Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee
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TEC0061 - Connected tech: smart or sinister?
Witnesses Good Things Foundation
Committees Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee
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TEC0062 - Connected tech: smart or sinister?
Witnesses UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
Committees Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee
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TEC0063 - Connected tech: smart or sinister?
Witnesses News UK
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