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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 Thursday 23 June 2022.

Work news

Connected technology: CMS Committee publishes government response to report on AI and intellectual property

Culture, Media and Sport Committee publishes the Government response to its report on connected tech

11 January 2024

Connected tech: Smart or sinister?: CMS Committee publishes Government response to report

Committee publishes Government response to report, Connected tech: Smart or sinister?

24 November 2023

AI Safety Summit 2023: CMS Committee Chair calls on Government to protect creative industries

AI Safety Summit 2023: CMS Committee Chair calls on Government to protect creative industries

1 November 2023

Abandon artificial intelligence copyright exemption to protect UK creative industries, MPs say

Committee publishes second report on Connected Tech inquiry, Connected Tech: AI and Creative Technology.

Connected technology: MPs call on Government to tackle growing problem of tech-enabled domestic abuse

Culture, Media and Sport Committee publishes report: Connected tech: smart or sinister?

DCMS Committee to hear from ABBA Voyage producer on connected tech in entertainment

MPs will hear from artists, producers and industry leaders on the use of connected technology in leisure

21 November 2022

MPs to examine impact of connected tech and automation on employee rights

Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee explores the impact of wearable health devices in the workplace

31 October 2022

DCMS Committee to examine cybersecurity threat to connected technology

DCMS Committee to examine cybersecurity threat to connected technology

MPs examine the potential benefits and harms of connected technology

Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee holds session on connected tech: smart or sinister?

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