The Hidden Eye by Oliver Davies

Author:Oliver Davies [Davies, Oliver]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-01-10T22:00:00+00:00

Twelve

15th of May

JG and SA have come to me with the story of a lifetime. This kind of story could make my career, launch me into national or even international journalism. I have always wanted to cover a good old-fashioned scandal.

Here is what they’ve told me as well as what I already know. (There’s an electronic copy of their findings as well as the start of my report on a flash drive marked with the New Wave Industries logo, but I’m an old-fashioned journalist, and it helps me to put my findings down on paper as well).

JG works for New Wave Industries, and SA works for Far Reach Industries which is a well-known and well-respected security company within the city, so both of them are credible sources.

New Wave Industries opened its doors 5 years ago.

It brought new jobs, new business, and new opportunities to Inverness, but despite all that, it sits rather poorly with the city due to its refusal to even attempt to integrate with the city’s culture.

Its chief project is something called the Active Eye.

This project is, as JG put it, “sketchy af.” I honestly don’t really know what that phrase means other than it’s bad.

On the surface, Active Eye is an expansion to the facial recognition software already embedded in most smartphones. Active Eye would up that software’s power, allowing it to connect to your laptop or any other device that you wish to more easily synchronise our data.

JG discovered code within Active Eye’s programming linked to data mining practices.

Active Eye has the ability to track and store data from your social media profiles, email, online purchases, online searches, basically anything you do using an electronic device, even if you’re offline.

JG basically surmised that Active Eye would allow the company to track anyone and everyone, building profiles on their personal lives, income, background, political views, likes, dislikes, religious beliefs, etc. etc.

Basically, it’s a MASSIVE invasion of privacy.

JG took his findings to SA for confirmation, and then the two of them came to me because they believe this is the sort of thing the public should know about.

I agree.

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