🌐🚨 NYU Stem Center warns of Metaverse privacy concerns! 🤖🌐
🔍 A report from NYU's Stem Center for Business and Human Rights (CBHR) sounds the alarm on privacy and safety in the Metaverse. As we dive into this 3D digital universe, there's a risk of privacy erosion and a surge in aggression, says CBHR.
🔒 The Metaverse, where work, learning, and socializing go digital, poses a unique threat due to its immersive nature. It'll gather bodily data and surroundings, potentially exposing sensitive info. Attackers and advertisers could exploit this, warns CBHR, harming privacy.
🌐 CBHR's report also flags the risk of harmful behavior, including child abuse and harassment, in virtual realms.
🌐 With giants like Meta, Apple, Microsoft, Nvidia, and Sony invested in the Metaverse, CBHR urges proactive steps to protect human rights. Their recommendations include erasing unnecessary body-based data, giving users control, and pushing for comprehensive privacy laws and oversight.
🌍 It's time for both the industry and policymakers to safeguard our rights in this brave new digital world.
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