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What is Vishing

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Disruptive Technologies in Education and Workforce Development
A fraud attempt conducted via voice through the phone in which scammers impersonate organizations to obtain personal information or money.
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Invasive and Creepy Technologies: Challenges and Opportunities
Rochell R. McWhorter (The University of Texas at Tyler, USA) and Mandi M. Laurie (The University of Texas at Tyler, USA)
Copyright: © 2024 |Pages: 25
DOI: 10.4018/979-8-3693-3003-6.ch004
Abstract
As modern technologies have increased in sophistication and invasiveness, users have expressed concerns about confidentiality and ethical issues regarding contemporary technologies such as artificial intelligence, facial recognition, social robots, big data, and location-sharing apps. As a result, the term “creepy technologies” has been used to describe these concerns. This chapter seeks to review relevant literature for this area of study and offer interventions for individual users, teams, and organizations.
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