Privacy Law Expert
Dr. Mary J. Blasco
Privacy Law Expert
Dr. Blasco is a leading authority on privacy law and data protection, with over 15 years of experience in advising corporations on compliance and risk management.
Financial Technology (FinTech)
Is Satellite-Based Financial Surveillance the Next Frontier of Credit Risk Assessment — or the One That Finally Makes Privacy Impossible to Defend?Could satellites tracking property conditions and local economic activity become the next tool for assessing your creditworthiness — or does that cross a line privacy can't recover from? James R. Kowalski champions satellite data as a path to more accurate lending and financial inclusion, Dr. Mary J. Blasco warns of a slide toward continuous surveillance, and Susan T. Vermeer cautions that the cost of this technology could deepen inequities rather than solve them.