Researchers from the University of California at Berkeley have predicted a lack of privacy in the metaverse unless innovative security measures are implemented.
Devices used to connect to the metaverse can pose a threat to privacy due to the possibility of telemetry data identification.
VentureBeat reports on a study conducted by the university’s scientists, who argue that just a helmet and hand trackers are enough to uniquely identify a user in virtual reality.
The researchers collected over 2.5 million telemetry data from more than 50,000 Beat Saber players to arrive at this conclusion.
The study found that in some cases, artificial intelligence could identify the user in just a couple of seconds.To combat surveillance in the metaverse, one solution involves slowing down the flow of data to external servers to allow for editing.
However, this approach will also reduce the accuracy of data transmission in virtual reality, ultimately affecting the user experience.
An alternative approach is to introduce adequate regulation that would limit the period for storing and processing user data, protecting the public in the process.
While experts from Huawei believe that a truly effective metaverse will not be created until breakthrough levels of machine computing, high-quality video compression, and effective local and remote real-time rendering are available on the market, Apple CEO Tim Cook has expressed doubts about the concept of metaverses, stating that only a few can explain its meaning.
The head of the American corporation does not believe that the average internet user can understand what the metaverse is or explain its essence.