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>"The term “facial recognition” typically refers to technology that can identify your entire face. How that recognition happens can vary, and can include infrared or lidar technology. Either way, you…"
>"The term “facial recognition” typically refers to technology that can identify your entire face. How that recognition happens can vary, and can include infrared or lidar technology. Either way, you…"
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Not being on WeChat means not being able to participate in many aspects of modern life in China, but because of the concerns over privacy, surveillance and censorship, some people are still willing to make the personal and professional _...Read More_
Not being on WeChat means not being able to participate in many aspects of modern life in China, but because of the concerns over privacy, surveillance and censorship, some people are still willing to make the personal and professional _...Read More_
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Sorry to post from the Times but: “That kind of mass collection alters the purpose of DNA collection from one of criminal investigation basically to population surveillance, which is basically contrary to our basic notions of a free, _...Read More_
Sorry to post from the Times but: “That kind of mass collection alters the purpose of DNA collection from one of criminal investigation basically to population surveillance, which is basically contrary to our basic notions of a free, _...Read More_
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"The US military is conducting wide-area surveillance tests across six midwest states using experimental high-altitude balloons, documentsfiled with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) reveal."
"The US military is conducting wide-area surveillance tests across six midwest states using experimental high-altitude balloons, documentsfiled with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) reveal."
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More on the Chinese social point system. " Punishment for dishonesty, or some form thereof, is woven into the DNA of the social credit scheme, which seeks to rank citizens according to their trustworthiness, taking into account whether they _...Read More_
More on the Chinese social point system. " Punishment for dishonesty, or some form thereof, is woven into the DNA of the social credit scheme, which seeks to rank citizens according to their trustworthiness, taking into account whether they _...Read More_
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Control Delete: An undercover report from Xinjiang on China's brutal "re-education" of Uighur citizens and the maximum surveillance conditions on which China's ethnic cleansing relies.
Control Delete: An undercover report from Xinjiang on China's brutal "re-education" of Uighur citizens and the maximum surveillance conditions on which China's ethnic cleansing relies.
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Laliga was using their app to record audio and use GPS to locate bars illegally streaming football matches!
Laliga was using their app to record audio and use GPS to locate bars illegally streaming football matches!
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“Although the database has been deleted by Microsoft, it is still available to researchers and companies that had previously downloaded it. Mr Harvey said it was still being shared on open-source websites.”
“Although the database has been deleted by Microsoft, it is still available to researchers and companies that had previously downloaded it. Mr Harvey said it was still being shared on open-source websites.”
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“The goal here is instilling fear — fear that their surveillance technology can see into every corner of your life,” said Wang Lixiong
“The goal here is instilling fear — fear that their surveillance technology can see into every corner of your life,” said Wang Lixiong
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A system built on millions of cell relays, antennas, and sensors also offers previously unthinkable surveillance potential. Telecom companies already sell location data to marketers, and law enforcement has used similar data to track _...Read More_
A system built on millions of cell relays, antennas, and sensors also offers previously unthinkable surveillance potential. Telecom companies already sell location data to marketers, and law enforcement has used similar data to track _...Read More_
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"Shawn...is one of hundreds of children in Chicago whose ankle monitors are now equipped with microphones and speakers. The stated purpose of these devices is to communicate with the children, but they are raising concerns among civil _...Read More_
"Shawn...is one of hundreds of children in Chicago whose ankle monitors are now equipped with microphones and speakers. The stated purpose of these devices is to communicate with the children, but they are raising concerns among civil _...Read More_
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Zeynep Tufekci is always a good read, but this take on verification technology being crucial to save important systems (like democracy) is excellent, because ”today we are like the Cubans, circa 2006”
Zeynep Tufekci is always a good read, but this take on verification technology being crucial to save important systems (like democracy) is excellent, because ”today we are like the Cubans, circa 2006”
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"Surveillance capitalism was invented by Google more than a decade ago when it discovered that the “data exhaust” clogging its servers could be combined with analytics to produce predictions of user behavior. At that time, the key action of _...Read More_
"Surveillance capitalism was invented by Google more than a decade ago when it discovered that the “data exhaust” clogging its servers could be combined with analytics to produce predictions of user behavior. At that time, the key action of _...Read More_
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"For Mark Zuckerberg, WeChat is both his greatest challenge and the model for the future of his company. Zuckerberg has long wanted Facebook to be the operating system of our lives – at least for those who live outside of China. WeChat is _...Read More_
"For Mark Zuckerberg, WeChat is both his greatest challenge and the model for the future of his company. Zuckerberg has long wanted Facebook to be the operating system of our lives – at least for those who live outside of China. WeChat is _...Read More_
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"These days, if you use a smartphone or a credit card, it’s not difficult for a company to determine if you’ve just gone through a break-up, if you’re pregnant or trying to lose weight, whether you’re an extrovert, what medicine you take, _...Read More_
"These days, if you use a smartphone or a credit card, it’s not difficult for a company to determine if you’ve just gone through a break-up, if you’re pregnant or trying to lose weight, whether you’re an extrovert, what medicine you take, _...Read More_