Facebook is Changing Its Face Recognition Settings. We Have Questions.
By Jennifer Lynch and Adam Schwartz Yesterday Facebook announced it was changing its settings for face recognition, which it has used since 2010 to match…
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Plan to Use Fitbit and “Smart” Home Devices to Stop Mass Shootings — But Might This Instigate More?
By B.N. Frank Fitbits, smart watches, and other wearable activity trackers. They have been the subject of class action lawsuits and recalls due to privacy…
Tech Investor: Google And Amazon Use Smart Speakers For Mass Surveillance
By Mac Slavo Tech investor John Borthwick says that smart speakers from the like of Amazon and Google are being used for mass surveillance. Borthwick…
This Metal Jewelry Blocks Facial Recognition Software From Tracking You
By Emma Fiala As technology advances, more and more people are tossing their arms in the air and declaring they’ve got nothing to hide while…
EU Antitrust Chief: “Google And Facebook Are Sucking Up Data From Every Corner”
By Tyler Durden This is the full transcript of speech delivered by Margrethe Vestager, the European Union Antitrust Chief, held at the Business Forum of the German Ambassadors’…
Five Concerns about Amazon Ring’s Deals with Police
By Matthew Guariglia More than 400 police departments across the country have partnered with Ring, tech giant Amazon’s “smart” doorbell program, to create a troubling…
Harvard Student’s Deportation Raises Concerns About Border Device Searches and Social Media Surveillance
By Saira Hussain and Sophia Cope Media outlets reported this week that an international student at Harvard University was deported back to Lebanon after border…
Signed as Law: Illinois Limits Warrantless Location Tracking, Hinders Federal Surveillance State
By Michael Maharrey Last week, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a bill that expands a state law barring warrantless location tracking to include historical location…
American And Chinese Cities Lead The World In Spying On People
By MassPrivateI It is no longer speculation, American law enforcement has been lying to the public about the expansion of CCTV camera surveillance. A recent…
Silicon Valley Is Building A Chinese-Style Social Credit System
By Mac Slavo Companies in the United States, and more specifically, Silicon Valley, are building a social credit system for individuals. Much like the social…
Forget 1984, We’re Facing a Brave New World
By Eta Ornish I see quite frequently, people warning that the US is becoming an ‘Orwellian nightmare,’ or that we’re living in a country that’s…
Ninth Circuit Goes a Step Further to Protect Privacy in Border Device Searches
By Sophia Cope and Adam Schwartz The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a new ruling in U.S. v. Cano [.pdf] that…
Netflix Being Sued By “Afflicted” Series Participants for Defamation, Fraud, and Invasion of Privacy
By B.N. Frank Last year Activist Post reported about a Change.org petition signed by physicians, scientists, filmmakers, and writers requesting the removal of Netflix documentary…
Browsers Take a Stand Against Kazakhstan’s Invasive Internet Surveillance
By Sydney Li Yesterday, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, and Apple’s Safari browsers started blocking a security certificate previously used by Kazakh ISPs to compromise their…