Honolulu Police Used Robo-dog To Patrol Homeless Camp
By Tyler Durden The Honolulu Police Department (HPD) spent $150,045 in CARES Act money to purchase a Boston Dynamics’ four-legged robo-dog called Spot to patrol a homeless…
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Attn Peloton Users: Hackers Could Spy On You and Control Your Exercise Machines
By B.N. Frank More alarming news reported about Peloton exercise equipment in addition to some of their treadmills being recalled because of injuries and deaths…
Emails from 2016 Show Amazon Ring’s Hold on the LAPD Through Camera Giveaways
By Matthew Guariglia and Karen Gullo In March 2016, “smart” doorbell camera maker Ring was a growing company attempting to market its wireless smart security…
Facial Recognition Apps for Anyone Who Wants to Identify People Without Their Knowledge or Consent: What Couldn’t Go Wrong?
By B.N. Frank The use of Facial Recognition technology continues to be controversial. Why wouldn’t it be? It’s privacy invasive and it’s NOT always accurate. …
Biden Admin Tells Americans to Report Family and Friends Who Have the “Potential” for Radicalization
By Matt Agorist Despite Joe Biden running on a platform of unity to bring Americans back together, before he was even sworn in, he reneged…
Next Up For AI: Learning How To Read Your Lips
Technocrats invent because they can, not because there is a demonstrated need. Lip reading will take the same trajectory as facial recognition as it is…
Why Technocracy Cannot Exist Without “Location Intelligence”
To understand the global drive to track and collect massive amounts of data on everyone and everything (literally, the Internet of Everything), you must read…
Washington Moves To Make Sensitive Private Data Available For “Minority Report”-Style A.I. Research
By Tyler Durden Earlier this week, the investigative journalism outfit ProPublica published a story using data gleaned from the tax returns of America’s richest individuals…
Facebook to Release Smart Watch with 2 Cameras for Those Who Don’t Mind How Much the Company Is Already Spying on Them
By B.N. Frank Facebook is no stranger to user privacy violations. In fact, just last month the company was exposed for secretly tracking people through…
Sneaky Sneaky: FBI Created Company That Sold Encrypted Devices; Led to 800 Arrests in 16 Countries
By B.N. Frank Encrypted devices are obviously a popular item among criminals, but also for average users who value privacy amid rising corporate and government…
Massachusetts School Committee Allows Real-Time Crime Center To Monitor Students Live
By MassPrivateI How does a school committee respond to a year of remote student learning? How will the Springfield, MA School Committee respond to post-COVID…
Lawsuit Accuses Digital Recognition Network of Secretly Collecting Billions of License Plates
By Derrick Broze A recently filed lawsuit accuses Digital Recognition Network of covertly collecting vehicle data on millions of Americans and selling it for a…
Apple and TSA Team Up to Create Digital ID for Air Travel
By Jesse Smith Apple is continuing to push forward with the digitization of all things by teaming up with the TSA to allow users to…
Ring Changed How Police Request Door Camera Footage: What it Means and Doesn’t Mean
By Matthew Guariglia Amazon Ring has announced that it will change the way police can request footage from millions of doorbell cameras in communities across…