According to Google’s Ngram Viewer, which measures the appearance in books of a given phrase over time, the word “surveillance”—from … More
Category: Surveillance
San Diego ‘Smart Streetlights’ Collect A Wealth Of Information As They Grow In Numbers
San Diego’s network of smart streetlights, which has been rolling out since early 2018, continues to grow. To date, some … More
Not An Isolated Incident: Amazon’s Alexa ‘Goes Rogue’- Ignores Commands, Refuses To Turn Off
Alexa DOWN – Amazon helper stopped working, ‘ignored users’ and wouldn’t turn off The artificial intelligence has gone rogue AMAZON’S … More
China’s First ‘Cyber-Dissident’ Faces Trial
China’s first “cyber-dissident”, whose website reported on sensitive topics including human rights, is expected to go on trial on Monday … More
Olay Employs AI To Let You See What You Will Look Like In The Future
Olay has developed an AI app that could give you the secret to looking younger. But be warned, the ‘Future … More
AT&T Promises To Stop Selling Customer Location Data Following Federal Investigation Announcement
AT&T said Thursday that it will stop selling its customers’ location data to third-party service providers after a report this … More
The Future Is Looking At You: Facial Recognition Coming To Every Gadget Near You
Imagine walking into a store where a robot greets you by name, lets you know that your online order is … More
New Generation Of Smart Cars Will Collect Data Ranging From Music Preference To Driver’s Weight, Everything In Between
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – As vehicles get smarter, your car will be keeping eyes on you. This week at CES, … More
Didn’t See That Coming: FBI Is Using Amazon’s Facial Recognition Program
The FBI is piloting Amazon’s facial matching software—Amazon Rekognition—as a means to sift through mountains of video surveillance footage the … More
China Tracks School Children With ‘Smart’ Uniforms
If there is any country on Earth that is most emblematic of the rising governance model that is Technocracy, it … More
