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12/15/2023
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By Belle Carter
Chilling report: Smart toys pose privacy risk to children and families
The 2023 “Trouble in Toyland” report, which focuses on safety hazards in traditional children’s toys and is annually produced by the U.S. Public Interest Research Group (PIRG), emphasized warning parents of new threats on smart toys that pose a privacy risk to children and families. According to the 38th yearly report, toys with microphones, cameras […]
11/27/2023
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By Zoey Sky
NYPD has been stalking civilians with tracking robots, drones and GPS locators
The activity of the New York City Police Department (NYPD) has raised several concerns amid the interest in maintaining privacy and the push to address overreaching surveillance. Corinne Worthington, the Surveillance Technology Oversight Project’s (STOP) Research Manager, and Aaron Greenberg, STOP’s research intern, have warned that the NYPD has been operating surveillance technologies that track civilians. According […]
10/17/2023
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By Olivia Cook
Major retailers cite RETAIL THEFT as justification for using AI-powered surveillance in stores
Major retailers are citing retail theft as justification for the use of surveillance systems powered by artificial intelligence (AI) in some of their stores. CVS, Kroger, Lowe’s, Macy’s, Target, Walmart and other major big-box retailers have joined forces with technology firms and invested in the development and deployment of AI-powered surveillance systems. They consulted with […]
09/07/2023
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By Richard Brown
AI-powered tools for detecting “hate speech” in gaming chats raise concerns about over-policing, censorship
Gaming giant Activision has started listening to gamer chatter with the use of artificial intelligence (AI) that scans conversations for “toxicity” – raising concerns about over-policing and censorship. The AI-powered Toxmod program developed by tech firm Modulate is specifically designed to monitor and manage player interactions in real time. It can detect and restrict “hate speech, […]
08/30/2023
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By News Editors
We the targeted: How the government weaponizes surveillance to silence its critics
Ever since Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his groundbreaking “I Have a Dream” speech during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on Aug. 28, 1963, the Deep State has been hard at work turning King’s dream into a living nightmare. (Article by John & Nisha Whitehead republished from Rutherford.org) The end result of the […]
07/25/2023
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By Kevin Hughes
Japan to set up ORWELLIAN pre-crime “behavior detection” technology using AI
Japan’s national police will start using pre-crime surveillance cameras enhanced by artificial intelligence (AI) to strengthen its security measures. The Japanese National Police Agency (JNPA) has confirmed the move, adding that it plans to conduct tests on these AI-integrated cameras within the present fiscal year set to conclude on March 2024. According to Reclaim The Net, […]
05/23/2023
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By Laura Harris
Track ’em young: Newborns in Kenya are being used to develop a biometric vaccination management tracking program
A controversial clinical trial of a biometric-based vaccine tracking system in Kenya uses newborn babies to manage vaccination history and schedule. The new digital biometric management system uses fingerprint identification for newborns and voice recognition for caregivers to collect their data. The new system, developed in partnership with the NEC Corporation, the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) […]
01/23/2023
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By Ramon Tomey
WEF speaker touts technology allowing companies to monitor employees’ brains
A speaker during the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland has touted a technology that allows companies to monitor their employees’ brains. Legal ethicist Nita Farahany of Duke University‘s School of Law remarked that wearable mind-reading devices are no figment of the future during her Jan. 19 talk titled “Ready […]
05/09/2022
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By Arsenio Toledo
Chinese researchers develop autonomous drones that can track people through dense forests
A team of scientists from Zhejiang University in China has just released footage of a swarm of drones flying through a dense forest to track down human targets. The two-minute-long video features a group of 10 palm-sized drones that scientists noted weighed less than a can of soda. The drones can be seen navigating through a […]
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