The phrase “social credit system” or “social credit score” is relatively unknown to Americans. But in the People’s Republic of China, the communist government has been developing such a system for the last decade, and are looking to roll it out nationwide by 2020. The Chinese government intends to use social media data, surveillance, and […]
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Watch Steve Jobs Assure Americans in 1981 That Computers Wouldn’t Be a Privacy Nightmare…
From the perspective of the early 21st century, it’s safe to say that computers have been a privacy nightmare. Our world is so interconnected by machines, that corporations, governments, and almost anyone can find out almost anything they want about an average citizen thanks to our digital footprints. But the late Apple cofounder Steve Jobs […]
Police Drone Finds Fugitive Living in Cave After 17 Years on the Run…
Chinese police used a drone to track down a convicted human trafficker 17 years after he escaped from jail. As NBC News reported, in a statement published to WeChat on Thursday, Yongshan police said that authorities had attempted to find Song Moujiang several times over the last several years, and they obtained new tips on […]
5 Million DoorDash Customers Had Data Stolen in Hack Attack…
About 4.9 million customers, Dashers, and merchants who joined DoorDash, an on-demand food delivery service, before April 2018, had their personal information stolen from an “unauthorized third party,” otherwise known as a hacker. According to DoorDash’s blog, the breach was spotted earlier this month when the company “became aware of unusual activity involving a third-party […]
Coalition Calls for Congress to Reject Ban on Facial Recognition Technology…
The tech community is urging Congress to steer clear of enacting a blanket ban on facial recognition technology, warning doing so could rid law enforcement of a crucial tool to keep communities safe. In a letter to lawmakers on Thursday, more than three dozen technology trade associations, companies, research organizations, and individuals said Congress should […]
Disinformation Efforts Now Used in 70 Countries…
Organized efforts to manipulate social media and public opinion are being carried out in at least 70 countries by government agencies and political parties, researchers said Thursday. A report by the Oxford Internet Institute found manipulation efforts have doubled over the past two years and are being used by both democratic and authoritarian governments. The […]
AT&T Tells Court: Customers Can’t Sue over Sale of Phone Location Data…
AT&T is trying to force customers into arbitration in order to avoid a class-action complaint over the telecom’s former practice of selling users’ real-time location data. In a motion to compel arbitration filed last week, AT&T said that plaintiffs agreed to arbitrate disputes with AT&T when they entered into wireless service contracts. The plaintiffs, who […]
You watch TV. Your TV watches back….
Wrapped in a Snuggie, I like to binge on reruns of “The Golden Girls” all by myself. Except I’m not really alone. Once every few minutes, my TV beams out a report about what’s on my screen to Samsung, the company that made it. Chances are, your TV is watching you, too, through a few […]
Secret FBI Subpoenas for Personal Data Go Far Beyond Previously Known…
Secret subpoenas issued by the FBI for personal data go far deeper than previously known, according to new documents obtained by the Electronic Frontier Foundation through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit, according to the New York Times. The agency says the sweeping requests are crucial to counterterrorism efforts – however the new records […]
Twitter Closes Thousands of Fake News Accounts Worldwide…
The move affected pro-Saudi accounts coming from Egypt and the United Arab Emirates directed at Qatar and Yemen, Twitter said, as well as others from China seeking to sow discord among protesters in Hong Kong. Additional fake accounts were suspended in Spain and Ecuador, Twitter’s safety team said. The move is the latest in a […]
Why I Decided Not to Delete My Old Internet Posts by Edward Snowden…
After my injured legs forced me out of the Army, I still had the urge to serve my country. I would have to serve it through my head and hands — through computing. That, and only that, would be giving my country my best. Though I wasn’t much of a veteran, having passed through the […]
WHO OWNS THESE?: Mystery Towers Going Up All Over Cincinnati Area…
If you drive around the Cincinnati area you may have noticed mysterious cylinder-type cell phone towers, that look nothing like any cell tower most of us have seen. Now, a growing number of Tri-Staters are getting worried about these towers, and the 5G signals they believe they will soon be sending out, as part of […]
Google Research Paper Claims ‘Quantum Supremacy’…
In what may be a huge milestone in computing, Google says it has achieved “quantum supremacy,” an experimental demonstration of the superiority of a quantum computer over a traditional one. The claim, made in a new scientific paper, is the most serious indication yet that the promise of quantum computers—an emerging but unproven type of […]
There’s a Reason We Don’t Know Much About AI…
Last year, when the Food and Drug Administration approved an Apple Watch feature that notified users if they had an irregular heart rhythm, the information tech industry hailed it as a watershed moment in consumer-focused health care. Cardiologists, on the other hand, warned that the app could lead to privacy violations, unwarranted worrying and wasteful […]
Zuckerberg Meets with Trump, Republican Senators…
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg met with President Donald Trump at the White House on Thursday, the latest sign of the tech mogul’s personal outreach amid mounting scrutiny from Washington. Despite the president’s history of accusing Facebook of being anti-Trump, suggesting the company is an antitrust problem, and criticizing its digital currency, Libra, both Trump and […]
Walgreens Announces New Drone Delivery Service Pilot Program…
If you ever wanted snacks or medicine delivered to your home via a drone in the sky, you may be in luck. That’s because retail giant Walgreens announced Thursday it is partnering with Wing Aviation LLC, a drone delivery company owned by Alphabet, to make that futuristic concept a reality beginning next month. However, the […]
Expert Warns Against Using Amazon Alexa to Make Donations to 2020 Candidates…
Want to see your favorite 2020 candidate on the next debate stage? Now you have the option of donating to their campaign through e-commerce giant Amazon’s Alexa-enabled devices — but experts caution your privacy could be at risk. Under a new feature called Alexa Political Contributions, starting on Thursday Amazon will let Americans donate to […]
Facebook Took No Action When ‘Vets for Trump’ Page Was Hijacked by Foreigners…
The Washington Post published an article recently titled “The Facebook page ‘Vets for Trump’ was hijacked by a North Macedonian businessman. It took months for the owners to get it back.” which outlines how the owners of a Facebook page where former U.S. service members proclaimed their support of President Donald Trump were locked out […]
Facebook to Train AI Systems Using Police Video…
Facebook will work with law enforcement organizations to train its artificial intelligence systems to recognize videos of violent events as part of a broader effort to crack down on extremism. Facebook’s AI systems were unable to detect live-streamed video of a mass shooting at a mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand. The effort will use body-cam […]
DOJ Files Civil Suit Against Edward Snowden Over New Memoir…
The Justice Department filed a civil lawsuit Tuesday against former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden for violating his non-disclosure agreements with the CIA and the NSA by writing a new book about his leaks. Snowden’s memoir, “Permanent Record,” hit bookshelves Tuesday. Snowden, who famously leaked classified documents about government surveillance, has avoided prosecution by […]
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