Looks like the Chinese surveillance state is really up and running, guys!
Chinese state news agency ECNS reported Thursday that police used facial recognition-enabled cameras to catch a criminal suspect amongst a crowd of 60,000 concert-goers. Cool!
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Zuckerberg denies knowledge of Facebook shadow profiles
The fact that Facebook probably has a profile of you whether you’re a Facebook user or not might come as a surprise to some users, though today even the company’s chief executive denied knowledge of the practice — or at least the term used to describe it. In this morning’s hearing with the House Energy […]
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Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook may have a ways to go before earning back the public’s trust, but advocates for immigrants may be able to rest a little easier after Zuckerberg’s (seemingly never-ending) congressional hearing.
Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI) asked Zuckerberg about the extent to which Facebook would comply with President Trump’s “extreme vetting” initiative for ICE. To which Zuckerberg responded that… it wouldn’t!
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It was not consent, it was concealment
Facebook’s response to the clutch of users who are suddenly woke — triggered to delve into their settings by the Facebook data misuse scandal and #DeleteFacebook backlash — to the fact the social behemoth is, quietly and continuously, harvesting sensitive personal data about them and their friends tells you everything you need to know about the rotten state […]
View More It was not consent, it was concealmentAs the CLOUD Act sneaks into the omnibus, big tech butts heads with privacy advocates
As the House advances a 2,232-page spending bill meant to avert a government shutdown, privacy advocates and big tech companies aren’t seeing eye to eye about a small piece of legislation tucked away on page 2,212. The Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data Act, a.k.a. the CLOUD Act (H.R.4943, S.2383) aims to simplify the way that […]
View More As the CLOUD Act sneaks into the omnibus, big tech butts heads with privacy advocatesHe fooled an entire nation with a fake Facebook profile. Then I tracked him down.
This is the story of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, but in the world of social media and fake news.
Have you met every single friend you have on Facebook in real life? We all know the basic rules about keeping photos and posts private and carefully v…
UK keeps up its legal losing streak over mass surveillance
Yet another defeat in the courts for the UK government’s use of mass surveillance as an indiscriminate and, as it frequently turns out, unlawful investigatory tool. Read More
Why you should care about the warrantless surveillance bill on its way to Trump’s desk
After debate ended in a close cloture vote on Tuesday, the Senate has voted to pass a bill that will renew one of the NSA’s most controversial practices for another six years. The bill, known as the FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017 or S.139, provides for an extension of the U.S. government’s practice of collecting the private communications of American citizens when they… Read More
The House just renewed a warrantless surveillance law without any privacy reform
Today in Congress, privacy reform faced a significant setback as the House voted 256 to 164 to extend a controversial piece of legislation that provides for a warrantless surveillance program that at times targets American citizens. The law, part…
View More The House just renewed a warrantless surveillance law without any privacy reformThe light and dark of AI-powered smartphones
As more smartphones get on device AI processing powers it could support a new range of advanced consumer features. But what kind of value exchange might be required for mobile users to tap into these touted ‘AI smarts’? Read More
UK eyeing ‘extremism’ tax on social media giants
The UK government has kicked off the new year with another warning shot across the bows of social media giants. Read More
View More UK eyeing ‘extremism’ tax on social media giantsEdward Snowden and human rights groups slam NSA bill that’s rushing through Congress
The law that gives the National Security Agency the legal authority to spy on millions of Americans is set to expire at the end of the year.
That might sound like good news, a chance to perhaps scale back the agency’s far-reaching powers and re…