“Bloomberg on Twitter”
“The Skripal case shows total surveillance isn’t worth it https://bloom.”
07
Sep
Tag Archives: privacy
23
Jan
“Artificial intelligence is going to supercharge surveillance”
“We usually think of surveillance cameras as digital eyes, watching over us or watching out for us, depending on your view. But really, they’re more like portholes: useful only when someone is looking through them.”
Read: Artificial intelligence is going to supercharge surveillance
21
Dec
“This burger chain recognizes your face to place an order”
“A California burger company called CaliBurger has introduced AI-enabled Kiosks to its stores, as spotted by Business Insider. The kiosk can identify a customer, pulling up their loyalty account and order preferences after they look into the camera.”
Read: This burger chain recognizes your face to place an order
07
Sep
“The next challenge for facial recognition is identifying people whose faces are covered”
“Facial recognition is becoming more and more common, but ask anyone how to avoid it and they’ll say: easy, just wear a mask. In the future, though, that might not be enough.”
Read: The next challenge for facial recognition is identifying people whose faces are covered
06
Sep
“The next challenge for facial recognition is identifying people whose faces are covered”
“Facial recognition is becoming more and more common, but ask anyone how to avoid it and they’ll say: easy, just wear a mask. In the future, though, that might not be enough.”
Read: The next challenge for facial recognition is identifying people whose faces are covered
22
Aug
“Transgender YouTubers had their videos grabbed to train facial recognition software”
“About five or six years ago, one of Karl Ricanek’s students showed him a video on YouTube. It was a time lapse of a person undergoing hormone replacement therapy, or HRT, in order to transition genders.”
Read: Transgender YouTubers had their videos grabbed to train facial recognition software
17
Aug
“iOS 11 has a ‘cop button’ to temporarily disable Touch ID”
“Apple is adding an easy way to quickly disable Touch ID in iOS 11. A new setting, designed to automate emergency services calls, lets iPhone users tap the power button quickly five times to call 911.”
Read: iOS 11 has a ‘cop button’ to temporarily disable Touch ID
22
May
“Get Ready for the Next Big Privacy Backlash Against Facebook”
“Data mining is such a prosaic part of our online lives that it’s hard to sustain consumer interest in it, much less outrage. The modern condition means constantly clicking against our better judgement.”
Read: Get Ready for the Next Big Privacy Backlash Against Facebook
15
Jun
“The FBI has collected over 411 million photos for its facial recognition system”
“The FBI has quietly constructed a massive facial recognition system, and according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office, it may not have built in the required safeguards.”
Read: The FBI has collected over 411 million photos for its facial recognition system
11
Jun
“The NSA wants to monitor pacemakers and other medical devices”
“The NSA is interested in collecting information from pacemakers and other biomedical devices for national security purposes, according to The Intercept.”
Read: The NSA wants to monitor pacemakers and other medical devices