the growing controversy over police use of facial recognition technology after the first known case of police wrongfully arresting someone in the United dates based … Facial Recognition Reveals Systemic Racism in AI TechnologyRead more
Surveillance
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We Must Fight Face Surveillance to Protect Black Lives
AJL Family, We are holding space to grieve, to mourn, and we are also full of righteous anger. The murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, … We Must Fight Face Surveillance to Protect Black LivesRead more
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FBI Expands Ability to Collect Cellphone Location Data
The Federal Bureau of Investigation may be watching what you tweet and where people gather. The federal law enforcement agency’s records show a growing focus … FBI Expands Ability to Collect Cellphone Location DataRead more
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NSA Asked Linus Torvalds To Install Backdoors Into GNU/Linux
The father of Linus Torvalds, Nils Torvalds, is a Member of the European Parliament for Finland. This week, Nils Torvalds took part in the European … NSA Asked Linus Torvalds To Install Backdoors Into GNU/LinuxRead more
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Facebook wanted to purchase NSO Group spyware to surveil users
Two Facebook representatives approached NSO Group in 2017 asking to purchase rights to use its surveillance software to monitor its users, according to court documents … Facebook wanted to purchase NSO Group spyware to surveil usersRead more
Posted inMultimedia / Politics / Surveillance
We Are Marching Towards a Surveillance State
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hqcokw05wq4&rel=0] Romila Thapar
Posted inNSA / Surveillance / ToMl / USA Empire / whistleblower
They want a warrant free license
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iim7Asphrg8&rel=0] Thomas Drake of the NSA and Colleen Rowley of the FBI AARON MATÉ: It’s The Real News, I’m Aaron Maté. The US Senate … They want a warrant free licenseRead more
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NSA Bulk Phone Data Has “No Discernible Impact” on Stopping Terrorism
A study this week confirmed the National Security Agency’s bulk collection of U.S. phone records has had “no discernible impact on preventing acts of terrorism.” … NSA Bulk Phone Data Has “No Discernible Impact” on Stopping TerrorismRead more
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NSA Collecting Location Data on Cellphones Worldwide
New leaks from Edward Snowden show the National Security Agency is tracking the locations of cellphones worldwide on a massive scale. The Washington Post reports … NSA Collecting Location Data on Cellphones WorldwideRead more
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NSO Group Is Helping The Israeli Government Spy On Its Own Citizens
Israel’s leading malware purveyor is pitching in to help with the pandemic. NSO Group — which has pitched its spy tools to a number of … NSO Group Is Helping The Israeli Government Spy On Its Own CitizensRead more