Archive for the 'Surveillance' Category
Zuckerberg Ends “Fact Checking” on Facebook
January 7th, 2025Mmm hmm. Via: Fox: In a new video, Meta’s CEO announced that the company would adopt X standards and restore free speech protections across Facebook, Instagram, and Meta platforms. Meta will also end its third-party fact-checking program, introduce a ‘community notes’ system, and focus on removing criminal and fraudulent material—the very guidelines proposed by some […]
Orbit by Mozilla: “AI You Can Trust”
December 31st, 2024“Easily summarize emails, docs, articles, and videos across the web — without sacrificing your privacy.” Mmm hmm. In the first entry of Orbit’s frequently asked questions, “How does Orbit work?” we read: For the current version, we are using a Mistral LLM (Mistral 7B) hosted within Mozilla’s GCP instance. In case you don’t know, and […]
Apple Photos Phones Home on iOS 18 and macOS 15
December 28th, 2024Apple privacy: In case anyone thinks this is somehow an endorsement of Windows, see: Pointless Rant About Hopeless Situation. Via: Jeff Johnson: From my own perspective, computing privacy is simple: if something happens entirely on my computer, then it’s private, whereas if my computer sends data to the manufacturer of the computer, then it’s not […]
“The Paper Passport’s Days Are Numbered – Despite New Privacy Risks”
December 27th, 2024Via: Wired: In a matter of years, no matter where you live or travel, your face will likely be your new passport. For centuries, people have used some form of passport while moving from place to place. But the widespread standardization of passports as we know them today didn’t really begin until after World War […]
Outsource Your Mind to Your AI Companion
December 23rd, 2024Via: Rob Braxman Tech:
Big Brother Camera Surveillance Changes Visual Perception
December 18th, 2024Via: Study Finds: The results were remarkable: “Our surveilled participants became hyper-aware of face stimuli almost a second faster than the control group. This perceptual enhancement also occurred without participants realizing it,” says Seymour. This held true whether the faces were looking directly at them or away, though both groups detected direct-gazing faces more quickly […]
They See Your Photos
December 14th, 2024What Google’s AI can tell from photos. Via: They See Your Photos: Your photos reveal a lot of private information. In this experiment, we use Google Vision API to extract the story behind a single photo.
Massie: “The Next Scam Is National E-Verify”
December 4th, 2024REAL ID was sold to conservatives as a way to prevent people who are here illegally from traveling or using taxpayer resources. It’s fairly obvious now that was a ploy to take more of your civil liberties. The next scam is national E-verify. Will you fall for it? — Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) December 4, 2024
FBI Investigating ‘Car-Sized’ Drones Spotted Over Trump’s New Jersey Golf Course and Picatinny Arsenal Military Base
December 4th, 2024There is also strange UAV activity happening in UK: U.S. Air Forces in Europe reported more mysterious small drones flying around a cluster of USAF bases in the United Kingdom and said for the first time that drones had been seen at RAF Fairford, 130 miles away, where four U.S. B-52 bombers are currently deployed […]
Australia Passes Social Media Ban for Children Under 16
November 28th, 2024— Australia’s “Social Media Ban” Is Digital ID via the Backdoor: The plan couldn’t be more obvious. Step 1 – Create digital ID. Step 2 – Enforce its use via “think of the children” messaging. …that’s it. It’s a two step plan. Via: Reuters: Australia approved on Thursday a social media ban for children aged […]
