SURVEILLANCE – Page 5 – Thinking Port

How Palantir’s Spy Tool for Cops Works

July 18, 2019 admin CIA, Cybersecurity, FBI, nsa, palantir, Peter Thiel, police, SURVEILLANCE

Credit to Author: Motherboard Staff| Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2019 12:00:22 +0000

On this week’s CYBER, we map out how the secretive Silicon Valley company influences the very technological landscape of the modern world.

Oakland Becomes Third U.S. City to Ban Facial Recognition

July 17, 2019 admin cops, facial-recognition, police, Regulation, SURVEILLANCE

Credit to Author: Caroline Haskins| Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2019 13:30:47 +0000

Oakland just joined San Francisco, CA and Somerville, MA in banning the use of facial recognition.

Chinese Antivirus Companies Don’t Flag Chinese Border Malware

July 12, 2019 admin antivirus, baidu, Cybersecurity, google, malware, privacy, SURVEILLANCE, tech-power, virustotal, Xinjiang

Credit to Author: Joseph Cox| Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2019 11:57:35 +0000

After a joint investigation found China installing malware on tourists’ phones, several antivirus companies started flagging the app. Several Chinese companies did not, however.

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Shouts of ‘Allahu Akbar’ precede clash with cops that killed 3 men

July 7, 2019 admin Armed men, Batangas, gunfire, Latest News Stories, police, Regions, resort town, Sto. Tomas, SURVEILLANCE

Credit to Author: hniitsu| Date: Sun, 07 Jul 2019 06:02:55 +0000

Three still unidentified men, whom police said shouted “Allahu Akbar” before opening fire, were killed by police in the resort town of Sto. Tomas, Batangas province.

The post Shouts of ‘Allahu Akbar’ precede clash with cops that killed 3 men appeared first on Inquirer News.

China Is Forcing Tourists to Install Text-Stealing Malware at its Border

July 2, 2019 admin borders, cellphone, China, china uighurs, malware, Muslims, privacy, SURVEILLANCE, tech-power, Xinjiang

Credit to Author: Joseph Cox| Date: Tue, 02 Jul 2019 16:01:35 +0000

The malware downloads a tourist’s text messages, calendar entries, and phone logs, as well as scans the device for over 70,000 different files.

A Second U.S. City Has Banned Facial Recognition

June 28, 2019 admin ACLU, facial-recognition, privacy, SURVEILLANCE

Credit to Author: Caroline Haskins| Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2019 12:57:06 +0000

Somerville, which neighbors Cambridge, Massachusetts, just joined San Francisco in banning the use of facial recognition.

AI Has Made Video Surveillance Automated and Terrifying

June 13, 2019 admin AI, state of surveillance, SURVEILLANCE

Credit to Author: Bruce Schneier| Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2019 16:08:03 +0000

AI can flag people based on their clothing or behaviour, identify people’s emotions, and find people who are acting “unusual.”

What It’s Like to Be Surveilled and Sued by NXIVM

June 13, 2019 admin Crime, cults, deprogrammed, keith raniere, news, nxivm, rick alan ross, sex cult, SURVEILLANCE, US

Credit to Author: Sarah Berman| Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2019 15:26:47 +0000

Cult deprogrammer Rick Alan Ross testified at the sex trafficking trial against the self-help company’s founder Keith Raniere Wednesday.

The Politician Fighting The Spyware Industry

June 7, 2019 admin cyber, Cybersecurity, EU, European Parliament, hacking, marietje shaake, nso group, privacy, spyware, SURVEILLANCE

Credit to Author: MOTHERBOARD STAFF| Date: Fri, 07 Jun 2019 14:49:26 +0000

Outgoing Dutch member of European Parliament Maritieje Schaake tells us why spyware is as dangerous as an AK-47, but regulated less.

San Francisco Bans Facial Recognition Use by Police and the Government

May 15, 2019 admin aaron peskin, bill, board of supervisors, facial recognition technology, ordinance, san francisco, spy technology, stop secret surveillance ordinance, SURVEILLANCE, tech-power

Credit to Author: Sarah Emerson| Date: Wed, 15 May 2019 11:35:16 +0000

The technology hub is now the first US city to have issued a moratorium on the invasive spy technology.