[Medianews] This Small Company Is Turning Utah Into a Surveillance Panopticon

2020-03-05 Thread Monty Solomon
This Small Company Is Turning Utah Into a Surveillance Panopticon Banjo is applying artificial intelligence to government-owned surveillance and traffic cameras across the entire state of Utah to tell police about "anomalies." https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/k7exem/banjo-ai-company-utah-surv

[Medianews] Your health may affect what ads you see on Facebook

2020-03-05 Thread Monty Solomon
Your health may affect what ads you see on Facebook Pharmaceutical companies are ramping up their spending on social media, triggering some patient advocate concerns about privacy. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/03/03/facebook-pharma-ads/

[Medianews] Before Clearview Became a Police Tool, It Was a Secret Plaything of the Rich

2020-03-05 Thread Monty Solomon
Before Clearview Became a Police Tool, It Was a Secret Plaything of the Rich Investors and clients of the facial recognition start-up freely used the app on dates and at parties — and to spy on the public. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/05/technology/clearview-investors.html ___