Tag: advocacy
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Slashdot: Anthropic Clamps Down on AI Services for Chinese-Owned Firms
Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/25/09/05/0535228/anthropic-clamps-down-on-ai-services-for-chinese-owned-firms Source: Slashdot Title: Anthropic Clamps Down on AI Services for Chinese-Owned Firms Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Anthropic is instituting measures to block its AI services from companies controlled by China, citing concerns over national security and the potential use of its technology for military purposes. This move reflects…
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The Register: Sainsbury’s eyes up shoplifters with live facial recognition
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/04/sainsburys_lfr/ Source: The Register Title: Sainsbury’s eyes up shoplifters with live facial recognition Feedly Summary: Privacy campaigners cry foul as grocer joins Asda, Iceland, and others in retail surveillance boom Sainsbury’s, Britain’s second-largest supermarket chain, has caught the attention of privacy campaigners by launching an eight-week trial of live facial recognition (LFR) tech…
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AlgorithmWatch: Border Surveillance on the Move to Enforce Restrictive Measures
Source URL: https://algorithmwatch.org/en/border-surveillance-on-the-move/ Source: AlgorithmWatch Title: Border Surveillance on the Move to Enforce Restrictive Measures Feedly Summary: In two recent Horizon Europe research projects, adaptable and mobile AI-based surveillance assemblages are developed to secure both the external and internal borders of the European Union. AlgorithmWatch looked into project material that revealed a lopsided fixation on…
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Slashdot: America’s Labor Unions are Backing State Regulations for AI Use in Workplaces
Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/08/16/0512211/americas-labor-unions-are-backing-state-regulations-for-ai-use-in-workplaces?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: America’s Labor Unions are Backing State Regulations for AI Use in Workplaces Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the proactive steps being taken by labor unions in the United States to regulate the deployment of AI technology in workplaces, focusing on worker protection against…
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Slashdot: ‘Facial Recognition Tech Mistook Me For Wanted Man’
Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/08/06/2227235/facial-recognition-tech-mistook-me-for-wanted-man?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: ‘Facial Recognition Tech Mistook Me For Wanted Man’ Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a legal challenge against the Metropolitan Police in the UK regarding live facial recognition technology (LFR) that mistakenly identified a man as a suspect. This case highlights concerns about privacy…