Tag: privacy threats
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The Register: Smile! UK cops spend tens of millions on live facial recognition tech
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/25/uk_police_lfr_tender/ Source: The Register Title: Smile! UK cops spend tens of millions on live facial recognition tech Feedly Summary: Labour government keen, though critics paint it as a severe threat to privacy UK government has launched a £20 million ($25 million) competition for tech companies to provide live facial recognition to a number…
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The Register: As web browser makers snuggle up to AI, the few remaining holdouts aren’t sold
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/09/10/web_browsers_ai_holdout_vivaldi/ Source: The Register Title: As web browser makers snuggle up to AI, the few remaining holdouts aren’t sold Feedly Summary: Chatbots, generative models ‘in many ways the next step in the surveillance economy’ Web browsers now commonly sport AI services provided by on-device or cloud-based models. However, a few holdouts remain convinced…