Tag: surveillance technology

  • Slashdot: CES ‘Worst In Show’ Devices Mocked In IFixit Video – While YouTube Inserts Ads For Them

    Source URL: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/01/11/1748206/ces-worst-in-show-devices-mocked-in-ifixit-video—while-youtube-inserts-ads-for-them?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: CES ‘Worst In Show’ Devices Mocked In IFixit Video – While YouTube Inserts Ads For Them Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The excerpt discusses the potential threats posed by certain technology products unveiled at CES, particularly in terms of their repairability, privacy, and security vulnerabilities. Notable…

  • Slashdot: Wales Police Begin Using a Facial-Recognition Phone App

    Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/24/12/14/224222/wales-police-begin-using-a-facial-recognition-phone-app Source: Slashdot Title: Wales Police Begin Using a Facial-Recognition Phone App Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The implementation of a facial-recognition app by Welsh police forces raises significant concerns regarding human rights and privacy. The technology aims to streamline the identification process but has prompted calls for stronger privacy…

  • The Register: Boeing busted by employee over plans to surveil workers, quickly reverses course

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/06/boeing_employee_surveillance/ Source: The Register Title: Boeing busted by employee over plans to surveil workers, quickly reverses course Feedly Summary: Crashing stock, plummeting reputation, but yeah, of course, let’s focus on office usage Boeing has paused its efforts to install and use employee-monitoring sensors, including at its office in Everett, Washington, after media inquiries…

  • The Register: The workplace has become a surveillance state

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/27/workplace_surveillance/ Source: The Register Title: The workplace has become a surveillance state Feedly Summary: Cracked Labs report explores the use of motion sensors and wireless networking kit to monitor offices Office buildings have become like web browsers – they’re full of tracking technology, a trend documented in a report out this week by…

  • The Register: Hardware barn denies that .004 seconds of facial recognition violated privacy

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/19/facial_recognition_privacy_appeal_bunnings_australia/ Source: The Register Title: Hardware barn denies that .004 seconds of facial recognition violated privacy Feedly Summary: Claims it was just spotting shoppers who threatened staff at Bluey’s favorite big box store Australian hardware chain Bunnings Warehouse will challenge a ruling by local regulators who found it violated shoppers’ privacy by checking…

  • Slashdot: NSO, Not Government Clients, Operates Its Spyware

    Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/24/11/15/2314234/nso-not-government-clients-operates-its-spyware?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: NSO, Not Government Clients, Operates Its Spyware Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The ongoing legal dispute between NSO Group and WhatsApp sheds light on the operational practices of NSO’s hacking software, notably that the company itself is responsible for installing and extracting data from targeted devices,…

  • Wired: Ring’s New AI Search Tool Lets You Easily Scan Videos—With Mixed Results

    Source URL: https://www.wired.com/story/amazon-ring-new-ai-video-search-tool-mixed-results/ Source: Wired Title: Ring’s New AI Search Tool Lets You Easily Scan Videos—With Mixed Results Feedly Summary: The Amazon-owned home-surveillance business will offer users the ability to search footage for specific objects and actions. WIRED gave it a try. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the introduction of AI-based…

  • Hacker News: Microsoft security tools questioned for treating employees as threats

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/08/27/microsoft_workplace_surveillance/ Source: Hacker News Title: Microsoft security tools questioned for treating employees as threats Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The report “Employees as Risks” by Cracked Labs critiques the use of surveillance software in workplaces, raising significant concerns about employee privacy, security implications, and potential misuse of data by…