Tag: surveillance
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Wired: Senators Warn the Pentagon: Get a Handle on China’s Telecom Hacking
Source URL: https://www.wired.com/story/senators-warn-pentagon-salt-typhoon-china-hacking/ Source: Wired Title: Senators Warn the Pentagon: Get a Handle on China’s Telecom Hacking Feedly Summary: In a letter to the Department of Defense, senators Ron Wyden and Eric Schmitt are calling for an investigation into fallout from the Salt Typhoon espionage campaign. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text outlines…
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Hacker News: Are Overemployed ‘Ghost Engineers’ Making Six Figures to Do Nothing?
Source URL: https://www.404media.co/are-overemployed-ghost-engineers-making-six-figures-to-do-nothing/ Source: Hacker News Title: Are Overemployed ‘Ghost Engineers’ Making Six Figures to Do Nothing? Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a viral tweet by Stanford researcher Yegor Denisov-Blanch regarding an algorithm that identifies “Ghost Engineers,” software engineers who perform minimally at tech companies, thus exposing a…
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Wired: The Beginning of the End of Big Tech
Source URL: https://www.wired.com/story/the-beginning-of-the-end-of-big-tech/ Source: Wired Title: The Beginning of the End of Big Tech Feedly Summary: From politicians to VC firms, everyone is falling out of love with the massive, money-oriented, global technology titans. In their place, we have the chance to build something open and trustworthy. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text…
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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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Wired: China’s Surveillance State Is Selling Citizen Data as a Side Hustle
Source URL: https://www.wired.com/story/chineses-surveillance-state-is-selling-citizens-data-as-a-side-hustle/ Source: Wired Title: China’s Surveillance State Is Selling Citizen Data as a Side Hustle Feedly Summary: Chinese black market operators are openly recruiting government agency insiders, paying them for access to surveillance data and then reselling it online—no questions asked. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the alarming phenomenon…