News & Articles By Olivia Cook
11/10/2023
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By Olivia Cook
British government caught surveilling social media presence of school staff members
Downing Street is watching the social media presence of school staff in England, according to a report. According to Reclaim the Net, the British Department for Education (DfE) has been keeping close tabs on both the social media accounts and internet activity of dozens of England-based school staff for any dissent or criticism of its policies. […]
11/07/2023
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By Olivia Cook
AI anxiety is on the rise as computers get super smart
The rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI) has brought it to mainstream attention and fascination. But AI anxiety is now on the rise as well. Although there are many benefits, AI’s dramatic changes are causing a growing number of people to have significant anxiety, discomfort and fear about the uncertainty of its implications and potential […]
11/06/2023
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By Olivia Cook
Here’s how your smart home technology spies on you day and night
The world is now living in the golden age of technology development where most would transform their apartments and houses into “smart homes” – arming them with a collection of different smart devices, appliances and other home products that use Wi-Fi and Bluetooth to connect into a smart home app that homeowners can control remotely. […]
11/03/2023
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By Olivia Cook
BAN THE SCAN: Civil rights groups call on the state of New York to outlaw facial recognition
Thirty-two civil rights groups, under the leadership of the Surveillance Technology Oversight Project (STOP), have called on the state of New York to outlaw government use of facial recognition and other biometric technologies in residential buildings and public accommodations or facilities. These groups have declared that facial recognition technology (FRT) is an “immediate threat” to New […]
11/03/2023
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By Olivia Cook
EU visitors will soon be subject to facial scans and fingerprinting under new initiative
Anyone traveling to Europe will soon have to deal with fingerprinting and facial scans, under the European Union’s (EU) two new border management initiatives: The European Entry/Exit Systems (EES) and the European Travel Information and Authorization System (ETIAS). EES and ETIAS are part of the large-scale IT systems that the EU has been developing for […]
11/02/2023
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By Olivia Cook
DIGITAL REPRESSION: Internet users worldwide are experiencing tighter restrictions, report reveals
Advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and its rising influence are increasing the efficiency, scale and speed of “digital repression,” with internet users worldwide experiencing tighter restrictions this year compared to last year. This is according to a report released last month by Freedom House. Researchers of the report entitled Freedom on the Net 2023 assessed […]
10/27/2023
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By Olivia Cook
42 Attorneys general SUE Meta over “highly addictive” social media platforms they say harm young people
In a rare bipartisan push, Republican and Democratic attorneys general from 42 states have sued Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta, accusing the company of designing social media platforms that are deliberately addictive for young people and damaging to their mental health. Of these 42 attorneys general, 33 filed a combined lawsuit in a federal court in northern California. […]
10/25/2023
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By Olivia Cook
FBI director warns that AI is being used to amplify terrorist propaganda
Christopher Wray, the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), has warned that artificial intelligence (AI) is being used to amplify terrorist propaganda. He issued this warning during the Oct. 17 summit of the Five Eyes alliance held in California. According to the FBI director, terrorist groups have reconfigured AI to remove safeguards blocking […]
10/24/2023
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By Olivia Cook
Amazon begins testing drone delivery of medications in Texas
Big Tech company Amazon’s pharmaceutical subsidiary, Amazon Pharmacy, has begun testing the use of drones to deliver prescription medications in Texas. The company announced on Wednesday, Oct. 18 in a blog post that customers in the small city of College Station, Texas will be eligible to get their prescriptions delivered by a drone within an […]
10/24/2023
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By Olivia Cook
SEC chairman: AI could cause FINANCIAL CRISIS in the next decade if left unregulated
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler has warned that rapidly advancing artificial intelligence (AI) could cause a financial crisis that is “nearly unavoidable” in the next decade if left unregulated. According to the SEC chairman, the lack of diversity in AI technologies used by multiple institutions could one day pose a significant threat […]
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