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12/12/2024
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By Lance D Johnson
Gaming giant Riot Games expands terms of service to police player behavior “across all platforms”
The company’s updated Terms of Service now allow monitoring and punishment for “off-platform conduct,” extending control beyond in-game behavior to players’ entire digital lives. The terms use ambiguous language, such as “various places that touch (users’) gaming experience,” leaving room for broad interpretations and potential abuse of power. Riot encourages players to report each other […]
12/04/2024
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By Laura Harris
Australia under scrutiny for passing law banning social media for kids under 16 (which will require ID verification for everyone)
Australia is now facing scrutiny for passing a law that would ban children under 16 from using social media and would establish an online surveillance system for all Australians on the internet. The Online Safety Amendment Bill 2024, designed to protect the mental health of children and adolescents, mandates that social media platforms verify the age of their users. The legislation, passed by […]
09/25/2024
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By Ava Grace
FTC: Tech giants collecting MASSIVE amounts of data from kids and teens
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has disclosed in a report that tech giants are collecting massive amounts of data from their young users. The FTC report published Sept. 19 expounded on how social media and streaming companies endanger children and teens who use their platforms. It also showed how “the tech industry’s monetization of personal […]
09/23/2024
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By Ethan Huff
Apple collecting private mental health data from iPhone users
If you use Apple products, be warned that the company’s iPhones are collecting as much personal information about your mental health as possible from the data your device is constantly collecting about you. The iPhone Health app performs mental health assessments that are designed to probe the inner workings of users’ brains. Under the guise […]
07/17/2024
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By Laura Harris
New AI-powered in-vehicle camera technology will assess driver intoxication
A tech startup is developing an artificial intelligence-powered in-vehicle camera that can assess a driver’s level of intoxication as soon as they get into the car. The new system, which seeks to reduce drunk driving accidents, was presented in a paper published on April 9 at a joint conference by the Institute of Electrical and […]
07/15/2024
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By Ethan Huff
NANNY VEHICLES: New cars in Europe to automatically reduce engine power if driver is speeding
The surveillance state is expanding in Europe after new rules came into effect on July 7, 2024, that force automobile manufacturers to control how fast people are allowed to drive their own new cars. From now on, all new cars sold in Europe must be outfitted with Intelligent Speed Assistance (ISA) systems that automatically limit […]
07/15/2024
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By Ramon Tomey
Trump announces plans for technology sector if elected – NO CENSORSHIP and YES to FREE SPEECH in AI
Former President Donald Trump has announced several plans for the technology sector if he is elected a second time, with the Republican National Committee (RNC) adopting them. First in these plans is the promotion of free speech in the development of artificial intelligence (AI). According to Reclaim the Net, the Biden administration’s Executive Order (EO) […]
07/08/2024
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By Olivia Cook
The dark side of GEOLOCATION: How our gadgets became silent stalkers with WiFi positioning
In today’s digitally interconnected world, geolocation plays a pivotal role in how people navigate, interact with services and even stay safe. But while there may be benefits to a person’s position being broadcast at all times, there are also some very serious downsides to it. Simply put, geolocation is the process of identifying the exact geographical […]
07/02/2024
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By Ava Grace
U.K. uses AI developed by Amazon to read people’s moods at train stations
A series of artificial intelligence (AI) trials in the U.K. involving thousands of train passengers who were unwittingly subjected to emotion-detecting software has raised privacy concerns. The technology, developed by Amazon and employed at various major train stations, including London’s Euston and Waterloo, used AI to scan faces and assess emotional states along with age and gender. […]
07/01/2024
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By Ethan Huff
WATCHED: Train stations use AI surveillance technology to monitor people’s emotions using facial recognition
A couple years back, unbeknownst to many members of the British public, the government of the United Kingdom quietly retrofit eight train stations across the country with artificial intelligence (AI)-driven facial recognition and surveillance technology. The purpose of the technology is to inspect travelers’ faces for the purpose of determining their emotional states in order […]
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