The Present and Future of TV Surveillance
August 27 2024Ars Technica has a good article on what’s happening in the world of television surveillance. More than even I realized.
Read moreTake a Selfie Using a NY Surveillance Camera
August 23 2024This site will let you take a selfie with a New York City traffic surveillance camera. EDITED TO ADD: BoingBoing post.
Read moreSurveillance Watch
August 23 2024This is a fantastic project mapping the global surveillance industry.
Read morePeople-Search Site Removal Services Largely Ineffective
August 9 2024Consumer Reports has a new study of people-search site removal services, concluding that they don’t really work:
As a whole, people-search removal services are largely ineffective. Private information about...
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Public Surveillance of Bars
July 2 2024This article about an app that lets people remotely view bars to see if they’re crowded or not is filled with commentary—on both sides—about privacy and openness.
Read moreJames Bamford on Section 702 Extension
June 28 2024Longtime NSA-watcher James Bamford has a long article on the reauthorization of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA).
Read moreOnline Privacy and Overfishing
June 5 2024Microsoft recently caught state-backed hackers using its generative AI tools to help with their attacks. In the security community, the immediate questions weren’t about how hackers were...
Read morePersonal AI Assistants and Privacy
May 23 2024Microsoft is trying to create a personal digital assistant:
At a Build conference event on Monday, Microsoft revealed a new AI-powered feature called “Recall” for Copilot+ PCs that...
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