Apple was under fire this week after banning an app that tracked the location of both police and protesters in Hong Kong on a live map.
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China’s 500 megapixel camera is capable of mega-facial-recognition
The ‘super camera’ can identifying people dozens of meters away using facial recognition.
Report: Use of AI surveillance is growing around the world
It’s not just China: at least 75 out of 176 countries globally are actively using AI technologies for surveillance purposes, research shows.
China’s new face-swapping app Zao gets whiplash-fast privacy backlash
Fast trip: in two days, it debuted, shot to the top of China’s App Store, sparked privacy outrage, and got banned by WeChat.
Grindr up for sale amid US fears for Chinese-owned data
A US national security panel told Kunlun, that its ownership of Grindr constitutes a national security risk.
FBI crackdown on DDoS-for-hire sites led to 85% slash in attack sizes
According to a new report, average and maximum DDoS attack sizes decreased by 85.36% and 23.91%.
Chinese facial recognition database exposes 2.5m people
A company operating a facial recognition system in China has exposed millions of residents’ personal information online.
Supermicro: We told you the tampering claims were false
Computer manufacturer Supermicro is still trying to lay to rest reports that the Chinese government tempered with its equipment to spy on Western cloud users.
Facial recognition traffic camera mistakes bus for famous woman
China’s air conditioning business queen Dong Mingzhu was recently outed as a jaywalker – thanks to an ad on the side of a bus.
That Black Mirror episode with the social ratings? It’s happening IRL
Not picking up after your dog will cost you 10 points, for example, in China’s Black Mirror-esque plan to socially score citizens.