“People think they’re going to put on a cute filter and have puppy dog ears, and not realize that that data’s being collected.”
Tag Archives: surveillance
S2 Ep23: Snake ransomware, VPN holes and phone spying – Naked Security Podcast
New episode – listen now!
College students call for ban on facial recognition on campus
Fight for the Future is building on its success in pressuring concert promoters to back off of plans to use the technology at festivals.
US military supplier in ‘Made in America’ fraud case
Aventura allegedly imported cheap cameras and network-enabled security gear from China, then slapped US flag stickers on them.
Robot Hotel says sorry about the buggy bedside bots
Japan’s Henn na Hotel says it’s “modified” the bots so pervs can’t exploit the ability to run unsigned code and spy on future guests.
Google chief warns visitors about smart speakers in his home
Rick Osterloh says he discloses smart speaker use when someone enters his home, and the products should probably do so themselves.
California outlaws facial recognition in police bodycams
The bill was introduced by Phil Ting: one of 26 state lawmakers misidentified as suspects in an ACLU test of the technology.
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.
US files suit against Snowden to keep book profits out of his hands
The government, alleging that Snowden violated NDAs with the CIA and NSA, isn’t looking to stop the book’s publication or distribution.