Forbidding discussion of something you deny you’re doing is perhaps the biggest tell of all time.
Source: This College Banned Students From Even Discussing Facial Recognition – VICE
Tag Archives: privacy
tracking
It’s almost like there’s the potential for abuse in the information gathered by unregulated marketplace monopolies determined to mix wanton profiteering with immediate capitulation to government.
watching
Managers are going to increasingly gather data on employees and use that information to evaluate workers on a number of fronts.
Source: In 2040, your boss will track your every glance and keystroke
creepy
Saying “it’s only being sold to law enforcement” DOESN’T MAKE IT BETTER.
Source: Clearview AI Facial-Recognition App Is a Nightmare For Stalking Victims | Digital Trends
surveillance ‘o’ you
Just so damn creepy it defies comment.
Source: Toys “R” Us Pivots From Teddy Bears to Surveillance – VICE
stop spying on students
It doesn’t work and just makes kids paranoid, deteriorating trust.
Source: Schools Spy on Kids to Prevent Shootings, But There’s No Evidence It Works – VICE
horrible ideas arriving now
Requiring people to enter a facial recognition database just to travel seems unconstitutional and immoral, to say the least.
Source: DHS plan for U.S. citizens in facial recognition databases updated – Axios
streaming data in the crosshairs
Considering one of the big reasons these companies wanted to launch their own streaming services is to collect (and then sell) customer data, this is going to go over like a fart in church.
Source: Streaming’s Next Big Headache: Data Compliance | Hollywood Reporter
we’re being watched, and can’t stop it
The real and perceived lack of control and concerns about privacy are big enough issues, but what’s truly demoralizing is that people don’t even feel have the power to opt out.
dumb home devices
Remarkable how these devices became so pervasive with roughly zero thought given to security.
Source: Security flaws found in popular smart home devices | PBS NewsHour
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