Tamil Nadu in India implemented an AI-based surveillance system to reduce growing nom of elephant deaths on railway tracks.
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France’s watchdog, CNIL, has fined Amazon €32 million for violating workers' rights through intrusive monitoring practices.
Tencent’s announcement yesterday that they intended to take palm scanning mainstream has early adopters swooning about convenience and late adopters frowning about security risks and surveillance. The tech itself was deployed by Kodak forty years ago and companies that use it today include Amazon and duty free retailers in some US airports. But now China-based […]
Indian lawmakers passed a data protection law that will dictate how tech companies process users' data amid surveillance criticism.
France’s National Assembly on Thursday approved the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) video surveillance during the 2024 Paris Olympics, overlooking warnings from civil rights groups that the technology posed a threat to civil liberties. The government says algorithmic video surveillance can detect “pre-determined events”, abnormal behaviour and crowd surges, helping ensure the safety of millions […]
Dozens of Chinese firms have built software that uses artificial intelligence to sort data collected on residents, amid high demand from authorities seeking to upgrade their surveillance tools, a Reuters review of government documents shows. According to more than 50 publicly available documents examined by Reuters, dozens of entities in China have over the past […]
In a fierce attempt to expose affiliates linked to China’s Xinjiang surveillance accusations, The Washington Post publicized on Tuesday a hidden aspect revealing Huawei’s association in persecuting against the region’s ethnic minorities. The leaked PowerPoint presentations acquired by the news outlet revealed that it had obtained the documents through a public Huawei site before being removed by […]
The fueled tension between Washington and Beijing marched into new territory as the U.S. expressed plans on Thursday to take measures to curb exports of surveillance tech and a diversified list of innovations, used by governmental authorities to suppress human rights. The Biden Administration’s soon to be occasioned initiative will be initiated with U.S. allied […]
UAE-based Reliable Robotics launched during the tech gala a dog robot designed for surveillance purposes. Sensors placed at the top of the robot and cameras displayed at the front will maintain the robot’s structural mechanism to face obstacles.Its autonomous mode enables sensors to be used to handle impediments with a 5G connection. Its SIM card […]
Google’s next internet-connected home device will test whether consumers trust the company enough to let it snoop on their sleep. New sleep-sensing technology will be a key feature on Google’s latest version of its Nest Hub, a 7-inch smart screen unveiled Tuesday. Like the previous generation, the $100 Nest Hub can display pictures and video […]