As it becomes more evident that the coronavirus will affect us for years to come, governments are trying to balance human rights with monitoring infection until a vaccine is developed. Many governments have implemented surveillance technologies such as tracking apps, tracing credit card transactions, facial recognition, and even video footage. Yet these technologies undermine the […]
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The Coronavirus pandemic wreaked chaos in the US in a matter of weeks. Governments of national and local levels are taking drastic measures to mitigate the spread which includes stay-at-home orders and social distancing – with adverse consequences for many American people and their businesses. However, for tech companies, the outbreak has prompted a huge […]
As the Coronavirus outbreak worsens in China, the government have introduced more stringent measures in an attempt to manage the fast-moving infection. The chosen route? Fight biohazard with big data. New technology has been deployed to contain the disruption caused by the virus. From drones with thermal cameras, smart helmets, to disinfecting robots, and even […]
1.) Notorious facial recognition company Clearview AI has sold its technology to thousands of clients including ICE, the Justice Department, numerous law enforcement agencies, and many others, according to BuzzFeed. Clearview AI admitted earlier this week that their entire client list had been stolen. 2.) Facebook has cancelled its annual F8 conference as a result of […]
By JAMES ANDERSON Associated Press Denver (AP) — In this post-impeachment era of divisiveness and deadlock in the nation’s capital, Uncle Sam has a message for top U.S. technologists: I Still Want You. A Washington-based nerd strike force called the U.S. Digital Service is seeking private-sector coders, programmers and software engineers to make government user-friendly […]
By KATHLEEN FOODY Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Adam Pezen, Carlo Licata and Nimesh Patel are among millions of people who have been tagged in Facebook photos at some point in the past decade, sometimes at the suggestion of an automated tagging feature powered by facial recognition technology. It was their Illinois addresses, though, that […]
By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer Facebook joined YouTube, Twitter and payment service Venmo on Wednesday in demanding that a facial recognition company stop harvesting user images to identify the people in them, which the startup does as part of its work with police. Facebook said it has demanded New York-based Clearview AI stop accessing […]
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Facebook had a strong fourth quarter, making more money on advertising and adding more users despite challenges around regulation, privacy and efforts to fight election interference. Its profit and revenue both handily surpassed Wall Street’s expectations. The company also said it settled a lawsuit filed […]
By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — London police say they will start using live facial recognition cameras in operational deployments, in a major advance for the controversial technology. The Metropolitan Police Service said Friday it will use the cameras to automatically scan the faces of people passing through small targeted areas where […]
The idea of discussing 6G technology might seem a little ridiculous, especially, when we have yet to fully deploy 5G technology. But, based on our current observations of an increasingly digitised, hyper-connected, data driven society, is it any wonder that excitement is brewing over 6G technology and its future implementation? 6G refers to the sixth […]