Facebook Sets off to Normalize Facial Recognition
Facebook is taking its facial recognition technology another step forward and plans to use it to figure out if anyone posts any pictures online that include you, whether [...]
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China Region Xinjiang Takes Population Surveillance to Next Level
China is taking yet another step in monitoring its citizens after the population of the autonomous region of Xinjiang were told to install a surveillance app on their phones. [...]
How artificial intelligence can be corrupted to repress free speech
The internet was supposed to become an overwhelming democratizing force against illiberal administrations. It didn’t. It was supposed to open repressed citizens’ [...]
Facebook Banned This Canadian Surveillance Company From Accessing Its Data
The company, headquartered in London, Ontario, sells software that allows clients to monitor social media posts for keywords. Last year, the American Civil Liberties Union [...]
Facebook already has a Muslim registry—and it should be deleted
Since Donald Trump’s election, many in the tech industry have been concerned about the way their skills—and the data collected by their employers—might be used. On [...]
Turkey reportedly blocks Tor network nationwide
Having a voice online is becoming increasingly difficult for Web users in Turkey, where President Erdogan is ramping up measures to curtail free speech and the media. [...]