The Chinese surveillance balloon is a topic of much discussion and speculation in recent weeks. This article will delve into the events surrounding this mysterious object, starting with its reported entry into U.S. and Canadian airspace, its trajectory over multiple locations, and the eventual downing by the U.S. military.
As the author of Google Archipelago: The Digital Gulag and the Simulation of Freedom, I guess I should not be surprised to find myself squarely in the digital gulag—banished, perhaps permanently, from Twitter and Facebook. Twitter permanently suspended my account several weeks ago, mere days before Elon Musk took over
While researching my piece, The Truth about Luciferase, I came across a patent that blew my mind and I absolutely had to write about it.
Geofencing Warrants have gained traction, but they are a threat to privacy, and there is no guarantee that authorities will interpret them correctly.
Kutumba is the Karnataka government’s planned law for a family ID project which is comparable to the upcoming Maharashtra Unified Citizen Data Hub. Technology and data researchers are crossing their fingers that the proposed regulation would provide adequate safeguards for citizen data.
Texas AG Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against Google for collecting biometric data. The case was filed in response to a federal appeals court’s upholding of a Texas statute last month, which opens the door for legal action against social media corporations that engage in content moderation.
According to documents examined by Forbes, the parent company of TikTok, ByteDance has planned to track specific Americans’ physical locations.
The media has extensively covered China’s widespread usage of cameras and facial recognition technologies. Now, these are the world’s most-surveilled cities.
In a recent interview, a UN official admitted that they partner with companies like Google to control the search results and she even claimed that “We Own The Science”.