House unveils new warrantless surveillance bill
By THE HILL Published on February 12, 2024 House Republicans unveiled a new package for reauthorizing and reforming the nation’s warrantless surveillance powers, pushing forward text while prepping for a floor battle over controversial provisions. Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), which allows the government to spy on noncitizens […]
Global democracy has a data problem
By THE HILL Published on February 9, 2024 The world’s AI and data infrastructure is about to get the mother of all stress tests — and the stakes couldn’t be higher. We’re in a massive election year, which means this year will also bring countless efforts to use AI tools for political ends — […]
Massive European Satellite to Plummet Back Down to Earth Uncontrollably
By THE BYTE Published on February 8, 2024 A massive, defunct satellite is set to come crashing through the Earth’s atmosphere, plummeting towards the ground, in just a matter of weeks. Launched into orbit in 1995, the European Space Agency’s European Remote Sensing 2 (ERS-2) satellite was decommissioned over a decade ago. […]
Ulez fines scandal: Italian police ‘illegally accessed’ thousands of EU drivers’ data
By The Guardian Published on February 8, 2024 Italy’s data protection body is investigating claims – denied by TfL – that police shared names and addresses with firm collecting penalties from drivers The names and addresses of thousands of EU drivers were unlawfully accessed by Italian police and shared with the company that […]
Sainsbury’s does not rule out job cuts as it reveals plans to use more robots
By The Guardian Published on February 7, 2024 Increased use of automated tills, warehouse robots and AI forecasting tools part of £1bn cost-cutting drive Sainsbury’s is to use more automated tills and warehouse robots as well as AI forecasting tools to ensure it has the right stock in stores as part of a £1bn […]
Tech Leaders Say AI Will Change What It Means to Have a Job
By The Wall Street Journal Published on October 18, 2023 LAGUNA BEACH, Calif.—Artificial intelligence will likely lead to seismic changes to the workforce, eliminating many professions and requiring a societal rethink of how people spend their time, prominent tech leaders said Tuesday. Speaking at The Wall Street Journal’s Tech Live conference on […]
Schools are using surveillance tech to catch students vaping, snaring some with harsh punishments
By AP News Published on January 26, 2024 When Aaliyah Iglesias was caught vaping at a Texas high school, she didn’t realize how much could be taken from her. Suddenly, the rest of her high school experience was threatened: being student council president, her role as debate team captain and walking at graduation. Even […]
Man Says Sunglass Hut Used Facial Recognition to Falsely Jail Him, Where He Got Sexually Assaulted
By The Byte Published on January 25, 2024 “The attack left him with permanent injuries that he has to live with every day of his life.” A 61-year-old man says he was savagely beaten and gang raped in jail after facial recognition led to his false arrest for a robbery in Houston, Texas, […]
Microsoft Debates What to Do With A.I. Lab in China
By The New York Times Published on January 04, 2024 Amid U.S.-China tensions, the company has faced questions over whether operating an advanced research lab in Beijing is politically tenable. Read More