Four Industries Big Tech Has Ruined
Rather than confine themselves to operating systems and PC software like they did in the 1980s and 1990s, the tech industry has figured out that the real money lies in being a middleman.
Read more...Category Archives: Surveillance state
War on Cash: UK’s First Till-Free Grocery Store
War on cash- issues and complications undermine business case for till-free stores.
Read more...Lawsuit Aims to Curtail Warrantless Searches of Electronic Devices at US Border
Lawsuit reveals border searches of electronic devices have nearly quadrupled in four years . US border officials claim they don’t need a warrant for such searches, can investigate issues beyond customs and immigration issues, and share data obtained with other foreign and domestic agencies. Plaintiffs ask judge to grant summary judgment and require warrants. Whatever she decides, the case will be appealed.
Read more...How AI Systems Could Threaten Democracy
AI surveillance is more widespread than most people realize…with virtually no checks in place.
Read more...How to Opt Out of Airport Face Scanning: Don’t Fly
DHS barges full speed ahead to impose facial recognition software on travellers passing through US airports, without completing formal rulemaking procedures.
Read more...The Antitrust Case Against Facebook You Need to Know About
“Facebook is undermining our country, our democracy.”
Read more...John Helmer: The Julian Assange Case Now Puts the US on Trial in a British Court – Is There a Get-Out-of-Jail Card for Assange?
A disucssion of legal issues in the Assange extradition case.
Read more...Can Antitrust Law Rein in Facebook’s Data-Mining Profit Machine?
Facebook engaged in an elaborate bait and switch on user data: Privacy disappeared when competition did. Laws governing competition could change that.
Read more...Americans Have No Idea What “Freedom of the Press” Means
Why First Amendment “freedom of the press” protections are far broader than most Americans realize.
Read more...Daniel Ellsberg On Assange Arrest: The Beginning of the End For Press Freedom
In this Real News network interview, Daniel Ellsberg discusses the significance of the arrest of Julian Assange: “This is the first indictment of a journalist and editor or publisher…And if it’s successful it will not be the last.”
Read more...Assange Arrest and Extradition Round-Up
The indictment (for Manning, not DNC email), the theory of the case (not “hacking,” please), the assault on journalism, horrid takes, and details of the arrest.
Read more...Yasha Levine: Silicon Valley and “Communication Weapons of War”
Turns out Silicon Valey isn’t all that innovative on the propaganda front.
Read more...Trump Looks To Nationalize 5G
Wellie, if the government owns the 5G network, you won’t have any doubt as to who has access to what you did over it.
Read more...Developing Industry Standards Won’t Give AI a Conscience
Marc Böhlen is part of the team developing universal benchmarks for ethical artificial intelligence (AI). He tells us why they won’t work.
Read more...Why a Focus on “Fake News” and Facebook Misses the Internet’s Real Problems – and Solutions
MP’s new ‘fake news’ report largely ignores other platforms like Google and YouTube, and surveillance capitalism itself – and risks sending regulation in the wrong direction.
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