“The consent form isn’t exactly clear that it would allow humans — and not just computers — to read your emails.”
Read more: https://www.theverge.com/2018/7/2/17527972/gmail-app-developers-full-email-access
“In the hands of government surveillance programs and law enforcement agencies, there’s simply no way that face recognition software will be not used to harm citizens.”
“Republicans are back on their feet, cheering the very Big Government they despised a generation ago.”
Read more: https://bonnerandpartners.com/do-you-live-next-to-one-of-these-spy-hubs/
“The growing recognition among white-collar workers that their labor is a precondition to the carrying out of unjust policies — and that if they withhold that labor, they can help bring these policies to a halt — is critical.”
“Microsoft Corp. scrubbed an online reference to its work for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement as the agency faces criticism for its role in separating families at the U.S.-Mexican border.”
“The employees call out two specific businesses that Amazon should end: the sale of facial recognition software to law enforcement (marketed as Amazon Web Services Rekognition), and the sale of AWS cloud services to Palantir (a data analytics firm that provides ‘mission critical’ software to ICE).”
Read more: https://www.theverge.com/2018/6/22/17492106/amazon-ice-facial-recognition-internal-letter-protest
“Google applied artificial intelligence to a vast amount of data from more than 216,000 adult patients hospitalized for at least 24 hours each in two medical centers.”
“Opendoor, a startup that uses computer algorithms to buy and sell homes, has closed a new fundraising round in a bid to supercharge growth.”
“Lonsdale and Luckey argue that building cheaper, more efficient systems is a virtuous pursuit, saving taxpayer dollars. Anduril’s Palantir pedigree may have prepared it for criticism.”
Read more: https://www.wired.com/story/palmer-luckey-anduril-border-wall/
“This system poses a very real threat to First Amendment-protected activities. Further, DHS has a well-documented history of poor data management, and face recognition has a high rate of misidentifications.”