“Footage from those flying cameras will be automatically analyzed by AI systems not disclosed to the public.”
Read more: https://qz.com/1299947/this-is-the-week-that-the-drone-surveillance-state-became-real/
“If a member of Congress can’t even get a peek at an immigration detention facility near the border with Mexico, it inevitably raises questions about what the federal government is hiding.”
“He is wanted by the US. He is in exile in Russia. But he is satisfied with the way his revelations of mass surveillance have rocked governments, intelligence agencies and major internet companies.”
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jun/04/edward-snowden-people-still-powerless-but-aware
“The EU is voting to introduce aggressive new online copyright laws and ‘widespread censorship’ measures, which critics say could strangle new media websites and stifle satire and online meme culture.”
“China’s Ministry of Civil Affairs said it requires social organizations to include Party building in their charters to ensure their correct political direction.”
Read more: http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1102406.shtml
“Here are some lesser-known examples of the social credit system’s real-life applications, from hospitals to K-pop.”
Read more: http://www.wired.co.uk/article/china-social-credit
“The excruciating DMCA section 1201 exemption process is upon us again, and the right to repair tractors, cars, and electronics is at stake.”
Read more: https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/mbxzyv/dmca-1201-exemptions
“The company plans to unveil new ethical principles about its use of AI next week.”
Read more: https://gizmodo.com/google-plans-not-to-renew-its-contract-for-project-mave-1826488620
“These are the goals, in Marx and Engels’ own words, followed by an analysis of how deeply they have seeped into the United States governing structure.”
