“Is Berkeley’s pledge actually achievable? Evidence from other cities suggests ambitious climate plans often fail.”
Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2018/06/13/berkeley-climate-emergency-population-control/
“Officials reportedly claim the move will increase security and potentially reduce congestion.”
Read more: https://www.engadget.com/2018/06/13/china-cars-rfid-monitoring-surveillance/
“The system includes mandatory facial-recognition scans at gas stations and Wi-Fi sniffers that secretly collect data from network devices. Over the past two years, the technology has helped authorities round up an estimated hundreds of thousands of Uighurs and other Muslims and lock them up in clandestine camps that China calls ‘re-education centers.'”
“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.”
“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/
“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
“ICE apparently failed to turn over records after multiple requests. In December, ICE purchased access to two databases of automated license-plate reader data.”
“Overcoming the evils of our age will require more than intellect and activism. It will require decency, morality, goodness, truth and toughness.”
“The Defense Department is funding a project that officials say could revolutionize the way companies, federal agencies and the military itself verify that people are who they say they are and it could be available in most commercial smartphones within two years.”
