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Facebook og Google manipulerer og villeder deg til å dele privatlivet ditt, mener Forbrukerrådet

https://nrkbeta.no/2018/06/27/facebook-og-google-manipulerer-og-villeder-deg-til-a-dele-privatlivet-ditt-mener-forbrukerradet/

bruker uetiske metoder

Wimbledon 2018: AI uses player emotions to edit highlights - BBC

kunstig intelligens

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-44544799

Wimbledon and its digital partner IBM have fine-tuned their artificial intelligence (AI) systems this year to help automatically edit the top action.

China launches high-tech bird drones to watch over its citizens - CNET

Kina

https://www.cnet.com/news/china-launches-high-tech-bird-drones-to-watch-over-its-citizens/

They’re called Doves and they do not come in peace.

Internet-connected thermostats, Locks and Lights: Tools of Domestic Abuse - NYTimes

smarte einingar

https://mobile.nytimes.com/2018/06/23/technology/smart-home-devices-domestic-abuse.html

now also being used as a means for harassment, monitoring, revenge and control.

Opinion | Trump Was Outfoxed in Singapore - NYTimes

https://mobile.nytimes.com/2018/06/12/opinion/trump-kim-summit-north-korea.html

Trump made a huge concession — the suspension of military exercises with South Korea.

Here Are 18 Things You Might Not Have Realized Facebook Tracks About You

Facebook personvern

https://www.buzzfeed.com/nicolenguyen/here-are-18-things-you-might-not-have-realized-facebook

contact information “such as an address book” and, for Android users, “call log or SMS log history”

Facebook Gave Data Access to Chinese Firm Flagged by U.S. Intelligence - NYTimes

https://mobile.nytimes.com/2018/06/05/technology/facebook-device-partnerships-china.html

gave private access to some user data to Huawei, … flagged as a national security threat

Apple skal gjøre det vanskeligere for Facebook og Google å spore deg – NRK

https://www.nrk.no/kultur/apple-skal-gjore-det-vanskeligere-for-facebook-og-google-a-spore-deg-1.14069903

blokkert nettgigantene fra å overvåke deg når du besøker andre nettsider.

Meet Norman, the psychopathic AI - BBC

kunstig intelligens

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-44040008

The psychopathic algorithm was created by a team at the MIT, as part of an experiment to see what training AI on data from “the dark corners of the net” would do to its world view.

A planetary census puts humans in their place

vitskap

https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2018/05/26/a-planetary-census-puts-humans-in-their-place

A new study, published this week by Yinon Bar-On and others from the Weizmann Institute of Science, in Israel, provides a comprehensive estimate of how the Earth’s carbon stock is distributed among its inhabitants.

Amazon’s explanation for the Alexa eavesdropping scandal - Recode

https://www.recode.net/2018/5/24/17391480/amazon-alexa-woman-secret-recording-echo-explanation

A Portland, Ore., woman’s claim that her Amazon Echo device secretly recorded a private conversation between her and her husband and sent it to an acquaintance of theirs

Police are using Amazon facial recognition tech and the ACLU is pissed - Recode

overvaking

https://www.recode.net/2018/5/22/17380450/amazon-aws-facial-recognition-aclu-technology-police

“helps identify persons of interest against a collection of millions of faces in real-time.”

Amazon Teams Up With Law Enforcement to Deploy Dangerous New Face Recognition Technology - ACLU

overvaking

https://www.aclunc.org/blog/amazon-teams-law-enforcement-deploy-dangerous-new-face-recognition-technology

Amazon … has officially entered the surveillance business.

High School in China Installs Facial Recognition Cameras to Monitor Students’ Attentiveness

Kina overvaking

https://m.theepochtimes.com/high-school-in-china-installs-facial-recognition-cameras-to-monitor-students-attentiveness_2526662.html

“… it is like there are a pair of mystery eyes constantly watching me, and I don’t dare let my mind wander.”

Tesla with Autopilot slams into truck stopped at red light - The Washington Post

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/tesla-with-autopilot-slams-into-truck-stopped-at-red-light/2018/05/12/18d2e740-563e-11e8-a6d4-ca1d035642ce_story.html

rear-ended a fire department truck

Alexa and Siri Can Hear This Hidden Command. You Can’t. - NYTimes

Apple smarte einingar

https://mobile.nytimes.com/2018/05/10/technology/alexa-siri-hidden-command-audio-attacks.html

making them dial phone numbers or open websites.

Bike Helmet Recognizes Hand Gestures To Send Safety Signals

personvern

https://www.psfk.com/2018/05/lumos-bike-helmet-hand-gestures-safety.html

Apple Watch users can gesture with their hands … the helmet will automatically light up with the corresponding direction.

The Pentagon bans Huawei and ZTE phones from retail stores on military bases - The Verge

https://www.theverge.com/2018/5/2/17310870/pentagon-ban-huawei-zte-phones-retail-stores-military-bases

China could order its manufacturers to create backdoors for spying in their devices

Phone maker settles charges it let partner collect customers’ text messages - Ars Technica

personvern

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2018/04/phone-maker-settles-charges-it-let-partner-collect-customers-text-messages/

full contents of text messages

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cell-tower location data

Ski Lift in Austria Left Control Panel Open on the Internet

hacking

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ski-lift-in-austria-left-control-panel-open-on-the-internet/

allowing anyone to take control of the ski lift’s operational settings.