EL PAÍS
Por qué Sam Altman quiere escanear dos mil millones de ojos
4 min · · El director ejecutivo de Open AI proyecta crear la mayor base de datos biométricos del mundo con otra de sus empresas, registrada en Islas Caimán · Shared by 6, including Josep M. Ganyet
MIT Technology Review
A Roomba recorded a woman on the toilet. How did screenshots end up on Facebook?
2 min · · Robot vacuum companies say your images are safe, but a sprawling global supply chain for data from our devices creates risk. · Shared by 304, including 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Kelsey D. Atherton, now available on Bluesky, Chris Messina, James Gingerich #B2B #Technology #Influencer, Ian M Calvert, Paul Roetzer, Cory Doctorow @pluralistic@mamot.fr, Korben, Jennifer Stirrup #MBA Topics: #AI #Data #Strategy, Kashmir Hill, Bob E. Hayes, John Koetsier, Marsha Collier, Brian Solis, Howard Getson, Jane, Carissa Véliz, Stef Walter, John Nosta, Josep M. Ganyet
MIT Technology Review
The dark side of a super app like WeChat
2 min · · When one app gives you everything, losing it becomes unbearable. · Shared by 19, including Josep M. Ganyet, Matt Navarra, Howard Getson
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"Pegasus, l'espia a la butxaca", a "30 minuts"
2 min · · Desenes de països de tot el món utilitzen el programa espia Pegasus. Oficialment per lluitar contra el terrorisme i el crim organitzat. Però la realitat és una altra. Periodistes, oponents polítics o… · Shared by 5, including Josep M. Ganyet
driesdepoorter.be
The Follower
· Using open cameras and AI to find how an Instagram photo is taken. Project by Dries Depoorter. · Shared by 1690, including Stefan Plattner 💙✌, Tactical Tech, Massimo Banzi, Bas Grasmayer, Kenneth Kalmer, Stef Walter, Dr. Alec Couros, Oliver Raduner, Josep M. Ganyet, Paul Kedrosky, Ajit Pai, Konrad Weber
The New York Times
‘They Are Watching’: Inside Russia’s Vast Surveillance State
16+ min · · A cache of nearly 160,000 files from Russia’s powerful internet regulator provides a rare glimpse inside Vladimir V. Putin’s digital crackdown. · Shared by 50, including Rasmus Kleis Nielsen (offline, on parental leave), 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Melissa Fach 🇺🇦, Josep M. Ganyet, Bill Johnston, emma best @NatSecGeek@kolektiva.social 🏳️🌈🏴
The Wall Street Journal
Lending Startups Look at Borrowers’ Phone Usage to Assess Creditworthiness
7 min · · A handful of Silicon Valley-backed startups are looking to revolutionize lending in the developing world, where many would-be borrowers have no credit history—by noting how smartphones are used. · Shared by 8, including Josep M. Ganyet, Benoît Perrier
WIRED
Police Across US Bypass Warrants With Mass Location-Tracking Tool
3 min · · Plus: An unsecured database exposed face recognition data in China, ‘Cuba’ ransomware knocks out Montenegro, and more. · Shared by 17, including Josep M. Ganyet, Backchannel
NBC News
Anti-trans stalkers at Kiwi Farms are chasing one victim around the world. Their list of targets is growing.
8 min · · A trans streamer and a Republican congresswoman were targeted at their homes in the last month. Experts warn this is just the beginning. · Shared by 33, including luis antónio santos, Kat Tenbarge, Josep M. Ganyet, TaylorLorenz.Substack.com
EFF
What is Fog Data Science? Why is the Surveillance Company so Dangerous?
5 min · · An EFF investigation of public records acquired from dozens of state and local law enforcement agencies has uncovered a widely-used mass surveillance technology. Americans are accustomed to hearing… · Shared by 33, including Josep M. Ganyet, Thomas Pleil
The New York Times
Google Data Admission Angers European Officials (Published 2010)
5 min · · European regulators and privacy advocates reacted angrily to the disclosure by Google that it had systematically collected private data on individuals since 2006 while compiling its StreetView photo… · Shared by 5, including Josep M. Ganyet
The StartUp
Using Google Maps costs more than you think.
13+ min · · Just because you are not exchanging money to use Google Maps does not mean you are not exchanging value. I intend to show you how much. · Shared by 22, including Josep M. Ganyet
The New York Times
Four Takeaways From a Times Investigation Into China’s Expanding Surveillance State
5 min · · Times reporters spent over a year combing through government bidding documents that reveal the country’s technological road map to ensure the longevity of its authoritarian rule. · Shared by 201, including Claudia Sommer, Azeem Azhar, Michael (मुकेश), Josep M. Ganyet, Josh Wolfe
Open Culture
Aldous Huxley Tells Mike Wallace What Will Destroy Democracy: Overpopulation, Drugs & Insidious Technology (1958)
2 min · · Overpopulation, manipulative politics, imbalances of societal power, addictive drugs, even more addictive technologies: these and other developments have pushed not just democracy but civilization… · Shared by 12, including Josep M. Ganyet, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯
elDiario.es
Dinamarca veta los productos de Google en ayuntamientos y colegios por los envíos de datos a EEUU
4 min · · La autoridad de protección de datos danesa señala que Google Workspace y los ordenadores Chromebook no respetan la legislación comunitaria y ordena eliminarlos de ayuntamientos y colegios antes del 3… · Shared by 13, including Josep M. Ganyet
ccma.cat
Exposen secrets militars israelians fent servir una popular aplicació per a esportistes
· L'aplicació, dirigida a la comunitat d'esportistes i amants de l'exercici, provoca un nou maldecap a la seguretat de les forces militars · Shared by 5, including Josep M. Ganyet