directa.cat
"Si no saps que estàs vigilat tot el dia és perquè no vols, i no vols perquè ets addicte al…
10 min read · From 2020 · Hem perdut el recompte de les notificacions que rebem cada dia al mòbil, de les vegades que refresquem les cronologies de les xarxes socials o dels m’agrades que hem regalat. Mentre conversem per…
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The Atlantic
China Is the First Surveillance Superpower
20+ min read · 2020-07-29 · Xi Jinping is using artificial intelligence to enhance his government’s totalitarian control—and he’s exporting this technology to regimes around the globe.
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atlasofsurveillance.org
Atlas of Surveillance
2020-07-13 · Documenting Police Tech in Our Communities
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Salon
We’re losing the war against surveillance capitalism because we let Big Tech frame the debate
9 min read · From 2020 · It’s too late to "conserve" our digital privacy — but to preserve what's left, we must stop defining people as commodities
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Truthout
Worker Surveillance Is on the Rise, and Has Its Roots in Centuries of Racism
8 min read · From 2020 · High-tech corporate monitoring of workers today stems from the legacy of tracking enslaved workers in the 18th century.
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youtube.com
Facial Recognition: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
From 2020 · John Oliver takes a look at facial recognition technology, how it’s used by private companies and law enforcement, and why it can be dangerous. Connect with ...
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bgp4.com
What is China’s SKYNET (yes: it is what you think it is)
7 min read · From 2020 · UPDATED 15 JUN 2020 (scroll to the bottom) What is “Skynet”: China’s massive video surveillance network Skynet is the Chinese government’s video surveillance system, which it claims is for tracking…
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Teknautas
Apps - Aplicaciones: El fiasco de España con la app de rastreo del covid nos deja tres amargas lecciones
9 min read · From 2020 · España ha aplazado una y otra vez su proyecto para probar una app de rastreo de contactos. De poder liderar en Europa hemos pasado a la cola. Esta es la intrahistoria de un fracaso
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Scientific American
How NIST Tested Facial Recognition Algorithms for Racial Bias
4 min read · From 2019 · Some algorithms were up to 100 times better at identifying white faces
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perpetuallineup.org
The Perpetual Line-Up
~14 min read · From 2016 · One of two American adults is in a law enforcement face recognition database. An investigation.
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Financial Times
Tracking coronavirus: big data and the challenge to privacy
From 2020 · European demands for information from smartphones are raising fears over the reach of state surveillance
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OneZero
We Mapped How the Coronavirus Is Driving New Surveillance Programs Around the World
20+ min read · From 2020 · At least 28 countries are ramping up surveillance to combat the coronavirus
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La Vanguardia
“El teletrabajo no era esto”, avisan los expertos
5 min read · From 2020 · Con la declaración del estado de alarma, España pasó de un día para otro a tener a millones de ocupados trabajando desde casa. Transcurridas unas semanas y cuando se empieza a plantear un lento...
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The Intercept
Under Cover of Mass Death, Andrew Cuomo Calls in the Billionaires to Build a High-Tech Dystopia
~16 min read · From 2020 · Big tech’s emerging pandemic shock doctrine demands heavy public subsidies for a no-touch, socially distanced coronavirus future.
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Teknautas
Confinarse es primitivo, pero hasta hoy ha sido lo único eficaz contra el coronavirus
7 min read · From 2020 · Sería imperdonable que llegase un nuevo pico y estar igual, sostiene el director de Ciencias de la Vida del Supercomputing Center de BCN, donde persiguen fármacos, vacunas y otras soluciones
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elDiario.es
Debate tecnológico trascendental en la lucha contra una segunda ola del virus: ¿cómo identificamos a los contagiados?
7 min read · From 2020 · Investigadores europeos apoyados por gobiernos como el español preparan un sistema basado en el bluetooth de los móviles para rastrear contagios tras el confinamiento: está en juego quién controlará…
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