#surveillance

· 20h ago

Somehow this week I missed that the Home Office is preparing to rollout extended facial recognition surveillance at transport hubs & around public events, justified by a 'clampdown' on (so-called) 'illegal migrants'. As usual, a focussed (non?) issue is being used to justify a much wider threat to privacy & justice. Once again Labour is demonstrating it is a threat to democracy & remains wedded to the idea of the 'hostile environment' for migrants. #politics #surveillance h/t Observer

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Open Rights Group @openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org

· 3d ago

Boosted by @trending@homestead.social

Facial recognition in aisle 1, 2, 3... Having this tech in UK supermarkets threatens our "data, privacy, and human rights." It only lines the pockets of Big Tech and does "nothing to address the root causes of crimes of poverty such as theft — unmet social and economic need." 💬 ORG's @sarahlasoye@mastodon.social. https://www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-privacy-security/sainsburys-dangerous-facial-recognition-is-back-months-after-ejecting-an-innocent-shopper-and-theres-no-way-to-opt-out #facialrecognition #privacy #surveillance #ukpolitics #ukpol

Sainsbury’s 'dangerous' facial recognition is back, months after ejecting an innocent shopper

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Sainsbury’s 'dangerous' facial recognition is back, months after ejecting an innocent shopper

Critics say the technology puts our "data, privacy, and human rights" at risk

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Nonilex @Nonilex@masto.ai

· 8mo ago

#Anthropic is rejecting the Pentagon’s latest offer to change their contract, saying the changes do not satisfy the company’s concerns that #AI could be used for mass #surveillance or in fully #AutonomousWeapons. The #Pentagon & Anthropic are at odds over restrictions the company places on the use of #Claude, the first #AI system to be used in the #military #classified network. #Trump #Hegseth #law #privacy #InfoSec #ContractLaw

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Informassue @Informassue@mamot.fr

· 21mo ago

Le danger des smartphones : le cas spécifique de l'iPhone d'Apple (2024) https://informassue.eu.org/pages/technologies_surveillance.php?art=iphone_apple_smartphone Si un téléphone iPhone d'Apple est « plutôt pas mal sécurisé », explique Paf LeGeek dans sa vidéo, cela ne garantit pas une protection de la vie privée. #Smartphone #Smartphones #App #iOS #Téléphone #Communication #Application #Apple #Surveillance #Sécurité #ViePrivée #Privacy #AppStore #iPad #CNIL #Cybersécurité #GAFAM

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Les technologies de surveillance | Informassue : le XXIème siècle, la fin de l'ère du pétrole.

Les technologies de surveillance. - À l’ère du Big Data, de l'IA et de la reconnaissance faciale, une prise de conscience de la société que nous sommes en train de construire, est à faire...

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Charter Oak Watch @charteroakwatch@mastodon.social

· 2w ago

Boosted by @welcome@friends.deko.cloud

Hi, Fediverse. We're Charter Oak Watch, an independent desk following surveillance in Connecticut, from the records: license-plate readers (Flock, Axon), real-time crime centers, drones, fusion centers, and who decided. Every claim links to its receipts: FOIA releases, audit logs, meeting transcripts, contracts. Not affiliated with any government agency. Start here → https://charteroakwatch.org #Introduction #Connecticut #ALPR #Surveillance #Privacy #CivilLiberties #FOIA

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Charter Oak Watch

Who's watching Connecticut, from the records: plate readers, police cameras, drones and data sharing in Connecticut's towns, with every figure linked to its source.

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Gail Waldby ❌👑 @gailwaldby.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy

· 6mo ago

#Signal #Privacy #Spying #Surveillance RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:xnmkjaouspdzqv4hzvvcf3j3/post/3mkg5gei3mf2n

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Alexandra Thorn @athorn@better.boston

· 7mo ago

#SomervilleMA is discussing deploying body worn cameras on our police officers. This might sound good from an accountability perspective, but in most cities with police body cameras, the cameras and footage are controlled by the police and are used primarily for surveillance. Somerville residents, please contact the Finance Committee to ask them to defer acceptance of grant money for cameras until we have more information. Details below. #MAPol #MaPoli #surveillance #privacy

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Alexandra Thorn @athorn@better.boston

· 7mo ago

Replying to

I'm part of a group organizing about police body cameras in Somerville, and Councilor JT Scott will be sponsoring some of us to speak at the Legislative Matters committee meeting on April 28th, but in the meantime there's a Finance Committee agenda item for tomorrow night to approve the mayor's request that we accept and expend a federal grant to buy the cameras. #SomervilleMA #surveillance #privacy #MAPol #MaPoli

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Alexandra Thorn @athorn@better.boston

· 7mo ago

Replying to

Here's suggested email language to the Somerville Finance Committee, asking them to defer their decision on accepting federal money for police body cameras. Feel free to customize and make your own: https://cryptpad.fr/doc/#/2/doc/view/mBlTfGi7K2kraupXw4xsJXohfStmoRJ5ayGX6K6N2NQ/ #SomervilleMA #MAPol #privacy #surveillance

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Alexandra Thorn @athorn@better.boston

· 6mo ago

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Update on the #Somerville Body Worn Cameras discussion: the Finance Committee has deferred voting on whether to approve budgeting for the cameras. There's a bit of context here: https://csindie.com/body-worn-cameras-for-somerville-police-come-with-an-annual-cost-near-a-half-million-dollars/ (NOTE: the date for the upcoming Legislative Matters meeting is April 21, *not* the date listed in the article.) #MAPol #MAPoli #surveillance #privacy

Body-worn cameras for Somerville police come with an annual cost near a half-million dollars - Cambridge | Somerville Independent

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Body-worn cameras for Somerville police come with an annual cost near a half-million dollars - Cambridge | Somerville Independent

With budget cuts looming in every Somerville department, some city councilors argued Tuesday that it wasn’t time for police officers to be equipped with body-worn cameras that will cost around $450,000 annually. The proposal to accept an initial grant that incurs those expenses was tabled by the...

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Alexandra Thorn @athorn@better.boston

· 6mo ago

Replying to

The Legislative Matters meeting on Tuesday will include a presentation about the need for common sense transparency and civilian oversight measures. #SomervilleMA #MAPol #surveillance

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Alexandra Thorn @athorn@better.boston

· 6mo ago

Replying to

#Somerville residents, please reach out to your City Councilors before then to let them know that you don't want the police to have body cameras without clear policies protecting transparency and civilian privacy. There's an action toolkit with a template email here: https://cryptpad.fr/doc/#/2/doc/view/w78L6SmN-wdylLDVU0vfus9uUmeu5lRWo+ETzKPtG80/ (EDIT: link updated to correct some minor copyediting errors in the email template) #SomervilleMA #MAPol #surveillance

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Alexandra Thorn @athorn@better.boston

· 6mo ago

Replying to

If you'd like to stay informed of community organizing efforts regarding the City of Somerville's pursuit of Body Worn Cameras for Police, please fill out this form: https://cryptpad.fr/form/#/2/form/view/VzpeBEc1duRVTYgevX3BuF4CcDWxqAmS6J+YP9zykh8/ #SomervilleMA #surveillance #bodycameras #MAPol #MAPoli

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Alexandra Thorn @athorn@better.boston

· 6mo ago

Replying to

This little video gives some of the background on how body cameras have been previously discussed in #Somerville, including clips illustrating the broad consensus to reject body cameras in 2022 unless there is civilian oversight (which wasn't on the table then and at this point appears still not to be on the table). #SomervilleMA #bodycameras #surveillance

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nullagent @nullagent@partyon.xyz

· 9mo ago

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The document shows a shift at ICE towards lawless roving patrols. There's obviously no requirement for American citizens to carry proof of citizenship at all times. But not only is ICE demanding proof of citizenship while pointing guns at people they are also demanding biometric scans of faces and even fingerprints without a warrant or even probable cause! https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:va6c2:17bce349-bea7-4b29-b0de-cf1e2e6dc3e5?viewer%21megaVerb=group-discover #ICE #Privacy #Biometrics #surveillance #MobileFortify

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Nonilex @Nonilex@masto.ai

· 8mo ago

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#Anthropic said in a statement that the #Pentagon’s new language was framed as a compromise but “was paired with legalese that would allow those safeguards to be disregarded at will.” [shocker] In a lengthy blog post Thursday, Amodei wrote: “I believe deeply in the existential importance of using #AI to defend the #UnitedStates & other democracies, & to defeat our autocratic adversaries.” #Trump #Hegseth #law #privacy #InfoSec #ContractLaw #military #surveillance #democracy

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Nonilex @Nonilex@masto.ai

· 8mo ago

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Amodei said #Anthropic understands that the #Pentagon, “not private companies, makes #military decisions.” But “in a narrow set of cases, we believe #AI can undermine, rather than defend, democratic values.” In the case of mass #surveillance & #AutonomousWeapons are “outside the bounds of what today’s technology can safely & reliably do.” #Trump #Hegseth #law #privacy #InfoSec #ContractLaw #democracy

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Nonilex @Nonilex@masto.ai

· 8mo ago

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Just like all #rapists, #Trump really doesn’t like being told no. Trump says he is directing federal agencies to cease use of #Anthropic #technology in a petty whiny social media post. #law #AI #surveillance #AutonomousWeapons #privacy #security #InfoSec

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Nonilex @Nonilex@masto.ai

· 8mo ago

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Trump's decision stopped short of #threats issued by #Hegseth & the #Pentagon, including that it could invoke the Defense Production Act to require Anthropic's compliance. The Pentagon had also said it considered designating #Anthropic a #SupplyChain risk, a step previously only used against businesses tied to foreign adversaries. But #Trump vowed further action if Anthropic did not cooperate with the phaseout. #law #AI #surveillance #AutonomousWeapons #privacy #security #InfoSec

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