Topic: San Francisco
San Francisco has become a focal point for issues surrounding surveillance, digital identity, and privacy. Recent developments include the expansion of biometric identity checks and the controversial use of surveillance technology by police without proper assessment of privacy risks. These actions raise significant concerns about individual liberties and the growing threat of mass surveillance in urban environments.
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Sam Altman’s World ID Expands Biometric Identity Checks
Eighteen million scanned irises in, the company has found its real business model: charging advertisers a premium for verified eyeballs.
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Google Ordered to Pay $425 Million for Tracking Users Who Disabled Web & App Activity Setting
Privacy settings were more like polite suggestions than actual boundaries.
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Banned But Not Blocked: How Some US Police Departments Navigate Around Facial Recognition Prohibitions
Facial recognition bans are being undermined as police in cities like Austin and San Francisco find loopholes.
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Judges Sound Off on Google’s “Serious and Disturbing” Evidence Hiding in Landmark Antitrust Cases
Judges in antitrust cases rebuke Google for alleged evidence suppression tactics, raising concerns over potential justice obstruction.
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Worldcoin’s New Identity: The Rebrand That’s Still Eyeing Your Biometrics for Its Digital ID
Collecting sensitive biometric data, like iris scans, to create a global digital ID system.
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San Francisco Passes Proposition E, Allowing Police Year-Long Use of Surveillance Tech Without Assessing Effectiveness or Privacy Risks
Rising crime in the city is increasing the use of surveillance.
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How a Typo in a Geofence Warrant Further Endangered Privacy
Everyone in a two-mile radius became a suspect in a crime.
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How Epic Games Beat Google, Failed To Take Down Apple and What It Means for Big Tech Monopolies
An analysis of the two cases.
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Musk Says Old Twitter Was Censoring Conservatives 10x More Than Liberals, and He Took Over to Thwart the “Mind Virus” Affecting Civilization
Musk appeared on the latest episode of The Joe Rogan Experience.
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Analysis of Warrants Reveal Investigators Are Using Google Data To Try and Solve Non-Violent Crimes
Google is handing over the private data of everyone in the area at the time of an alleged crime.
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X’s New Privacy Policy Makes References To Biometric Data Collection
A brand new policy starting September 29th.
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X Sues Pro-Censorship Non-Profit
The group is alleging “hate speech” is rising on the platform. X says the statements are false and are hurting…