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TikTok 'makeup tutorial' goes viral with call to action on China's treatment of Uighurs... - 0 views

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shared by dr tech on 27 Nov 19 - No Cached

dr tech on 27 Nov 19

"An American teenager who is using makeup tutorials on TikTok to spread awareness of China's detention of at least a million Muslims in internment camps in Xinjiang has claimed her videos are being censored by the platform."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"An American teenager who is using makeup tutorials on TikTok to spread awareness of China's detention of at least a million Muslims in internment camps in Xinjiang has claimed her videos are being censored by the platform."</div>

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Facebook bans 'deepfake' videos in run-up to US election | Technology | The Guardian - 0 views

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ITGS deepfake authenticity video politics and government

shared by dr tech on 08 Jan 20 - No Cached

dr tech on 08 Jan 20

"But the policy explicitly covers only misinformation produced using AI, meaning "shallow fakes" - videos made using conventional editing tools - though frequently just as misleading, are still allowed on the platform."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"But the policy explicitly covers only misinformation produced using AI, meaning "shallow fakes" - videos made using conventional editing tools - though frequently just as misleading, are still allowed on the platform."</div>

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Gun Detection AI is Being Trained With Homemade 'Active Shooter' Videos - 0 views

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ITGS AI politics and government machine learning data reliability

shared by dr tech on 03 Jan 21 - No Cached

dr tech on 03 Jan 21

"The point of creating this vast portfolio of digital gun art is to feed an algorithm made to detect a firearm as soon as a security camera catches it being drawn by synthetically creating tens of thousands of ways each gun may appear. Arcarithm is one of several companies developing automated active shooter detection technology in the hopes of selling it to schools, hotels, entertainment venues and the owners of any location that could be the site of one of America's 15,000 annual gun murders and 29,000 gun injuries."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"The point of creating this vast portfolio of digital gun art is to feed an algorithm made to detect a firearm as soon as a security camera catches it being drawn by synthetically creating tens of thousands of ways each gun may appear. Arcarithm is one of several companies developing automated active shooter detection technology in the hopes of selling it to schools, hotels, entertainment venues and the owners of any location that could be the site of one of America's 15,000 annual gun murders and 29,000 gun injuries."</div>

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The Internet's most important-and misunderstood-law, explained | Ars Technica - 0 views

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ITGS social media facebook control government and politics

shared by dr tech on 12 Jun 20 - No Cached

dr tech on 12 Jun 20

""Social media giants like Twitter receive an unprecedented liability shield based on the theory that they are a neutral platform, not an editor with a viewpoint," he said during an Oval Office signing ceremony for an executive order designed to rein in big technology companies."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">""Social media giants like Twitter receive an unprecedented liability shield based on the theory that they are a neutral platform, not an editor with a viewpoint," he said during an Oval Office signing ceremony for an executive order designed to rein in big technology companies."</div>

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Debate rages as Facebook prepares to say whether Trump can return | Technology | The Gu... - 0 views

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ITGS facebook policies and standards control trump censorship politics and government

shared by dr tech on 16 Feb 21 - No Cached

dr tech on 16 Feb 21

"The decision will be the most consequential yet made by Facebook's Oversight Board, a group of 20 members who range from humanitarian activists and religious experts to lawyers and a former prime minister. The board, which launched in late 2020, is meant to function as an independent arm of the social platform, making binding decisions on a selection of its thorniest content moderation issues."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"The decision will be the most consequential yet made by Facebook's Oversight Board, a group of 20 members who range from humanitarian activists and religious experts to lawyers and a former prime minister. The board, which launched in late 2020, is meant to function as an independent arm of the social platform, making binding decisions on a selection of its thorniest content moderation issues."</div>

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Facial recognition CCTVs at convenience stores help curb crime - Mazlan - 0 views

www.thesundaily.my/...lp-curb-crime-mazlan-EA3417556

ITGS facial recognition peopleandmachines control politics and government

shared by dr tech on 11 Aug 20 - No Cached

dr tech on 11 Aug 20

"KUALA LUMPUR: Facial recognition technology today is increasingly being used by law enforcement agencies, banks, hotels, airport and now convenience stores to detect and arrest criminals quickly. Kuala Lumpur Police chief Datuk Seri Mazlan Lazim said by the installation of facial recognition closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras in convenience stores the faces of criminals can be clearly recorded to trace their identities."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"KUALA LUMPUR: Facial recognition technology today is increasingly being used by law enforcement agencies, banks, hotels, airport and now convenience stores to detect and arrest criminals quickly. Kuala Lumpur Police chief Datuk Seri Mazlan Lazim said by the installation of facial recognition closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras in convenience stores the faces of criminals can be clearly recorded to trace their identities."</div>

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Zuckerberg says Facebook won't be 'arbiters of truth' after Trump threat | Technology |... - 0 views

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shared by dr tech on 28 May 20 - No Cached

dr tech on 28 May 20

"Two years after admitting under political pressure that Facebook must do more to prevent disinformation campaigns on its platform, founder Mark Zuckerberg told Fox News on Thursday that the company should step away from regulating online speech."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Two years after admitting under political pressure that Facebook must do more to prevent disinformation campaigns on its platform, founder Mark Zuckerberg told Fox News on Thursday that the company should step away from regulating online speech."</div>

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What Police Can Do With Social Media Spy Tool ShadowDragon - 0 views

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ITGS social media shadowdragon facebook government and politics surveillance

shared by dr tech on 24 Sep 21 - No Cached

dr tech on 24 Sep 21

""Social media surveillance technologies, such as the software acquired by Michigan State Police, are often introduced under the false premise that they are public safety and accountability tools. In reality, they endanger Black and marginalized communities,""

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">""Social media surveillance technologies, such as the software acquired by Michigan State Police, are often introduced under the false premise that they are public safety and accountability tools. In reality, they endanger Black and marginalized communities,""</div>

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TechScape: How police use location and search data to find suspects - and not always th... - 0 views

www.theguardian.com/...techscape-geofence-warrants

ITGS DS search data police location google politics and government

shared by dr tech on 04 Oct 23 - No Cached

dr tech on 04 Oct 23

""We know [geofence warrants] are a ubiquitous policing tool, and as long as companies make it possible to comply with these sorts of court orders, they're putting their users at risk," Fox Cahn said. "Whether it's Google or Uber or Lyft or payment companies, by segregating their user data in a way which prevents the aggregated location searches, you can keep that data while preventing compliance with a geofence warrant.""

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">""We know [geofence warrants] are a ubiquitous policing tool, and as long as companies make it possible to comply with these sorts of court orders, they're putting their users at risk," Fox Cahn said. "Whether it's Google or Uber or Lyft or payment companies, by segregating their user data in a way which prevents the aggregated location searches, you can keep that data while preventing compliance with a geofence warrant.""</div>

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After repeated warnings YouTube and Facebook continue to approve blatant disinformation... - 0 views

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ITGS DS social media misinformation facebook politics and government youtube election power brazilian

shared by dr tech on 28 Oct 22 - No Cached

dr tech on 28 Oct 22

""It's frankly shocking that these massive firms with the technological prowess they clearly have, are unable to weed out such blatant disinformation being pushed onto their users. In the case of Facebook, not once, not twice, but three times some of the same ads have been approved.""

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">""It's frankly shocking that these massive firms with the technological prowess they clearly have, are unable to weed out such blatant disinformation being pushed onto their users. In the case of Facebook, not once, not twice, but three times some of the same ads have been approved.""</div>

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Brazilian facial recognition ruling can set an important precedent for countr... - 0 views

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ITGS DS values and ethics politics and government surveillance ai facial recognition

shared by dr tech on 15 Jul 22 - No Cached

dr tech on 15 Jul 22

"Every day, nearly 5 million people use São Paulo's metro system. Every one of their faces may have been recorded in a facial recognition system that has been in use since early 2020. In a March 23 decision, a São Paulo State court ordered the Metro company to stop using the technology. The Metro appealed the decision, claiming its monitoring system "rigorously obeys the General Law on Data Protection," but the argument was rejected by the same court in mid-April."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Every day, nearly 5 million people use São Paulo's metro system. Every one of their faces may have been recorded in a facial recognition system that has been in use since early 2020. In a March 23 decision, a São Paulo State court ordered the Metro company to stop using the technology. The Metro appealed the decision, claiming its monitoring system "rigorously obeys the General Law on Data Protection," but the argument was rejected by the same court in mid-April."</div>

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NYC Mayor Eric Adams says he uses AI to speak in Mandarin in robocalls | Fortune - 0 views

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ITGS DS language generative ai authenticity politics and government

shared by dr tech on 20 Oct 23 - No Cached

dr tech on 20 Oct 23

"New York City Mayor Eric Adams has been using artificial intelligence to make robocalls that contort his own voice into several languages he doesn't actually speak, posing new ethical questions about the government's use of the rapidly evolving technology. The mayor told reporters about the robocalls on Monday and said they've gone out in languages such as Mandarin and Yiddish to promote city hiring events. They haven't included any disclosure that he only speaks English or that the calls were generated using AI."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"New York City Mayor Eric Adams has been using artificial intelligence to make robocalls that contort his own voice into several languages he doesn't actually speak, posing new ethical questions about the government's use of the rapidly evolving technology. The mayor told reporters about the robocalls on Monday and said they've gone out in languages such as Mandarin and Yiddish to promote city hiring events. They haven't included any disclosure that he only speaks English or that the calls were generated using AI."</div>

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Japan Turns to Innovation to Tackle Labor Crisis | News | Communications of the ACM - 0 views

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ITGS DS labour employment innovation japan politics and government

shared by dr tech on 25 Jan 24 - No Cached

dr tech on 25 Jan 24

"Japan, the world's fastest-aging economy, is turning to technologies like AI, avatars, and robots to address labor shortages. Industrial robots have been deployed to automate the assembly of reinforcement bars (rebar), one of the most labor-intensive processes in the construction industry. The trucking industry is turning to self-driving trucks for deliveries, and robots for moving cargo."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Japan, the world's fastest-aging economy, is turning to technologies like AI, avatars, and robots to address labor shortages. Industrial robots have been deployed to automate the assembly of reinforcement bars (rebar), one of the most labor-intensive processes in the construction industry. The trucking industry is turning to self-driving trucks for deliveries, and robots for moving cargo."</div>

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Reddit kills snooping 'warrant canary' - BBC News - 0 views

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ITGS reddit politics and government control privacy anonymity

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dr tech on 03 Apr 16

"The FBI can issue national security letters to conduct online surveillance in the US without court approval, but requests often come with a gagging order, which prevents websites from publicly disclosing them. To get around this, many websites state that they have not received any classified requests."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"The FBI can issue national security letters to conduct online surveillance in the US without court approval, but requests often come with a gagging order, which prevents websites from publicly disclosing them. To get around this, many websites state that they have not received any classified requests."</div>

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German government warns against using MS Explorer - 0 views

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ITGS security reliability Internet Explorer Germany

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Max van Mesdag on 17 Jan 10

People in Germany are being warned about the risks of security when using Internet Explorer. Apparently anyone using versions six through eight are at risk, and are being advised to use another browser.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">People in Germany are being warned about the risks of security when using Internet Explorer. Apparently anyone using versions six through eight are at risk, and are being advised to use another browser.</div>

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Powers to disconnect pirates in Digital Economy Bill - Telegraph - 1 views

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dr tech on 19 Nov 09

Another interesting article - but is this Government and Politics as an Area of Impact?

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Another interesting article - but is this Government and Politics as an Area of Impact?</div>

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Tim Berners-Lee launches campaign to save the web from abuse - 0 views

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ITGS policies politics and government ethics protocols

shared by dr tech on 05 Nov 18 - No Cached

Carole Cadwalladr: Facebook's role in Brexit -- and the threat to democracy | TED Talk - 0 views

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ITGS facebook government and politics advertising control

shared by dr tech on 20 Apr 19 - No Cached

Data Mining Has Revealed Previously Unknown Russian Twitter Troll Campaigns - 0 views

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ITGS politics and government twitter data mining authenticity russian campaigns

shared by dr tech on 03 Nov 18 - No Cached

dr tech on 03 Nov 18

"That's interesting work suggesting that Russian troll activity was significantly more ambitious on an international scale than previously thought. It also suggests a way of spotting this kind of meddling as it is happening by looking for the kind of forensic fingerprint the team identified. Of course, finding trolls is a cat-and-mouse game. For the organizations responsible for Russian troll activity, it ought to be a straightforward matter to change the pattern of activity in a way that does not create the same signature."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"That's interesting work suggesting that Russian troll activity was significantly more ambitious on an international scale than previously thought. It also suggests a way of spotting this kind of meddling as it is happening by looking for the kind of forensic fingerprint the team identified. Of course, finding trolls is a cat-and-mouse game. For the organizations responsible for Russian troll activity, it ought to be a straightforward matter to change the pattern of activity in a way that does not create the same signature."</div>

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Facebook leak underscores strategy to operate in repressive regimes | Facebook | The Gu... - 0 views

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ITGS facebook social media policies and standards politics and government

shared by dr tech on 23 Mar 21 - No Cached

dr tech on 23 Mar 21

"Facebook users are permitted to praise mass murderers and "violent non-state actors" in certain situations, according to internal guidelines that underline how the tech corporation is striving to operate in repressive regimes."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Facebook users are permitted to praise mass murderers and "violent non-state actors" in certain situations, according to internal guidelines that underline how the tech corporation is striving to operate in repressive regimes."</div>

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