Police Departments in cities that months ago were scenes of rioting and looting are making arrests of suspects weeks after their crimes. The arrests are a result of investigations that have been aided by thousands of hours of CCTV footage…
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A Reuters investigation has found that the Rite Aid pharmacy chain deployed facial recognition systems to 200 stores across the country over a period of about eight years. It was one of the largest rollouts of such technology in the …
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Data collected from our smartphones is being used to score us on a variety of things from creditworthiness to driving style.
The analysis can have real-life impacts.
Auto insurers can raise premiums on individuals based on information from smartphone apps …
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Starting August 11, the city-state of Singapore will require incoming travelers to wear electronic monitoring devices in an effort to enforce Covid19 quarantines.
The requirement, which covers both citizens and visitors, will allow individuals to quarantine in their homes as …
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As the nation’s “coin shortage” continues it’s becoming clearer that powerful forces are trying to end paper (and metal) currency to completely digitize the economy.
Your digital representation is quickly becoming your complete representation: What you can post on social …
Continue ReadingA top Google executive wrote in a blog post on Friday that 20 U.S. states (covering approximately 45% of the country’s population) are “exploring” using new Google contact-tracing technology in the fight against Covid19.
Google has partnered with Apple …
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China is home to 18 of the world’s 20 most surveilled cities according to a new study by the British technology website Comparitech.
The Chinese government has installed more than 20 million cameras throughout the country, with millions more …
Continue ReadingElizabeth Linscott and her husband Isaisah were placed under house arrest after refusing to sign a quarantine pledge. Linscott had recently tested positive for Covid19.
Linscott says she got tested because she was planning to go visit her parents.
“My …
Continue ReadingDavid DuByne, created of the ADAPT 2030 channel on YouTube, outlined what will become requirements for functioning in society in the latter half of 2020 and into 2021 if the surveillance state gets its way.
In a video created Friday, …
Continue ReadingSt. Louis is considering becoming the latest U.S. city to deploy spy planes in it’s bid to battle crime and keep tabs on civil unrest.
This year is shaping up to be one of the most violent in St. Louis’ …
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Michigan’s House of Representatives passed a controversial bill that would allow companies to microchip their employees under the guise of “protecting their privacy,” reports greatgameindia.com.
The Microchip Protection Act would allow businesses to microchip their employees with their consent.…
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The Federal Aviation Administration is currently evaluating a proposal to fly a surveillance drone over San Diego, according to Voice of San Diego.
The aircraft, built by General Atomics, is the MQ-9B Reaper, known as the Predator. For domestic …
Continue ReadingAs more and more people all over the world begin to realize that we will have to live with the coronavirus for the foreseeable future and delaying a return to normalcy as being counterproductive, “experts” and international organizations are straining …
Continue ReadingInternational digital health firm Circle Pass Enterprises has contracted with technology firm VST to integrate its VCode technology into biometric “passports.” The passports, dubbed Covi-Pass, can be accessed via mobile phone and are going to be used to show an …
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Privacy activists allege that facial recognition software led to the first known wrongful arrest because of an incorrect facial match. The ACLU of Michigan made the allegation to the Detroit police department today and was first reported by Reuters.…
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StopCovid, France’s new contact tracing app released just weeks ago, has been downloaded 1.9 million times according to the French government. It has been activated by a little more than 1.8 million for those users.
If you are diagnosed with …
Continue ReadingThe Chinese government is collecting DNA samples from men all over the country in an effort to build a massive DNA database, a genetic map of its 700 million male citizens.
The database will be used to by the police …
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