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05/18/2018 / By David Williams

Chinese fugitive arrested after being identified in concert crowd by facial recognition tech

Facial recognition technology is now being applied to all sorts of things. Recently, a fugitive was arrested for unspecified economic crimes in China through the use of this technology, but the interesting thing was that he was caught while he was in the middle of a crowded concert – meaning his face was scoped out despite […]

04/28/2018 / By David Williams

Big brother sees you! Chinese jaywalkers receive their fine immediately through SMS

Facial recognition technology is really starting to become a big deal in China. It wasn’t that long ago when Chinese traffic police began using facial recognition to nab those who were violating traffic laws. Now they’ve taken things one step further with artificial intelligence (AI): When the facial recognition cameras catch someone jaywalking, not only will […]

04/14/2018 / By David Williams

China readying Social Credit System where citizens receive scores based on their online obedience to the state

China is planning to implement a system wherein its citizens will be ranked and given ratings based on a certain set of specified criteria, like social media activity and online obedience to the state. The system, called the Social Credit System, is said to be in place for a country-wide launch some time in 2020. […]

04/04/2018 / By David Williams

VIOLATED: Facebook’s very own VPN app under “Onavo Protect” keeps tracking users even when turned off

The internet used to be a relatively safe place. As long as you followed certain browsing guidelines, you could be fairly sure that your personal info was safe, and that you didn’t need to worry about shady individuals who were looking to steal it for their own personal gain. And in case your own efforts […]

04/04/2018 / By David Williams

Japanese researchers create mind-reading A.I. that can transcribe a person’s thoughts

By now, you probably already know that artificial intelligence (AI) technology is developing at a remarkably fast rate. It has been the subject of many essays and news articles that are mainly about an oncoming robot takeover, which could mean trouble for many humans in the world today. But in order for advanced AI robots […]

04/03/2018 / By David Williams

Mark of the FEAST: Researchers invent edible graphene, paving the way for food that can be tracked through embedded RFID patterns

Do you think you will ever be able to eat your electronics? It’s a strange concept, but it depicts a very real future situation wherein you’ll have to decide whether or not it’s okay to partake in edible electronics. This is because of a new development created by a team of scientists from Rice University, […]

04/02/2018 / By David Williams

Security robot that can spot suspicious individuals now being used at Dubai airport

Airport security in most countries is already tight enough as it is, with multiple points of inspection often present beginning from the arrival area going inward. But there are some who think that security efforts can be increased even further. In Dubai, a new experimental robot is being tested, and its sole purpose is to […]

03/23/2018 / By David Williams

Proven guilty before the crime? China using big data to detain “suspicious” individuals before any crime is even committed

Chinese citizens are already under an enormous amount of pressure to “fall in line” as it is, what with all of the surveillance going on inside of the country’s borders, but now the Chinese government have taken things one step further yet again. Based on a report unearthed by Human Rights Watch, China now has […]

03/16/2018 / By David Williams

Data from connected cars will be exploited, monetized by car companies; most drivers have absolutely no idea it has already begun

Lots of cars now come standard with built-in cellular networking technology. Whether a car is autonomous or not is completely irrelevant. Car companies have been selling so-called smart cars for many years now. But just like regular cellphones, which also connect to cellular networks, these cars tend to store personally identifiable information (PII) about you. […]

02/06/2018 / By David Williams

Orwellian “smart” city rolling out in Toronto: Google’s high tech neighborhood will monitor EVERYTHING, raising privacy concerns

Many cities of the future will undoubtedly incorporate surveillance in one way or another. One need only look at modern cities today to see how much data is being collected on its private citizens. But what if a supposedly future city that carried out mass surveillance on its citizens already existed? Indeed it will, and […]

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