Remember kids, if you see a ring camera, put a sticker or tape over it.

https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/25/amazons_ring_ai_video_description/

Tracking apps monitor remote employees’ performance — and invade their privacy
#Tech #Business #EmployeeMonitoring #RemoteWork #WorkplaceSurveillance #PrivacyRights #DigitalTracking #WorkerPrivacy #SurveillanceTech #EMAs #WorkFromHome #DataPrivacy
https://the-14.com/tracking-apps-monitor-remote-employees-performance-and-invade-their-privacy/

ChatGPT Users Are Developing Bizarre Delusions

"The messages were insane and just saying a bunch of spiritual jargon."

Friends and family are watching in alarm as users insist they've been chosen to fulfill sacred missions on behalf of sentient AI or nonexistent cosmic powerse — chatbot behavior that's just mirroring and worsening existing mental health issues, but at incredible scale and without the scrutiny of regulators or experts.

#tech #technology #surveillance #surveillanceTech #SocialMedia #AI

https://futurism.com/chatgpt-users-delusions?fbclid=IwQ0xDSwKKHbZleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHhEK5s9rW34h_bxVj2sBCZtu3LGze-xnI8v1gKlu7FOvxnjp82nyxSfuuNBR_aem_sBzV5uN7fDUR-UFwPK5PSw

Palantir is facing renewed scrutiny over its $30M contract with ICE — but the company is doubling down on its mission.

Y Combinator founder Paul Graham criticized Palantir for building tech that powers what he called the “infrastructure of the police state.” The comments were sparked by filings revealing that ICE is working with Palantir to develop an “Immigration Lifecycle Operating System” — a tool designed to help identify deportation targets and monitor self-deportations in near real-time.

In response, Palantir’s global head of commercial, Ted Mabrey, issued a strong defense of the company’s work:
- He cited Palantir’s origins with DHS after the murder of Agent Jaime Zapata in an anti-cartel operation
- He emphasized the life-saving potential of Palantir’s software and the high stakes its engineers face
- He framed the criticism as a familiar attack on mission-driven government tech, referencing Google's Project Maven
- He reiterated the company’s values: belief in mission, resilience under scrutiny, and commitment to lawful use of technology

While Mabrey didn’t directly address Graham’s challenge to formally commit that Palantir won’t support unconstitutional practices, he noted the company has made that commitment internally and publicly “in many ways from Sunday.”

Palantir continues to recruit with a clear message — that Western democracies must not lose their technological edge and that responsible partnerships with government are essential.

What this debate highlights:
- The growing divide in tech around public sector work, especially involving surveillance and law enforcement
- The challenge of building secure tools that serve national interests while protecting civil liberties
- The reputational risks companies face when government contracts intersect with immigration and constitutional rights

At @Efani, we’re deeply aware of the tension between innovation and privacy — and this is a reminder that cybersecurity, data ethics, and constitutional accountability must evolve together.

I think it's being done as part of a deal with Trump's people.

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Meta will get rid of factcheckers, “dramatically reduce the amount of censorship” and recommend more political content on its platforms, including Facebook, Instagram and Threads, founder Mark Zuckerberg has announced.

In a video message, Zuckerberg vowed to prioritise free speech after the return of Donald Trump to the White House and said that, starting in the US, he would “get rid of factcheckers and replace them with community notes similar to X”.

The tech firm’s content moderation teams will be moved from California to Texas “where there is less concern about the bias of our teams”, he said.

#Facebook #US #USA #Trump #USPol #tech #technology #surveillance #surveillanceTech #SocialMedia #CambridgeAnalytica

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jan/07/meta-facebook-instagram-threads-mark-zuckerberg-remove-fact-checkers-recommend-political-content?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

"A parliamentary committee into rightwing extremism has recommended law enforcement agencies get greater powers to access encrypted messages in national security incidents – despite Asio boss Mike Burgess saying earlier this year he was “not asking for new laws” to address that issue."

#tech #technology #surveillance #surveillanceTech #SocialMedia #policing #Criminology #CriminalJustice #privacy #RightToPrivacy

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/dec/06/australian-authorities-need-more-access-to-encrypted-messages-rightwing-extremism-inquiry-says

Ok, so what happens to people who visit Australia?

Do they have to hand over their id to be able to access social media while they're here?

The amount of people I've seen responding to the government's new social media bill (read: surveillance bill) with "but the government has all that data anyway..?"

Like, jesus fuck me people. I understand the economy is shit, but PLEASE buy a single clue.

We're doing "war on terror and the right to privacy" in this week's lecture..

It's the week where the other students really start to wonder about my mental health.

I feel like we're quickly moving towards NSW (?Australia) trying to pass legislation to ban the use of encrypted messaging services completely.

Facebook has just suggested I befriend Sarah Atkinson.

Sarah is (?was) a lovely woman who I went to church with 30 years ago, when I was a committed evangelical christian. I'm not friends with/following/interacting with anybody from that period of my life.

I have absolutely no idea how Facebook knows there's some sort of connection between us.

Excellent deal for Clearview AI
€30.5 million for 30 BILLION images

https://www.euractiv.com/section/data-privacy/news/dutch-data-protection-watchdog-hits-clearview-ai-with-e30-5-million-fine-for-misusing-facial-recognition-data/ #TheyDontFearFines #ClearviewAI #FacialRecognition #DataPrivacy #GDPR #BiometricData #InternetScraping #PrivacyConcerns #DataProtection #UnlawfulCollection #SurveillanceTech

@jsrailton #Protip: JUST DON'T BUY THAT #SurveillanceTech TO BEGIN WITH FFS!

Wow! This interview between @agreenberg and @Mer__edith is gold. On #Signal, #SurveillanceTech, the role of #NonProfit|s and #capital. And #AI and drones. And the business model of #discrimination by AI.

One of the many memorable statements:
«The short answer here is that AI is a product of the mass surveillance business model in its current form. It is not a separate technological phenomenon.»
#MustRead #LongRead
https://www.wired.com/story/meredith-whittaker-signal/

I feel like the panic about tiktok stealing personal data is largely racist?

Because those who panic about it rarely mention anything about Googoe/Amazon/Facebook/Microsoft etc doing the same..

Like, sure.. tiktok steals data. Personal information of users has been one of the most profitable commodities for sale for a number of years now.

But they're all doing it, and if you're only protecting yourself against Big Bad China, you might want to take a moment to ask yourself why that actually is.

#tech #technology #surveillance #surveillanceTech #Capitalism

[white men need not comment, thanks]