Trump admin eyes proposal to curb gun violence by monitoring mental states with Alexa, Apple Watch, and more
The proposal would also use advanced AI to identify mental changes that make people more prone to violent behaviors.
Continue readingFTC and FCC reportedly worried about Trump’s plan to “police” social media
They reportedly argue that it could lead to more censorship.
Continue readingBig tech is lobbying hard against state privacy laws
Tech giants say they don’t want individual state privacy laws.
Continue readingCalifornia senator wants video of him being shoved scrubbed from the internet
Facebook says the video doesn’t violate its rules.
Continue readingGoogle appears reluctant to blame China for anti-Hong Kong protest propaganda
Does Google want to keep China close?
Continue readingNew Facebook emails show employee concerns about Cambridge Analytica data scraping months before media reports
Facebook says the September 2015 discussions were a separate incident to the sale of user data to Cambridge Analytica that Facebook discovered in 2015.
Continue readingGoogle tells employees to stop talking politics after a series of leaks showed staff’s political leanings
Leaks have confirmed that Google employees like to talk politics. This new policy update will try to stop them.
Continue readingTelegram has a major vulnerability that puts Hong Kong protestors’ privacy at risk, engineers say
Telegram has been vital in helping Hong Kong protestors stay anonymous while organizing.
Continue readingEvidence shows putting fact check warning on articles dramatically decreases shares
Merely putting the “fact-checked warning” on a social media post will influence people by discouraging them from sharing it.
Continue readingJordan Peterson deepfake voice simulator taken offline after Peterson suggests legal action
The site allowed users to type phrases for the Jordan Peterson deepfake voice simulator to read out loud.
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