Wired last month had an article that critically examines the use of what is euphemistically labeled ‘crowd control tech’ but in fact is an ongoing […] Read More
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Quick and short reposts of news items from elsewhere that I find interesting.
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The Conversation reports on a recent study about CCTV and bias in crime investigations, under the header “The camera never lies? Our research found CCTV […] Read More
According to a recent press release by the national government, a sensor registry is being worked on. Too bad they the actual register itself cannot […] Read More
Undark has an intriguing opinion article about the current trend of tech companies interested in neuroscience. Neuroscience research has produced various technologies capable of measuring […] Read More
This is the third part of a 3-part report of a workshop held on 6 October 2022 about the data commons and the smart city, […] Read More
This is the second part of a 3-part report of a workshop held on 6 October 2022 about the data commons and the smart city, […] Read More
A black man was wrongfully jailed for a week after a face recognition error, Ars Technica writes. With an increasing number of cities and law […] Read More
Wired has a long-read on how a digital nomad initiative has wrecked havoc in the island of Madeira, Portugal. Rising housing prices, in some places […] Read More
Vice reports on one of many cases in which a vindictive ex (almost always male) uses Apple’s AirTags or similar tech to keep stalking and […] Read More
In Australia’s Byron Bay, various authorities are fighting among themselves about putting a cap on short term renting, The Guardian reports. On December 14, The […] Read More
Vice reports on the way big corporations forge deals with the Greek government to experiment with new tech. Volkswagen is testing and making claims about […] Read More
The Atlantic writes about ambient intelligence and smart home products as ‘Luxury Surveillance’: “This intense devotion to tracking and quantifying all aspects of our waking […] Read More
Vice writes about how public advertisement billboards in the UK turn up the dial a notch or two towards a pervasive Deleuzian society of control […] Read More
The Intercept reports about Cubic Corporation, a private company that is in part a military contractor for the U.S. and foreign military. The report unravels […] Read More
Vice argues that “Right-wing pundits, landlords, and tech executives all believe they can prove we are amid a crime wave with just one more video.” […] Read More
The Intercept reports that the city of Detroit is on the brink of deciding whether to divert some $7 million of federal money on ShotSpotter, […] Read More
Another case of promoting certain types of mobility through tech: Arts Technica writes that an update to the Google Maps interface now allows for choosing […] Read More
The Verge writes about the difference between US and EU policy and regulation concerning self-driving cars. It’s a well-known theme: new technologies both reflect and […] Read More
Vice had an interesting short article about Belgian artist Dries Depoorter’s new project “The Follower”. The project “combines AI, open access cameras, and influencers to […] Read More
Wired has an article on the pervasive use of facial recognition software in New Delhi, and it’s astonishingly low accuracy rate of 80%. This could […] Read More