Tag: commercial surveillance state

The Inbox: A Scattered, Ad-Ridden Archive of Our Lives

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"To examine our inboxes is to examine our lives: our desires and dreams, our families and careers, our status, our networks and our social groupings, our projects, our commerce, our politics, our secrets/lies/fetishes. Inboxes are anthropological goldmines, textual archives, psychological case studies, waiting to be plumbed and probed for the expansive cultural, ethical, epistemological, and … Continue reading The Inbox: A Scattered, Ad-Ridden Archive of Our Lives

The Fashion Line Designed to Trick Surveillance Cameras | The Guardian

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"But to an automatic license plate reader (ALPR) system, the shirt is a collection of license plates, and they will get added to the license plate reader’s database just like any others it sees. The intention is to make deploying that sort of surveillance less effective, more expensive, and harder to use without human oversight, … Continue reading The Fashion Line Designed to Trick Surveillance Cameras | The Guardian

Against Hustle

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"Even Thomas Merton — a mid-twentieth century activist monk who lived at the Abbey of Gethsemani in Kentucky, and whom Odell holds up as a model of informed, participatory refusal — might have difficulty following the same path today. My mom lives a couple hours away from the Abbey of Gethsemani and when we went … Continue reading Against Hustle

Google’s Sidewalk Labs Plans to Package and Sell Location Data on Millions of Cellphones

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"We audit their practices to ensure they are complying with industry codes of conduct,” said Bowden. “No Google data is used. This extensive audit process includes regular reporting, interviews, and evaluation to ensure vendors meet specified requirements around consent, opt-out, and privacy protections." —Ava Kofman, "Google’s Sidewalk Labs Plans to Package and Sell Location Data … Continue reading Google’s Sidewalk Labs Plans to Package and Sell Location Data on Millions of Cellphones

Protecting Your Online Privacy is Tough—But Here’s a Start

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"Algorithms make decisions based on statistical correlations. If you happen to not be a typical individual, showing unusual characteristics, there is a chance that an algorithm will misinterpret your behavior. It may make a mistake regarding your employment, your loan, or your right to cross the border. As long as those statistical correlations remain true, … Continue reading Protecting Your Online Privacy is Tough—But Here’s a Start

Tracking Firm LocationSmart Leaked Location Data for Customers of All Major U.S. Mobile Carriers in Real Time Via Its Web Site

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"A third-party firm leaking customer location information data [from all U.S. mobile telephone service providers in real-time] poses serious privacy and security risks for virtually all U.S. mobile customers (and perhaps beyond, although all my willing subjects were inside the United States)." Brian Krebs, "Tracking Firm LocationSmart Leaked Location Data for Customers of All Major … Continue reading Tracking Firm LocationSmart Leaked Location Data for Customers of All Major U.S. Mobile Carriers in Real Time Via Its Web Site

Pre-Crime

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"When whole communities like East L.A. are algorithmically scraped for pre-crime suspects, data is destiny, says Saba. 'These are systemic processes. When people are constantly harassed in a gang context, it pushes them to join.'... ...'These cases are perfect examples of how databases filled with unverified information that is often false can destroy people’s lives,' … Continue reading Pre-Crime