"...BuzzFeed News trained a computer to find [surveillance aircraft] by letting a machine-learning algorithm sift for planes with flight patterns that resembled those operated by the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security. Last year, we reported on aerial surveillance by these planes, mapping thousands of flights over more than four months from mid-August to … Continue reading Finding Surveillance Aircraft in U.S. Cities
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Facebook & Facial Recognition
Tech companies, whose business model is based on collecting data about its users and using it to sell ads, frequently oppose consumer privacy legislation. But privacy advocates say Facebook is uniquely aggressive in opposing all forms of regulation on its technology. And the strategy has been working. Bills that would have created new consumer data … Continue reading Facebook & Facial Recognition
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