Google’s latest AI system, dubbed “Project Ellmann,” is designed to deeply integrate with users’ personal data across various devices and apps. Silicon Valley has shown it is intent on using every means possible to pry personal data out of its users to in turn sell targeted advertisements.
Read More: Breitbart
A recently unsealed court filing by the FTC accuses massive data broker Kochava of selling a “staggering” amount of sensitive information on Americans. Kochava’s database is not only huge but also alarmingly detailed offering a “360-degree perspective” on individuals, revealing personal details like names, home addresses, phone numbers, and sensitive information such as race, gender, ethnicity, annual income, political affiliations, and religion. The FTC claims that Kochava’s customers, primarily advertisers, can access this data to trace individuals’ movements to sensitive locations such as hospitals, places of worship, and domestic shelters with a promised accuracy of a few meters.
Read More: Breitbart
The world of robocalling is evolving, with generative AI now enabling scammers to mimic the voices of people we know, making fraudulent calls seem more trustworthy and heightening the risk of successful scams.
Read More: Breitbart
X, Elon Musk’s social media platform formerly known as Twitter, is expanding the amount of data it collects on users by updating its privacy policy so that it can begin gathering data ranging from people’s biometric data and employment history.
Read More: Breitbart
The New York Police Department has revealed its intent to launch a pioneering initiative involving surveillance drones to address concerns stemming from substantial gatherings, including private events.
Read More: Newsmax
Microsoft is developing a new type of face tracking technology that promises to be both cheaper and more accurate than competitors.
The face tracking tech aims to not just track people’s faces, but also “understand” expressions on human faces — a technology which could have wide-reaching impact in data driven advertising, allowing tech giants to learn even more about us and how we respond to content.
Read More: Breitbart
In an attempt to protect its most vulnerable users, Apple has announced an upcoming feature designed to thwart hacking attempts from government malware. Apple’s announcement specifically called malware created by the Israeli spyware firm NSO Group, which was recently caught spying on dozens of journalists, government officials, and dissidents.
Read More: Vice
The TSA (Transportation Security Administration) is switching security systems. The apparent motivation… privacy and health concerns.
A $245 million program is establishing the second generation of body scanners. American Science and Engineering and L-3 Communications has been chosen to develop the new device.
The new technology now in use is called Advanced Imaging Technology (AIT-2). It is able to find non metal weapons and home made explosive devices. The AIT-2 makes use of two types of technology; x-ray scans and electromagnetic waves.
These new scanners have already been deployed in San Francisco, Oakland, Los Angeles, San Diego and Sacramento earlier this summer. Another 700 have also been placed around the country.
On Monday the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) levied the largest fine to date on Google for a privacy violation. The slap was worth $22.5 million.
Google had been attempting to work around Apple’s Safari on its mobile devices. They were watching mobile users’ browsing habits, even if those same users had believed they had blocked that access.
This isn’t Google’s first interaction with the FTC. In fact, in addition to Google, Facebook and Twitter have also been charged with privacy violations before.
Interestingly enough, if you have been a regular listener to prophet.tv this would not have taken you off guard. Tune in to prophet.tv to ‘see the news before it happens’.
Taken from Google Slapped With $22.5 Million Fine for Privacy Violation: SFist.