ibm IBM to exit facial recognition business, opposes use of AI technology for mass surveillance Xeni Jardin
usps suborned Warshipping: attack a target network by shipping a cellular-enabled wifi cracker to a company's mail-room Cory Doctorow
the weather channel LAWSUIT: Los Angeles accuses Weather Channel app of secretly mining user data Xeni Jardin
i see you Surveillance libraries in common smartphone apps have amassed dossiers on the minute-to-minute movements of 200 million+ Americans Cory Doctorow
the big blue line IBM developed NYPD surveillance tools that let cops pick targets based on skin color Cory Doctorow
tightened security IBM bans USB, SD cards, flash drives and all other portable devices from every office, worldwide Carla Sinclair
cancer isn't Jeopardy Watson for Oncology isn't an AI that fights cancer, it's an unproven mechanical turk that represents the guesses of a small group of doctors Cory Doctorow
stupid patents The US Patent Office just (in 2017!) awarded IBM a patent over out-of-office email Cory Doctorow