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Journalists, Audiobook Narrators Sue AI Giants Under Illinois Biometric Privacy Law for ‘Stealing Their Voices’
In yet another display of how Illinois’ pioneering biometric privacy law can be used to protect Americans, state residents who work as audio storytellers, broadcast journalists, podcasters, voice actors, and…
ORACLE’S LARRY ELLISON: “Citizens will be on their best behavior” with AI surveillance systems
“We’re constantly recording and reporting everything that’s going on.”
Is Your Wi-Fi Router Safe From the FCC Ban? Nearly Every Major Brand Is Impacted
You can still use your existing router, but there is one big caveat hidden in the FCC’s Public Notice: “All routers authorized for use in the United States may continue…
The FCC Just Banned the Sale of New Wi-Fi Router Models Made Outside US
The surprising order means any new Wi-Fi router models sold in the country must be US-made, or receive an exemption from the Pentagon or Homeland Security Department.
Tinder Plans to Let AI Scan Your Camera Roll
Tinder plans to let machine vision algorithms loose on your camera roll. Instead of building a profile on their own, AI will scan users’ locally-stored photos—everything from gym selfies to…
A new California law says all operating systems, including Linux, need to have some form of age verification at account setup
The government of California is implementing a law that requires operating system providers to implement some form of age verification into their account setup procedures. Assembly Bill No. 1043 was…
Hackers Expose Age-Verification Software Powering Surveillance Web
Together with two other researchers, they set out to look into Persona, the San Francisco-based startup that’s used by Discord for biometric identity verification – and found a Persona frontend…
Discord’s age verification rollout has ties to Palantir co-founder and panopticon architect Peter Thiel
Last week, Discord invited the contempt of its users by announcing it will be rolling out global age verification restrictions in March, which will restrict viewable content and communities for…