us colleges are trying to install location tracking apps on students’ phones 1984, app, data, dystopia, hopelessness, privacy, surveillance https://www.theverge.com/2020/1/28/21112456/spotteredu-degree-analytics-student-location-tracking-app-attendance
insiders say a palantir exec claimed profitability and compared project maven to the nuclear bomb in january all-hands 1%, 1984, dystopia, hopelessness, privacy, surveillance, technology, war https://www.businessinsider.sg/palantir-executive-compared-project-maven-to-manhattan-project-2020-1/
black cube employee working for harvey weinstein also targeted carole cadwalladr over the cambridge analytica scandal 1%, privacy, surveillance https://bylinetimes.com/2020/01/27/black-cube-employee-working-for-harvey-weinstein-also-targeted-carole-cadwalladr-over-the-cambridge-analytica-scandal/
german privacy watchdog opens investigation into clothing retailer H&M apocalypse, deliveroo, ethic, hopelessness, privacy, surveillance https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/international-business/european-business/article-german-privacy-watchdog-opens-investigation-into-clothing-retailer-hm/
privacy campaigners warn of UK facial recognition ‘epidemic’ 1984, data, dystopia, hopelessness, privacy, surveillance, technology https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/aug/16/privacy-campaigners-uk-facial-recognition-epidemic
facial recognition tech used by UK police is making a ton of mistakes 1984, ai, data, dystopia, fail, hope, privacy, surveillance, technology https://www.wired.co.uk/article/face-recognition-police-uk-south-wales-met-notting-hill-carnival
fresh cambridge analytica leak ‘shows global manipulation is out of control’ 1984, data, dystopia, ethic, leak, piracy, privacy, surveillance https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/jan/04/cambridge-analytica-data-leak-global-election-manipulation?CMP=share_btn_tw
avast’s free antivirus harvests all your clicks, sells them to third-parties 1984, data, dystopia, genius, hopelessness, piracy, privacy, surveillance, technology Avast’s Free Antivirus Harvests All Your Clicks, Sells Them to Third-Parties
this weird-looking pigeon is actually a drone that flies with real feathers 1984, apocalypse, dystopia, hopelessness, privacy, robot, spy, surveillance, technology https://www.technologyreview.com/f/615061/this-weird-looking-pigeon-is-actually-a-drone-that-flies-with-real-feathers/?utm_medium=tr_social&utm_campaign=site_visitor.unpaid.engagement&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1579900124
robot tanks: on patrol but not allowed to shoot 1984, ai, dystopia, hopelessness, robot, surveillance, T1000, technology, war, weapon https://www.bbc.com/news/business-50387954