Harrisburg University develops facial recognition software to ID criminals, no racial bias 1984, ai, dystopia, ethic, hopelessness, privacy, surveillance, technology https://local21news.com/news/local/harrisburg-university-develops-facial-recognition-software-to-id-criminals-no-racial-bias
IBM Teams With 3 European Power Grids to Build Green Energy Blockchain Platform blockchain, monopoly, technology https://www.coindesk.com/ibm-teams-with-3-european-power-grids-to-build-green-energy-blockchain-platform
How Digital Contact Tracing Could Work in the US, and Why It May Never Happen 1984, Covid, dystopia, human guinea pig, privacy, surveillance, technology, tracking How Digital Contact Tracing Could Work in the US, and Why It May Never Happen
Drone Surveys Rail Tracks in Automated Shipping Yard 1984, ai, drone, dystopia, surveillance, technology https://www.unmannedsystemstechnology.com/2020/05/drone-aerial-inspection-of-automated-shipping-yards/?utm_content=bufferba3d6&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer
MIT’s new wearable lets you control drones with Jedi-like arm gestures technology https://thenextweb.com/neural/2020/04/28/mits-new-wearable-lets-you-control-drones-with-jedi-like-arm-gestures/
Hancock grants GCHQ powers over NHS IT systems data, ethic, health, medical, monopoly, technology https://www.hsj.co.uk/technology-and-innovation/hancock-grants-gchq-powers-over-nhs-it-systems/7027528.article
Israeli firm raises $5 million for tech to recognize mask-covered faces 1984, dystopia, privacy, surveillance, technology https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-facial-recognition/israeli-firm-raises-5-million-for-tech-to-recognize-mask-covered-faces-idUSKCN22809S?utm_source=reddit.com
Show but don’t tell: why silent Zooms are golden for focusing the mind art, Covid, genius, psychology, technology https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/apr/26/show-but-dont-tell-why-silent-zooms-are-golden-for-focusing-the-mind
NHS rejects Apple-Google coronavirus app plan android, apple, Covid, health, technology https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-52441428
Would You Sacrifice Your Privacy to Get Out of Quarantine? 1984, Covid, ethic, hopelessness, privacy, psychology, surveillance, technology https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/04/coronavirus-pandemic-privacy-civil-liberties-911/609172/