The whole point of modern surveillance is to treat people differently, and facial recognition technologies are only a small part of that.

Charter's product shutdown highlights lack of interoperability in alarm systems.

The list was shared by the operator of a DDoS booter service.

Airbnb has developed technology that looks at guests’ online “personalities” when they book a break to calculate the risk of them trashing a host’s home. Details have emerged of its “trait analyser” software built to scour the web to assess users’ “trustworthiness and compatibility” as well as their “behavioural and personality traits” in a bid to forecast suitability to rent a property. 

A little-known start-up helps law enforcement match photos of unknown people to their online images — and “might lead to a dystopian future or something,” a backer says.

Download Temporary Containers for Firefox. Open tabs, websites, and links in automatically managed disposable containers. Containers isolate data websites store (cookies, storage, and more) from each other, enhancing your privacy and security while you browse.

A fringe movement of privacy advocates are experimenting with clothes, makeup and accessories as a defense against some surveillance technologies. Some wearers desire to opt-out of “surveillance capitalism,” while others fear government invasion of privacy.

"We are aware of incidents discussed below where employees violated our policies," a letter from Ring obtained by Motherboard reads.

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