EnigmaticWorld Posted July 26, 2021 Author Share Posted July 26, 2021 26/07/21 There is a coordinated effort worldwide to bring in a Digital Identity and Social Credit System https://dailyexpose.co.uk/2021/07/26/there-is-a-coordinated-effort-worldwide-to-bring-in-a-digital-identity-and-social-credit-system/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnigmaticWorld Posted July 26, 2021 Author Share Posted July 26, 2021 25/07/21 Japan pitches 'Society 5.0' to keep its edge in tech and science https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Science/Japan-pitches-Society-5.0-to-keep-its-edge-in-tech-and-science Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnigmaticWorld Posted July 26, 2021 Author Share Posted July 26, 2021 (edited) Surveillance news from the last few weeks. Wake the hell up, humans! Meet Toka, the Most Dangerous Israeli Spyware Firm You’ve Never Heard Of: Toka launched with plans to “provide spy tools for whatever device its clients require,” including not only smartphones but a “special focus on the so-called Internet of Things.” Per the company, this includes devices like Amazon Echo, Google Nest-connected home products, as well as connected fridges, thermostats and alarms. Toka’s hacking suite – which, like Pegasus, is also classified as a “lawful intercept” product – is capable of targeting any device connected to the internet, including but not limited to smartphones https://www.mintpressnews.com/meet-toka-the-most-dangerous-israeli-spyware-firm-youve-never-heard-of/278020/ https://www.tokagroup.com/ How Israel's military intelligence Unit 8200 gave birth to the NSO Group, Toka: https://www.mintpressnews.com/lowkey-israel-spyware-unit-8200/278004/ BS Warning: Israel's Defense Minster Says Spyware Exports Are For Lawful Use Only https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/liberals-israeli-govt-discuss-nso-spyware-with-defence-minister-2021-07-19/ UN Human Rights Committee: Storing biometric data on identity cards violates privacy https://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=27329&LangID=E EU wants to expand use of biometric police tools: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/topic-details/horizon-cl3-2021-fct-01-05 Processing of Vaccination Data by Employers in Europe: https://www.insideprivacy.com/covid-19/covid-19-processing-of-vaccination-data-by-employers/ Poland- Behavioral Biometrics Startup Nethone receives close to $7M in funding: https://nethone.com/post/nethone-receives-usd6-7m-injection-to-combat-online-fraud Belgium- Supervisory Authority Launches Public Consultation on the Use of Biometric Data: https://www.insideprivacy.com/eu-data-protection/belgian-supervisory-authority-launches-public-consultation-on-the-use-of-biometric-data/ Luxembourg- Data Protection Authority fined a company €7,200 for video surveillance system and geolocation devices in cars: https://cnpd.public.lu/content/dam/cnpd/fr/decisions-fr/2021/Decision-22FR-2021-sous-forme-anonymisee.pdf France- President holds defense Cabinet meeting on Pegasus spyware revelations: https://www.politico.eu/article/emmanuel-macron-defense-cabinet-meeting-pegasus-spyware-france/ France- Data Protection Authority issued new formal notices on cookies: https://www.cnil.fr/fr/refuser-cookies-doit-etre-aussi-simple-accepter-la-cnil-adresse-deuxieme-serie-de-mises-en-demeure Spain- President proposes Digital Rights Charter, outlining fundamental rights of individuals online: https://www.lamoncloa.gob.es/presidente/actividades/Documents/2021/140721-Carta_Derechos_Digitales_RedEs.pdf Italy- Privacy Guarantor warns health companies, employers, doctors about processing personal data: https://www.garanteprivacy.it/home/docweb/-/docweb-display/docweb/9683768 UK- Vaccine passport could be ‘redeployed’ as national ID card: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/07/13/vaccine-passport-firm-says-system-could-redeployed-national/ UK- Digital facial recognition ID's and attributes consultation: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/digital-identity-and-attributes-consultation UK- 1,250 Clergy Members Warn Vaccine Passports Would Create “Medical Apartheid” https://vaccinepassportletter.wordpress.com/ UK- Irony: Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner worried about foreign-owned facial recognition devices: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/letter-to-baroness-williams/letter-to-baroness-williams-accessible-version UK- Health Authorities Bar Unvaccinated Patrons From Nightclubs: https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/uk-demand-vaccination-proof-clubs-big-crowd-events-johnson-says-2021-07-19/ UK- Secretive government algorithms screen millions of welfare claimants: https://bigbrotherwatch.org.uk/2021/07/councils-hidden-algorithms-profile-millions-on-benefits-big-brother-watch-investigation-finds/ https://bigbrotherwatch.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Poverty-Panopticon.pdf Singapore- Reporters did not care for students privacy: https://theindependent.sg/reporters-did-not-care-for-students-privacy-river-valley-high-school-student-on-being-photographed-after-leaving-crime-scene/ Japan- Haneda Airport to use Collins Aerospace facial recognition to ID passengers: https://www.collinsaerospace.com/newsroom/News/2021/07/Collins-deploys-biometrics-solution-Tokyo-Haneda-Airport Japan- Thousands Of Olympics Ticket Buyers Have Personal Info Leaked Online: https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2021/07/2ee279d7df2b-urgent-tokyo-olympic-ticket-purchaser-information-leaked-online.html South Korea- Suprema wants governments to use Infrared facial recognition: https://www.supremainc.com/en/about/news-detail.asp?iBOARD_CONT_NO=3571&News_Type=Releases India- Government's Draconian Rules for Internet Platforms Threaten User Privacy and Undermine Encryption: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2021/07/indias-draconian-rules-internet-platforms-threaten-user-privacy-and-undermine India- Joint Parliamentary Committee asks for an extension for report on Personal Data Protection Bill: http://164.100.47.193/lob/17/VI/RLOB23-7-2021.pdf Pakistan- Government seeks U.N. probe of India's use of Pegasus spyware: https://www.reuters.com/technology/pakistan-seeks-un-probe-indias-use-pegasus-spyware-2021-07-23/ Ghana- Government launches fingerpint ID vaccination program: https://www.arm.com/blogs/blueprint/gavi-simprints-vaccine "Simprints is a nonprofit technology company from the University of Cambridge. Backed by the Gates Foundation." https://www.simprints.com/ Vaccine Passport: The Government Can't Share Your Data, But Airlines Can "American Airlines' privacy policy's language is unclear enough that I cannot be sure that they won't share my health information to their email marketing provider," John Morris, an expert in cybersecurity and privacy law with the Brookings Institution said. "United appears to have simply included 'health information' in its broader privacy policy, but then provided no extra protections for such potentially sensitive information," he said. https://www.newsweek.com/vaccine-passport-government-cant-share-your-data-airlines-can-1610321 The hacker who spent a year reclaiming his face from Clearview AI: "What’s your message to someone who doesn’t care that their face is part of the system? Maybe it’s not a danger to them, but it could be a danger for their friends, family, to minorities. This tech may not be that dangerous when democracy is perfectly functioning. But times change, countries change, and this technology in the hands of a dictator is very dangerous." https://www.codastory.com/authoritarian-tech/clearview-ai-facial-recognition-face-surveillance-tracking/ Why schools need to abandon facial recognition, not double down on it: https://www.fastcompany.com/90657769/schools-facial-recognition Twenty-Seven states use facial recognition company "ID.me" to verify jobless claims: "Twenty-one states are using identity verification services from REL.L LexisNexis, which compares submitted information such as Social Security numbers to credit histories, utilities records and device data. The company declined to name clients, but Kansas, Maryland and Ohio have publicly confirmed its use. Some states are also using GOOGLO and Thomson Reuters TRI.TO." https://www.reuters.com/business/states-using-idme-rival-identity-check-tools-jobless-claims-2021-07-22/ https://www.relx.com/ Clearview AI raises $30M from investors despite legal troubles: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/21/technology/clearview-ai-valuation.html Despite controversies and bans, facial recognition startups are flush with venture capitol cash: "Investors have funneled hundreds of millions into several facial recognition startups. A breakdown of Crunchbase data by FindBiometrics shows a sharp rise in venture funding in facial recognition companies at well over $500 million in 2021 so far, compared to $622 million for all of 2020." https://techcrunch.com/2021/07/26/facial-recognition-flush-with-cash/ https://www.crunchbase.com/hub/facial-recognition-companies AnyVision Launches "Tactical Facial Recognition" For Law Enforcement: “It is designed specifically to recognize and check individual faces against a designated watchlist — even when people are in motion, captured in poor lighting, or partially obscured by surrounding people,” Dieter Joecker, AnyVision’s CTO said. https://www.anyvision.co/2021/07/22/anyvision-launches-onpatrol-tactical-ai-based-surveillance https://www.anyvision.co/#onpatrol IDEMIA Wants States To Adopt Its "Mobile ID" Facial Recognition: https://16sp2o45qs973i2kpolavg37-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/IDEMIA-WP-Identity-on-the-Edge.pdf Industry blog promotes expansion of facial recognition ATM machines: https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/biometrics-drives-atm-emergence-edge-device The Absurd Proposal to Put Bodycams on Teachers Is ... Feasible? https://www.wired.com/story/the-absurd-proposal-to-put-bodycams-on-teachers-is-feasible/ BriefCam's "Business Case Assessment" Accelerates Facial Recognition And License Plate Recognition: "Accelerate video investigation based on object classification filters, including: object type, size, direction, speed, as well as appearance similarity, face matching and license plate recognition. Alert on critical events such as suspicious behaviors and long queues, and drive real-time assessment and response." https://www.briefcam.com/company/press-releases/briefcam-business-case-assessment-helps-video-analytics-users-identify-how-to-realize-value-from-video/ https://www.briefcam.com/resources/assessments/video-analytics-case-assessment/ Flock Safety Raises $150M to put more license plate readers in cities: https://www.flocksafety.com/blog/series-d-fundraise-andreessen-horowitz/ Genetec (facial recognition, license plate readers) recognized as fastest growing company: https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2021/07/19/2264934/0/en/New-Omdia-report-recognizes-Genetec-as-fastest-growing-access-control-software-provider-in-the-world.html https://www.genetec.com/products/unified-security/security-center License Plate Reader Company Rekor Systems Faces Swarm Of Fraud Lawsuits: https://thenewspaper.com/news/70/7065.asp?fbclid=IwAR0ILgfMeHhICtYfmmUcd_sbINVj5ZC6MXkfQJMoBmVk1yuFO-wOoXIKVq4 Oklahoma Officials Use COVID To Create Statewide Vehicle Surveillance Programs Run By Rekor Systems: https://massprivatei.blogspot.com/2021/04/officials-use-covid-to-create-statewide.html?q=Rekor+Systems New laws in multiple states revise ticket camera rules: https://landline.media/new-laws-in-multiple-states-revise-ticket-camera-rules/ Amazon's Relentless Surveillance Must Be Stopped: https://www.commondreams.org/views/2021/07/24/amazons-relentless-surveillance-must-be-stopped Amazon has a ‘key’ to thousands of apartment buildings: https://apnews.com/article/business-amazoncom-inc-a322a1aa0b29a58b0cb2a287ba0bac6f https://www.theverge.com/2021/7/26/22593871/amazon-key-for-business-thousands-of-buildings-us-installation-incentives-privacy-concerns ACLU: We must face up to the dangers of police surveillance technology "When the government uses these technologies with no safeguards and in secret — without expert input or community buy-in — it's not a question of if people will be hurt, but when. We need action now. Every day that goes by without effective oversight makes it that much harder to rein the technology back in. Congress needs to hit the pause button, which is why Restore the Fourth and the ACLU have endorsed the Facial Recognition and Biometric Technology Moratorium Act." https://www.startribune.com/we-must-face-up-to-the-dangers-of-surveillance-technology/600080165/ As Large Corporations Take Over The DNA Industry Consumer Privacy Suffers: https://digitalprivacy.news/?p=10896 Smart Cities Are Being Built With Drones, Smart Devices On Public Streets And In Homes: "Some of the smart city technologies being made available to residents include drone delivery by DroneUp, ferrying goods from the New Haven Marketplace — a new retail area — to resident homes. Homes in the New Haven community in California are all built with myTime and myCommand smart home services, which interface with smart home platforms from Amazon, Google or Apple. The community also features ENE HUB (pronounced “any hub”), which are multi-functional streetlights equipped with USB charging ports, environmental sensors, Wi-Fi, wayfinding and more." https://www.govtech.com/fs/smart-city-tech-is-being-built-into-planned-communities D.C. Neighborhoods for AT&T 5G “Smart City” Will Include “Massive” Internet of Things Connections: https://www.fiercewireless.com/5g/at-t-jbg-smith-disclose-plans-for-at-scale-5g-smart-city Google admits employees listen to conversations: https://www.the-sun.com/news/3304811/google-admits-recording-converstations-assistant/ FCC Approves Amazon’s Sleep Tracking Tech; Includes “a radar-wave emitter” Next to Your Bed https://www.govtech.com/products/privacy-concerns-abound-with-amazons-sleep-tracking-tech PayPal considers blocking transactions that fund hate groups, extremists: https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/paypal-research-blocking-transactions-that-fund-hate-groups-extremists-2021-07-26/ Edited July 26, 2021 by EnigmaticWorld 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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EnigmaticWorld Posted July 27, 2021 Author Share Posted July 27, 2021 24/07/21 Who is Ginkgo Bioworks and How Do They Fit In the Biosecurity, Transhumanist Agenda? https://www.activistpost.com/2021/07/who-is-ginkgo-bioworks-and-how-do-they-fit-in-the-biosecurity-transhumanist-agenda.html 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnigmaticWorld Posted July 27, 2021 Author Share Posted July 27, 2021 Military bosses are investigating futuristic 'directed energy' weapons that could use beams of high-powered energy to destroy enemy nuclear missiles and form protective 'force-field' over US https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-9830881/US-military-investigating-directed-energy-systems-lasers-form-force-field-US.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnigmaticWorld Posted July 28, 2021 Author Share Posted July 28, 2021 Britain faces BLACKOUTS due to electric car revolution: Fears National Grid won't cope if drivers charge their vehicles at 'on peak' times during day https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9834141/Fears-National-Grid-wont-cope-drivers-charge-vehicles-peak-times.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnigmaticWorld Posted July 28, 2021 Author Share Posted July 28, 2021 Maxima Telecom win $13.5M contract to deploy face biometric cameras to Moscow roads https://www.biometricupdate.com/202107/maxima-telecom-win-13-5m-contract-to-deploy-face-biometric-cameras-to-moscow-roads Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daithi Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 On 7/26/2021 at 10:49 PM, EnigmaticWorld said: Wake the hell up, humans! Amen to that. Epic set of links, cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daithi Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 On 7/28/2021 at 12:28 AM, EnigmaticWorld said: Military bosses are investigating futuristic 'directed energy' weapons that could use beams of high-powered energy to destroy enemy nuclear missiles and form protective 'force-field' over US https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-9830881/US-military-investigating-directed-energy-systems-lasers-form-force-field-US.html Reagan's Star Wars for the Technocratic age! Whether it works or not, will consume vast amounts of public dosh no doubt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnigmaticWorld Posted July 29, 2021 Author Share Posted July 29, 2021 4 minutes ago, Daithi said: Amen to that. Epic set of links, cheers! I have to give credit to this blog that I have shared here before, a good source for keeping an eye on mass surveillance. https://massprivatei.blogspot.com/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnigmaticWorld Posted July 29, 2021 Author Share Posted July 29, 2021 As global demand for microchips surges, tech giants go all-in on Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/as-global-demand-for-microchips-surges-tech-giants-go-all-in-on-israel/ 'Google, Microsoft, Facebook, Intel and Nvidia are setting up or expanding their Israeli chip design operations, and local firms are seeing a renaissance as VC money rolls in' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnigmaticWorld Posted July 30, 2021 Author Share Posted July 30, 2021 Dubai police will use citywide network of drones to respond to crime https://www.newscientist.com/article/2284387-dubai-police-will-use-citywide-network-of-drones-to-respond-to-crime/ 'Dubai police will be able to respond to an incident anywhere in the United Arab Emirates city within a minute, thanks to a network of pre-positioned drone bases. The quadcopters, supplied by Israeli company Airobotics, will operate from base stations during the Expo 2020 event starting in October this year, an exhibition said to be the third largest event in the world after the Olympics and the World Cup. The drones will reduce police response time from 4.4 minutes to 1 minute according to a tweet from Dubai’s ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnigmaticWorld Posted July 30, 2021 Author Share Posted July 30, 2021 29/07/21 Idemia notes strength in iris biometrics market forecast for $4.8B value in 2027 https://www.biometricupdate.com/202107/idemia-notes-strength-in-iris-biometrics-market-forecast-for-4-8b-value-in-2027 'Iris recognition algorithms have entropy of up to 240 bits, Idemia says, while 33 bits are sufficient to differentiate between every person on earth.' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daithi Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 13 hours ago, EnigmaticWorld said: As global demand for microchips surges, tech giants go all-in on Israel Quote There are many challenges ahead, however, with the main ones being a shortage of engineers and programmers and a huge hike in salaries caused by competition between the multinationals and local startups for talent *Yawn* - another tech bubble grows with VC cash pouring down on vapourware startups and silicon valley crooks try to corner another market. More and more cash chasing, in this case, the handful of engineers actually capable of delivering the chips that can drive the adoption of the technocratic agenda. Too many nefarious plans and not enough oomph to see them through. The elite dream of enslaving the masses in an AI prison. But our dystopian nightmares, are meeting with the cold light of day as the reality of realising a digital tyranny is shown to once again to be unachievable. Every way the great fourth industrial revolution turns, progress is blocked by lack of resources be it chip designs, manufacturing capacity, physics, software teams and so on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnigmaticWorld Posted July 30, 2021 Author Share Posted July 30, 2021 2 hours ago, Daithi said: *Yawn* - another tech bubble grows with VC cash pouring down on vapourware startups and silicon valley crooks try to corner another market. More and more cash chasing, in this case, the handful of engineers actually capable of delivering the chips that can drive the adoption of the technocratic agenda. Too many nefarious plans and not enough oomph to see them through. The elite dream of enslaving the masses in an AI prison. But our dystopian nightmares, are meeting with the cold light of day as the reality of realising a digital tyranny is shown to once again to be unachievable. Every way the great fourth industrial revolution turns, progress is blocked by lack of resources be it chip designs, manufacturing capacity, physics, software teams and so on. I don't know whether they'll achieve their goals, but it seems like money will be thrown at so many tech ventures in the AI arms race. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnigmaticWorld Posted August 3, 2021 Author Share Posted August 3, 2021 Weekly Privacy/Civil Rights News Stories (8/2) https://massprivatei.blogspot.com/2021/08/weekly-privacycivil-rights-news-stories.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnigmaticWorld Posted August 4, 2021 Author Share Posted August 4, 2021 China's latest high mobility tactical vehicle enters mass production https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202108/1230453.shtml Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnigmaticWorld Posted August 5, 2021 Author Share Posted August 5, 2021 Callsign brings behavioral biometrics to World Economic Forum’s startup community https://www.biometricupdate.com/202108/callsign-brings-behavioral-biometrics-to-world-economic-forums-startup-community Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnigmaticWorld Posted August 9, 2021 Author Share Posted August 9, 2021 Governments extending digital IDs secured with biometrics, from mDLs to payments https://www.biometricupdate.com/202108/governments-extending-digital-ids-secured-with-biometrics-from-mdls-to-payments How Augentic delivered Cameroon’s €52M biometric passport project amid the pandemic https://www.biometricupdate.com/202108/how-augentic-delivered-cameroons-e52m-biometric-passport-project-amid-the-pandemic Researchers develop anti-spoofing techniques for iris biometric recognition https://www.biometricupdate.com/202108/researchers-develop-anti-spoofing-techniques-for-iris-biometric-recognition Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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EnigmaticWorld Posted August 9, 2021 Author Share Posted August 9, 2021 South Africa Awards AI-Invented Patent In a World First https://interestingengineering.com/south-africa-awards-ai-invented-patent-in-a-world-first Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnigmaticWorld Posted August 9, 2021 Author Share Posted August 9, 2021 Broadband rollout trial to target hard-to-reach homes through UK’s water pipes https://www.gov.uk/government/news/broadband-rollout-trial-to-target-hard-to-reach-homes-through-uks-water-pipes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnigmaticWorld Posted August 11, 2021 Author Share Posted August 11, 2021 NSA Grants $10B Cloud Computing Contract to Amazon https://www.newsmax.com/finance/streettalk/nsa-cloud-computing-amazon-aws/2021/08/10/id/1031801/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnigmaticWorld Posted August 11, 2021 Author Share Posted August 11, 2021 Israel to serve as hub for Google’s ‘data arms race’ https://www.jweekly.com/2021/08/09/israel-to-serve-as-hub-for-googles-data-arms-race/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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