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  Jun 15

  Your Deleted TikTok Content Can Still Be Used Against You By The FBI

  Forbes - Thomas Brewster

  Social media companies in general aren’t clear on how long they keep information users thought they’d deleted, but TikTok is less transparent than others. Law enforcement is ready to take advantage. The FBI said it used cell-tower data earlier this year to link seven bank robberies in five states to …

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  5 days ago

  AI Ethics Confronting The Insidious One-Like-Mind Of AI Algorithmic Monoculture, Including For Autonomous Self-Driving Cars

  Forbes - Lance Eliot

  Let’s take a look at a bit of a puzzling conundrum. It is said that great minds think alike. You’ve undoubtedly heard that handy catchphrase many times. During some idle conversations, if you and a colleague or friend manage to land on the same idea at the same precise moment, one of you is bound to …

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  3 days ago

  Is your insurance company watching you online and is it legal?

  sydney.edu.au

  The insurance industry will soon benefit from technological advancements, such as developments in Artificial Intelligence (‘AI’) and Big Data. These …

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  2 days ago

  Anti-Abortion Pregnancy Centers Are Collecting Troves of Data That Could Be Weaponized Against Women

  TIME - By Abigail Abrams and Vera Bergengruen

  The first alarm bell went off in Ashley’s head when no one at the Prestonwood Pregnancy Center was wearing a mask. No one was in scrubs, no one’s hair was tied up, and every staffer was wearing a visible cross. “I should have noticed all the red flags,” says Ashley, 28, whom TIME is identifying by …

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  2 days ago

  The world’s biggest surveillance company you’ve never heard of

  MIT Technology Review - Zeyi Yang

  You may never have heard of Hikvision, but chances are you’ve already been captured by one of its millions of cameras. The Chinese company’s products …

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  3 days ago

  Microsoft Office 365 has ability to ‘spy’ on workers

  computerweekly.com - Bill Goodwin

  Businesses can use risk management tools in Microsoft Office to covertly monitor the activities of employees on work-issued computers. The software …