U.S. and E.U. Finalize Long-Awaited Deal on Sharing Data - The agreement ends legal uncertainty for Meta, Google and scores of companies — at least ... - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/10/technology/us-eu-data-privacy-deal.html #surveillanceofcitizensbygovernment #computersandtheinternet #internationalrelations #lawandlegislation #europeanunion

Facial Recognition Powers ‘Automated Apartheid’ in Israel, Report Says - The Israeli government is using computer vision to monitor Palestinian travel across chec... - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/01/technology/israel-palestine-facial-recognition.html #hangzhouhikvisiondigitaltechnologycoltd #surveillanceofcitizensbygovernment #facialrecognitionsoftware #securityandwarningsystems #defenseandmilitaryforces #computersandtheinternet #artificialintelligence #politicsandgovernment #privacy

How Mexico Became the Biggest User of the Pegasus Spyware - A Times investigation reveals the story behind how Mexico became the first and most proli... - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/18/world/americas/pegasus-spyware-mexico.html #humanrightsandhumanrightsviolations #surveillanceofcitizensbygovernment #espionageandintelligenceservices #defenseandmilitaryforces #lopezobradorandresmanuel #cyberwarfareanddefense #cellulartelephones #guzmanloerajoaquin #penanietoenrique #hulioshalev

Police Relied on Hidden Technology and Put the Wrong Person in Jail - Randal Reid spent nearly a week in confinement, falsely accused of stealing purses in a s... - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/31/technology/facial-recognition-false-arrests.html #falsearrestsconvictionsandimprisonments #surveillanceofcitizensbygovernment #sheriffsoffice(jeffersonparishla) #policedepartment(batonrougela) #facialrecognitionsoftware #civilrightsandliberties #artificialintelligence #jeffersonparish(la)

A.I., Brain Scans and Cameras: The Spread of Police Surveillance Tech - In the Middle East, artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies have become p... - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/30/technology/police-surveillance-tech-dubai.html #humanrightsandhumanrightsviolations #surveillanceofcitizensbygovernment #espionageandintelligenceservices #conventionsfairsandtradeshows #facialrecognitionsoftware #dubai(unitedarabemirates) #computersandtheinternet #artificialintelligence

Biden Acts to Restrict U.S. Government Use of Spyware - The president signed an executive order seeking to limit deployment of a tool that has be... - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/27/us/politics/biden-spyware-executive-order.html #humanrightsandhumanrightsviolations #surveillanceofcitizensbygovernment #unitedstatespoliticsandgovernment #espionageandintelligenceservices #executiveordersandmemorandums #drugenforcementadministration #federalbureauofinvestigation #cyberwarfareanddefense

Justice Dept. Investigating TikTok’s Owner Over Possible Spying on Journalists - The inquiry appears to be tied to an admission by the app’s owner, ByteDance, that employ... - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/17/us/politics/tik-tok-spying-justice-dept.html #committeeonforeigninvestmentintheunitedstates(cfius) #regulationandderegulationofindustry #surveillanceofcitizensbygovernment #unitedstatespoliticsandgovernment #beijingbytedancetechnologycoltd #federalbureauofinvestigation

ByteDance Inquiry Finds Employees Obtained User Data of 2 Journalists - The company’s internal investigation showed that workers also obtained data on a small nu... - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/22/technology/byte-dance-tik-tok-internal-investigation.html #surveillanceofcitizensbygovernment #espionageandintelligenceservices #beijingbytedancetechnologycoltd #computersandtheinternet #internationalrelations #tiktok(bytedance) #forbesmagazine #unitedstates #socialmedia #privacy

Inside the Face-Off Between Russia and a Small Internet Access Firm - The cat-and-mouse experience of Proton, a Swiss company, shows what it’s like to be targe... - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/06/technology/russia-internet-proton-vpn.html #surveillanceofcitizensbygovernment #russianinvasionofukraine(2022) #computersandtheinternet #politicsandgovernment #newsandnewsmedia #socialmedia #censorship #elections #privacy #proton #russia

Greece to Ban Sale of Spyware After Government Is Accused of Surveillance - Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced the ban after a news report claimed that he ... - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/07/world/europe/greece-spyware-ban.html #wiretappingandothereavesdroppingdevicesandmethods #surveillanceofcitizensbygovernment #espionageandintelligenceservices #cyberattacksandhackers #politicsandgovernment #mitsotakiskyriakos #newsandnewsmedia #nikosandroulaki #kostasvaxevanis #documento

Security Cameras Make Us Feel Safe, but Are They Worth the Invasion? - Internet cameras like Amazon’s Ring come at a high cost to our privacy. - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/02/technology/personaltech/security-cameras-surveillance-privacy.html #surveillanceofcitizensbygovernment #sanfrancisco(calif) #crimeandcriminals #zuboffshoshana #amazon.cominc #breedlondon #nestlabsinc #googleinc #privacy #ringllc

"Privacy is not important." -They said (including my old self😔).

"Ok, now let's make a scenario of what if someone offered you something, maybe like food or an expensive item for free, would you take it?" -NONE (A person who wishes to remain anonymous.)

"Some of you may have two different answers, 'YES' or 'NO'. If your answer is 'NO', good. Because you should be suspicious of that person. And the next question is, but why are you still using the free stuff now without suspicion? (e.g. facebook, instagram, tiktok, etc.)" -NONE

"Or, if your answer is 'YES'. Then the next question before you get the free stuff you have to answer some of the answers below." -NONE

What is your name?
How old are you?
What is your home address?
How much money do you have?
What sexy pictures have you taken?
What places do you usually visit?
What is your best friend's name?
What are your parents' names?
What are your siblings' names?
What year did you start school?
What year did you graduate?
Which schools are you enrolled in?

"Now, will you answer all of this questions? Or do you already understand how important privacy is to you? -NONE

NB: Case scenario inspired by Threema - https://twitter.com/ThreemaApp/status/1552273657489235969

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This is why you shouldn't use too many gadgets especially 'smart home' devices in your home. Because, they will collect and mine everything from you.

"Amazon’s marketing speak for 'ambient intelligence' sounds a whole lot like giving away the entire infrastructure of your life to one megacorporation with a long history of privacy issues," shares Alex Perry.

And that's not the only scary thing, it could be that in the future they will use the data they have collected from the devices you installed to blackmail you and take away your freedom. And when that happens, there's nothing you can do about it.

Read the full article in here: https://mashable.com/article/amazon-alexa-ambient-intelligence-surveillance​

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Under New Order, Europeans Can Complain to U.S. About Data Collection - The executive order, signed by President Biden, brings the United States and the European... - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/07/technology/europe-data-collection-united-states.html #surveillanceofcitizensbygovernment #espionageandintelligenceservices #data-mininganddatabasemarketing #executiveordersandmemorandums #commercedepartment #bidenjosephrjr #datastorage #schremsmax #privacy

Clearview AI, Used by Police to Find Criminals, Now in Public Defenders’ Hands - After a Florida man was accused of vehicular homicide, his lawyer used Clearview AI’s fac... - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/18/technology/facial-recognition-clearview-ai.html #publicdefendersandcourt-appointedlawyers(criminal) #nationalassnofcriminaldefenselawyers #surveillanceofcitizensbygovernment #facialrecognitionsoftware #artificialintelligence #clearviewaiinc #privacy